Chapter Seventy Four

CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR

Ted’s face is dark by the time he and Clara come to my office.

“How could you question her like that?” He demands, not even waiting for me to say something.

I give him a hard look, "Question her like what exactly?”

“She could barely talk!” He exclaims, heatedly. “She was-“

“She is a stranger,” I say, loudly. “I'm not saying that her circumstances aren't pitiable but it but what guarantee do you have that she is not here as a spy? Are you ready to put the lives of every man woman and child within this den at risk just because you feel sorry for someone?”

I can see the internal struggle on Ted’s face and he falls silent.

However, Clara’s approach is different, “Look, Sarah, I understand your concern. But she is a submissive. She isn't going to survive out there. Not with the child and not with these people hunting her.”

“I gave her a room,” I point out, coolly. “What more do you want?”

She hesitates in for a moment and I see confusion in her eyes.