Chapter Sixteen
Making the punishment proportionate to the crimes was a tricky thing to do. But it would be necessary. She would suffer more if I simply forgave her. But there was room for compassion as well. Finding the right balance appeared as complicated to me as a major business deal. But I’d do what I usually did in tight situations. I’d go with my gut instincts and expect them not to fail me. ~ Bernardo
To Begin Again
After the physical confrontation was over, the untethered and naked Niki knelt on the cabin floor as Bernardo moved around her, pacing again. She knew that much of his anger with her had abated. A fresh breeze seemed to flow into the cabin. The sky was a deep indigo blue after the sun set, at that ethereal hour before it was fully dark. A full moon and a blanket of
