Ramos walked back into the house through the front door and slammed it so hard that Juniper jumped.
“What happened?” she asked.
“Have you made any attempt at finding Adara?” Ramos asked her.
“Why?” Juniper narrowed her eyes at him and snapped. “Do you want her back here for some more midnight fun?” The moment the words were out of her mouth, she regretted it as he grabbed her around her throat with one hand.
“What did you just say?” he sneered at her.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it that way,” she pleaded, and he let her go. She rubbed her neck where he had squeezed her so hard that she thought she would pass out. “I went to the police station and reported her as a runaway, just like you said I should.”
The smile on Ramos’ face meant that he knew something she didn’t, and she hated it w
