We were led to a large office where a stern looking woman stood behind a wooden desk. The wood was worn and missing one of the legs, so the whole desk was somewhat lopsided. That took nothing away from the woman’s sharp features.
At first, I saw her only in profile, as she had her back to the door. But when the man we had followed walked up to speak to her, she immediately swiveled around. She glared at me and Julian, but when she spotted Rafael, her eyes burned like fire.
“You let the snake into our nest!” she shouted. “Kill him!”
Guns lifted at once, all trained on Rafael.
“Wait!” I called out.
Most of them did, except one. A gun fired.
Julian dove.
The bullet that would have gone straight into Rafael’s head, pierced Julian’s shoulder instead.
“Stop!” I cried, as I flung myself
