Between war and hope, a refugee seeks redemption.

Ahmed fled the war in Somalia, only to be ensnared in another. Trafficked to South Africa by a merciless pirate captain, he's forced into a shadow life behind the counter of an illicit spaza shop. Fake identity. A sham marriage. Xenophobia. The Captain’s grip tightened like a noose. But when Ahmed stumbles upon a deadly arms trade, he faces an unbearable choice: stay silent and survive, or risk everything to break free, brick by honest brick.