Barrette's POV I thought being home would ease my anxiety about everything, but I think I'm on edge even more. In the hospital, Ashlynn had a layer of protection there, but here it was just us. I had a new security system installed before we came home, and I also had my office that was downstairs converted into a bedroom for the three of us for now. The stairs were going to be too hard for her. We had been here for two days and I hadn't slept much because every little noise had me getting up in the middle of the night to check it out. I was paranoid about it, but I couldn't help it. "Do you want some lunch?" I asked Ashlynn, who was resting on the couch. "I'm not starving, but do you know if anyone is coming over tonight?" "I don't know why?" "Because I'm tired, and I really just

