Chapter 101. Silver Lining

Fiona woke up feeling happy for the first time in a long time, and it was ironically on the day after her abductor had been aggressive towards her for the first time. Such an abductor he was. Before she went to bed the previous night, she went over the night’s events and felt a school-girlish embarrassment when she remembered how intensely she had ranted.

Of course, she knew that he had his gains from the things she’d said. He’d looked genuinely interested, as though she was divulging the location of a lost treasure—and for all she knew, maybe she was. She had no idea what her words had meant to him; maybe she ought to have charged him for them.

He had given her the duty to investigate the Del Rosa information just the way she wanted, and he was going to pay her too. Three grand a month; no rent, no groceries, and no taxes. She was very grateful to have something else to keep her busy. Although she still wasn’t allowed to go out, of course, she was allowed to request, t