They dragged me into the narrow space between parked cars, where the darkness wrapped around us and hid what was happening.

“Take it easy,” the leader said, tightening his grip on my wrist as they pulled me away from the crowd. “There’s no need to make this hard.”

I tried to fight back, but facing three men by myself wasn’t really a fair match. The fancy cars made the perfect hiding spot, and everyone around us was too focused on getting ready for the big race to notice a woman ...