Chapter 26
The May night was warm, and daylight wouldn’t settle until way past ten p.m. Sabine decided to walk the long way home. She needed to think. The day had been one long succession of events. Guilt, relief, sorrow and pride fought an unrelenting battle in her confused heart.
She had done something despicable. No. You’ve done a long line of reprehensible acts. Thrown an innocent woman under the bus to save herself, although innocent wasn’t exactly applicable. Lily would – and had – gladly sacrificed anyone in her way.
But knowledge of her rival’s faults did nothing to lift the burden of guilt from Sabine’s shoulders, and she longed to visit Pfarrer Bernau. He’d be able to set her moral compass straight, or at least he’d absolve her from her sins if she confessed. But she couldn’t
