Sandstorm and Silk

At midnight, a violent desert sandstorm swept down from the jagged canyons, howling across the mountain compound with terrifying fury. The wind screamed against the heavy wooden shutters, throwing sheets of crimson sand and fine gravel against the reinforced glass. Deep in the mountains, thunder shook the foundations of the stone fortress. The electrical generator flickered twice before dying completely, plunging the sprawling hacienda into pitch-black darkness. Camila sat in…