Chapter Six
retained a vivid memory of the white van that whisked her away from the detention facility. Although they’d bound her hands behind her, roped off her ankles and gagged her mouth, preventing her from making much of a fuss while in transport, they didn’t bother to blindfold her, which made the events of that morning crystal clear in her mind. And yet, with no windows in the vehicle from which she could look outside, she had no idea where they were headed, or from where she came. The only clue to her whereabouts was a subtle shift in the air coming through the driver’s window. While she sat bound and uncomfortable on the hard metal floor, the air rushed in and surrounded her in the smoky smells of the city, then later in the more fragrant aroma of the countryside. For some reaso
