A GAME OF LIES
Sweat slicked her skin, her chest heaving against the gag tied cruelly at her mouth.
The men around the table, who had been half-dozing over their cigarettes and cards, sprang upright.
“What the fuck was that?” one snarled, knocking his chair over.
Another grabbed for his rifle, his voice shaky despite his bravado. “Sounded like the goddamn front door!”
Amira’s eyes darted wildly, pulse hammering. The bangs came again, louder this time. A battering ram against the metal gates, each impact echoing through her bones.
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