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

Every night that he lay next to Chris, Asa’s mind threw him back into the run.


He’d feel the trees whipping and cutting into his skin, feel the wound on his side pulsing with blood and hear those howls getting louder and louder. 


Asa’s problem, however, lied in who broke through the clearing when he fell.


Sometimes it was directly from memory, and Jacob loomed over him, trying to menace him into mating with him. 


But other times, the truly frightening moment would be when auburn eyes replaced the red ones and Chris would slink out, fangs elongated, claws out, ready to claim Asa as his. 


That prospect frightened Asa, the fear taking hold of him so greatly that he often woke up screaming. 


Chris would wake with him as well, holding him until Asa stopped trying to fight his way out of his arms. 


On those nights he’d shift and run into the woods, get as far away from everything as possible.


Chapter 18: Is This How It Goes