Chapter 40 New Apartment

• HIRAM’S POV:
• When I wake in the morning, Juniper is still asleep. Her face looks peaceful as she sleeps, but I know it is only surface deep. After everything that happened last night, I can’t blame her for being exhausted. Quietly, I push myself out of bed, grabbing my phone from the nightstand. The events keep replaying in my head—her trembling, the fear in her eyes, her refusal to describe her attacker. I don’t know why she won’t let me handle this, but I can’t let her be alone anymore. She might see it as controlling, but keeping her safe is the only thing I care about.
• Then there’s Troy. Seeing him holding her and comforting her made my blood boil. But as much as I hate to admit it, I don’t want to think about what might’ve happened if he hadn’t been there.