On the first Full moon of March, when the moon is at its highest peak, all unmated shifters must run into the woods from the Maverick and Sweetwater packs in search of a mate. Shifters chase down their fated mate and claim them under the moonlight.

For Asa, the run is the day he has been looking forward to all of his life. He is excited to be mated until an unfortunate encounter at the edge of the woods pushes him into peril. His life has turned upside down as he faces something he never thought he would, an injury and two shifters who want him. 

Chris didn't look forward to the run. As his last run, thankfully, he could finally melt back into obscurity. He just wants to make sure he gets out of the woods, unattached, and gets on with his life until he catches a light Lilac scent. Suddenly, he finds himself falling head over heels for his mate. His only goal now is to protect Asa, no matter what. 

The Chase is created by Ta'rah Kindle, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

THE CHASE

Chris led Asa back to their home, stepping over the threshold. Everything felt different now that he didn’t have to worry about his fugitive status. Chris and Asa would finally come home as Mates. 


No sword hung over Chris’ head, damning him and making him feel like steps away from disaster. 


They could love how they were meant to love without the threat of Jacob.


Chris hated hearing Jacob’s lies on the stand and it baffled him how the other could lie so blatantly. 


Chris didn’t know all of the details of that night, so to hear about Jacob intentionally hurting Asa, of him approaching him in such a way really fired him up. 


He was glad he didn’t know all of those details beforehand, or he might have killed Jacob that night. 


“I’m a bit worn out from all of that, I’ll go lie down,” Asa said, leaving with a small drop of his head.


Now that Asa belonged to him officially, they could start living their life and move forward. 


Chapter 16: Moving on