Lucia felt the hardness of the green-masked man's muscular chest pressing against her back, the warmth of his breath caressing the nape of her neck, sending an involuntary shiver down her spine.
Her eyes were wide, pupils dilated, every nerve in her body alert and focused as she scanned her surroundings with dread and confusion.
Two men advanced toward her, and one directly behind her, blocking the only escape route from the house which was the stairs that led to both the front and back door of the house.
To reach those exits, she would have to somehow overpower all three of her stalkers - a fight that seemed utterly impossible given their obvious strength and size advantage.
Her heart pounded in her chest as she realized the certain truth - she was trapped, a caged bird with no avenue for flight.
She had managed to strike the red-masked man a glancing blow and flee momentarily, but that was against a single opponent and she was lucky.
