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 woke up on a rough couch, soft rain pelting the windows. Chris rubbed at his sore neck, stiff from the position he’d lay in. 


He found his way to his old den last night, the only place he felt like he could go. 


He couldn’t go to Xolo, he wouldn’t understand. 


Felicity didn’t reject Xolo’s bite, everything fell in place for the two of them like the purported magic of the Moon Goddess. 


No, they didn’t struggle for their mating, and they would assume that the blame fell on Chris, that he did something to make Asa reject him. 


A small voice niggled at him in the back of his head, telling him that it was his fault. 


Asa rejected him, not the other way around. 


But, the voice supplied, he told Asa about how he hadn’t wanted to get mated in the first place during their talks as they got to know each other.


Or maybe the harsh rules caused Asa’s rejection, maybe Asa felt trapped.


Chapter 23: Reunited