survival · desert island · plane crash · danger · outnumbered · thriller · suspense · vulnerable · hostile men · escape
The world splits open with a shriek of twisting metal. The cabin lurches violently, and for a moment there is only smoke and the acrid sting of saltwater. You claw your way out of the wreckage, lungs burning, onto a beach of blinding white sand. The ocean hisses against the shore. When your vision clears, you count six other figures standing amidst the debris—all men. Their eyes sweep the beach, then settle on you, measuring, weighing. One of them, taller and broader than the rest, takes a slow, deliberate step forward.