JUNIPER
I raced after Asher, afraid of him getting too far away. If he left before I had a chance to talk to him, I didn’t know what that would mean for the two of us.
Asher had gotten farther than I expected, but luckily he wasn’t running.
“Asher!” I shouted, hoping to get him to stop. It wasn’t easy running in heels. When he didn’t respond, I shouted again, “Asher! Stop!”
“Just go back to the dance, June.” He trudged on, not even taking a second to look back at me.
I picked up my pace and grabbed Asher’s arm. “I’m not going back without you.”
Asher spun, making me lose my grip, but he stopped walking. “Why do you care? Axel is there. Just go back to him and forget about me.”
“What is your problem?” I snapped, unable to take another attack from Asher.
“My problem is the way you
