CHAPTER 32
During the drive to Ft. Lauderdale, Elizabeth kept thinking of a way to avoid taking her kidnappers to the bank, to her empty safe-deposit box. She tried to make a deal with Wayde, but that failed. Now she figured it was worth trying to make a deal with Tannaz, who she knew wanted to get to Wayde.
When Elizabeth woke in the motel room the following morning, her body ached. She hadn’t slept very well, as her hands and feet were tied, and her body strapped to the bed. Lying on her back, she looked at Tannaz, standing in front of the bathroom mirror combing her black hair. Bahadur wasn’t anywhere around.
“Tannaz,” she said, “why don’t we work together? Let’s make a deal.”
Tannaz chuckled. “Yes, of course. You’re in a great position to make a deal.”
“Look, you don’t want me dea
