It was Sunday and some time today she would be freed from Devlin’s clutches. She had but to endure the next few hours and she could go home. Tomorrow, all her troubles would be over, at least as far as the Center was concerned. The idea that she would be able soon to drive away and put her experiences here behind her brightened her mood. So what if she had been brutally and callously used. She would have the last laugh when the money went into the Center account. She would refuse to come back here. That’s what she would do. What would Devlin do about it anyway? There were laws and even he was subject to them. His threats did not mean anything to her.
But then his words came back to her. He knew people who would do worse things to her. What did he mean by that? Would they kill her? Kidnap
