Alexa, still a bit stunned, grabbed her purse, and was then pulled along behind Maggie as she ran. But she was just a little too slow to react, and one of the quicker men grabbed hold of her arm. "You're not going anywhere," he said through his teeth.

Alexa twisted and pulled and squirmed, trying to get away. "Let go!" she cried out, but his grip was adamant...

Then, suddenly, a flash of white in the moonlight, and he went flying back. A horse - a flipping horse had just appeared out of nowhere. Although nobody had seen it approach, it had been running full tilt when it crashed into the man attacking Alexa; said man was now slumped against a brick wall, apparently unconscious.

The horse snorted, staring at the other men as if daring them to attack.