Adara sat down on the couch and wondered what was going to happen now. She knew they would let Ramos go at some point, but perhaps this would serve as a warning for him not to raise his hands to her again.
Juniper came to stand in front of Adara and gave her a look of disgust as she crossed her arms over her chest. “Get out of my house.”
“Mom…” Juniper slapped Adara hard across her face, and blood trickled from her lip. Adara was stunned, and she stood up and looked Juniper in the eye.
“I’m not your mother,” Juniper said. Adara realized at that moment that she had no feelings for Juniper. “You were left on my doorstep! I should never have kept you when your own mother didn’t even want you!” She snarled at Adara.
“He really did rape me,” Adara said calmly. Juniper pushed her backwards a
