Chapter 18 The Office

• 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 can quiet the pain they caused. But I still don’t understand it. When Cillian cheated on me, I didn’t want his comfort; I wanted his absence. If I could erase him from my life, I would. But Hiram… with Hiram, it’s different. The thought of his comfort feels right, even when everything else about him tells me it shouldn’t.