HIRAM'S POV:

I know I should have handled things with Juniper better. The weekend stretched out painfully, with every attempt to focus thwarted by her silence. Not one call answered, not a single message replied. It shouldn't bother me this much, but it does. And now I'm pissed. I cannot tell whether she's doing this to get under my skin or not, but she's succeeding.

Today's Monday, and I've got her class first thing. As I pull into campus, I force a deep breath, trying to push back the ...