Juniper hesitated, her gaze fixed on the distant horizon where the city’s winding promenades and parks created a constellation mirroring the stars above. “I don’t know where to start.”

Alisha gave her that all too knowing look. “Alright then. I never wanted to get involved with what happened between you and Amanda, Juni. But I’m going to tell you straight up… there are things you could have done differently. You see, I know your natural propensities.”

Juniper felt a flash of defensiveness but knew Alisha meant well. “I know, Alisha,” she admitted. “But for someone that I knew for that long to do something like that to me, I don’t know if I could have reacted any better.”