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 pulled a tarp over the unfinished veranda. With all of the time that he’d been spending running perimeter and his governing alpha duties, he hadn’t had time to finish it. 


Asa promised him that life would return to normal soon. They just had to do this little push before things settled and they could finally get back to enjoying their mating.


He wanted that to be true, but he didn’t see an end in sight. While no more dead cattle showed up, scents continued to appear at their border. 


Chris didn’t recognize most of the scents that the patrol found. The scents never repeated, so once he thought he got a lead, it would be useless. 


He smelled the same scent nearly every night. 


It darted through the trees, danced along the border, teetering in and out of the territory. 


Chapter 32: Storm Rolls In