Having managed to stave off his anger in front of Freya long enough to have her taken away, he’d subsequently come close to punching his fist through the wall of his office.It made no odds to him that she’d done the deed for another. What bothered Marco was that she hadn’t trusted him. How to prove to her that she could and that she had to for both of their sakes? He’d been alarmed when Lalita had reported her missing from the Volta. The overseer left in charge had had second thoughts about Freya’s request and contacted Lalita, who in turn had sent for him to check his office. He’d not expected to find Freya there because logic taught him that prisoners tried to escape. She’d not though, and it seemed she’d every intention of returning to the Volta, and then what? Confess? Her reasoning defied the logic he preferred to live by.She’d accused him of having no conscience. He disagreed. He spent much time and energy trying to drag the colony out of anarchy because he believed it was better for the prisoners.
