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. 

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THE CHASE

After that day in the town, Asa didn’t leave home again.


He stayed cooped up on the couch, not doing much but lying around. 


Asa didn’t go outside to run, no matter how many times Chris tried to goad him into their games.


He still wore turtlenecks around the house, no matter that spring began to bloom into a sweltering summer, the days longer and the temperatures hotter. 


Chris worried about Asa, but Asa met every attempt of Chris' to ask about his wellbeing with the same answer, 'I'm fine'.


A week passed since the confrontation, and yet Asa didn’t move. 


“Asa, come eat dinner,” Chris called for the third time. 


He’d decided on making Asa’s favorite food, to prove to Asa that he cared for Asa and Asa only.


Asa went upstairs to bathe an hour ago and had ignored all of Chris’ previous calls. 


He tugged on the bond, an act of futility these days because Asa refused to answer back.


Chapter 21: Revelation