Chapter 199

It had been three days since Orla had last seen Arni—three days in which she had had time to focus on her work and re-balance her own sense of self. Where another woman might have found it galling and humiliating to have a man walk away after having started to make love to her, Orla could only feel relieved that Arni had done so. She had been given a second chance to protect herself from her own weakness, and for that she could only be profoundly grateful.