The realization of what he’d lost came over Saad. This yacht was his kingdom, his refuge. All the hours he put in at his office in Doha were just so he could disappear for weeks at a time to some new destination. He could fly to Europe or Asia or Australia or the Americas and there would be his home waiting for him just off the coast.

And that Saudi fool had just taken that from him. Saad stood and started toward the stairs.

The general caught up with him and took his arm. “Whoa, where are you going?”

“It’s Kamal’s fault. He stole this from me. He needs to pay.”

Mousavi laughed. “Habibi, you won’t get by his bodyguard. You’ll end up getting yourself killed on your own boat.” He led him back to the bar. “Besides, you needn’t worry. Kamal will pay. I will make sure he’s a dead man before this year is out. I can even make sure your name is the last word he hears in this life.”

Saad sat on a stool with a vicious smile on his face. “Thank you, Arash. I would like that.”

“So while you are still somewhat clearheaded, I need to know what we are to do now.”

“You mean how do we get off this giant worthless bucket of bolts?” Saad asked with a bitter laugh.

“That’s what I mean.”

“We can’t! That’s the funny part. We’re stuck, at least for now.”

Mousavi’s face was beginning to darken, and Saad realized the general had been calm only because he was pacifying a drunk. His serenity had lasted only so long. Pushing his glass away, he tried to force himself sober.

“Can we shoot off any flares?” asked the general.

“No. The last thing we want is attention. I’m not sure why no one has been sent to us yet because of our AIS losing power, but I’m perfectly happy they haven’t. I don’t want the Indian Coast Guard coming aboard and finding armed men and freshly made bullet holes.”

“So what do we do?”

“Nothing. Just enjoy the last night on board the yacht the best we can. In the morning, my office will try to contact me as they do every morning. When they are unable to, they will dispatch a discreet search. Once they discover us stranded, they’ll transport us to shore.”

“And there’s nothing else we can do in the meantime? There is no other way ashore?”

“The Jews were very thorough. They scuttled the lifeboats and destroyed every mode of transportation. They obviously wanted to be very sure we didn’t follow them.”