Her new reality became clear the moment they shoved her into a large room with grey stone walls. Three other human women were already there, their faces laced with tiredness and hopelessness.

“Strip,” a female guard ordered, her voice hard and emotionless.

Issa froze for a second, her body tensed. Strip? It’s been ages since she last heard that word. Strip. But when someone shoved her roughly from behind, she knew she didn’t have a choice.

She watched the other women, their faces ...