What had she said? What had she done? She could have been out of this house and free by tomorrow at the latest, yet she had given herself into his hands for the sake of a revenge she might never achieve. She watched for his reaction, dreading his mockery of an about turn which must have surprised him.
But if the outcome had been no more than he expected, Robinson said evenly, “ As long as you accept my terms, I'm not interested in your reasons for doing so. It's enough that you have the sense to recognise that justice demands it of you. And so, our decisions agreed, there's no point in delaying the necessary arrangements. You will hold yourself in readiness for when they are made? “
Ariel longed to point out that they could not have agreed decisions if she had withheld hers. But he had t
