ASHER It felt nearly impossible to stop myself from moving too fast with Juniper on the roof. The way she tasted was nearly intoxicating. I knew she wasn’t my mate. That wasn’t possible, but I couldn’t deny my connection to her. It had always been there, but now that we were older, it was much harder to ignore. I loved her when we were children running around, playing tag and hide and seek. I was there when she scraped her knees and got back up like nothing could ever stop her. However, I was always on the sidelines as a child. James and Juniper were practically glued together, making it impossible for the rest of us to get closer to her. We were all still friends, but it was different with Juniper and James. However, now that he wasn’t around, there was nothing in my way. I knew it wa

