JUNIPER'S POV:

Anyone who knows the history between Hiram and me would call me a fool. Here I am, aching for comfort from the very man who once looked me straight in the eyes and told me he wouldn't care about me if I slept with him. He said it, and then he made sure to act on his word. And yet, despite all of it, I find myself craving his touch, his warmth-as if he's the only one who can fill this hollow ache inside me.

We humans seek comfort from those who've wounded us, as if only they ...