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Chase. My Body Is A Cage
Rose Liam had stayed in my room that night. The longer he was around, the less annoyed I was. My leg throbbed painfully, and I resented the fact that physical contact with my mate made the discomfort more bearable. I know I had agreed to at least give this whole mate thing a go with Liam, but I wasn’t on board with it. For all I cared, he had made his bed and now he could lay in it. ‘You would be lying right beside him,’ Freyja reminded me. ‘I know,’ I sighed. ‘It’s just not fair that he could screw up so much and then I still pretty much have to forgive him.’ Freyja shifted around. She was restless with the proximity to Liam’s wolf. ‘You made mistakes, too.’ I bit back my response, knowing it wasn’t worth getting into a points keeping contest. Two wrongs don’t make a right, anyhow. Just maybe, though, two wrongs could bring us to a fresh start. The morning came, and I was still curled up in Liam’s lap. We hadn’t slept, but not for lack of trying. My leg just hurt that ba
Chase. Riders On The Storm
I walked slowly out to where we had left Thom last night. To my knowledge, he hadn’t made it back to the barracks, but I also assumed nothing of note happened. He must have been tired, because I was able to sneak up on him. “Your wolf broken or something?” I joked.“Just tired,” he sighed. “Takes my wolf longer to recover since losing my mate.”I looked at him curiously. “How did you manage so long doing work for the Wulvers without anyone noticing that?”Thom smirked. “Good training beats natural skill any day. So where’s Rose?”“Leg’s still bummed up so she’s watching the pulled pork,” I said. Thom scrubbed his hand across his face. “We coulda really used her today.” I cocked my eyebrow, waiting for him to continue. “According to Oliver and Cody, she truly is the best scout we’ve produced. We’ll need her.”“Better than me?” I laughed.“That’s what happens when you care about scouting training, not scouting tail.”I rolled my eyes, falling in step beside him as we made our way past
Chase. Gimme Shelter
Rose Liam’s request that I accompany him outside the territory when my leg was barely healed had me curious. I assumed, since Liam didn’t seem to have much qualms about taking me out to the site he and Thom found, it didn’t pose much of a threat. His wolf wouldn’t let me get too involved in the dangerous stuff, anyway. Liam confused me - that was the only emotion I was certain of with him, That, and my physical desire for him. It ended at physical, though. I maybe could have loved him, but the way he treated me was damning. I should have let him go when I had the chance, and while the hopeless romantic in me appreciated the effort now, it was too little too late. And probably for the wrong reasons. That being said, though, I knew the bond would help me change my mind. I could already feel it happening. Our wolves seemed to have even less control than we did, too. Just walking out to where the bodies had been dropped last night, I could feel us being pulled closer together like magn
Chase. When Am I Gonna Lose You
LiamThere was no more we needed to see, so we left the town and started making our way back to the border as quickly as we could. Once we got within the territory, we diverted away from the bodies we figured were still there. I hoped our scents would fade by the time someone went to collect them, or at the very least no one would be able to recognize whose they were. Each patrol we came upon, we did our best to avoid. It was impossible to tell who was friend and who was foe. Rose had the advantage of carrying the pack scent with hers. Me, not so much. I ran through what I would elect to do if I was still acting as alpha. I didn’t know my sister well enough to judge whether or not I’d think she’d made the right call. I started planning how I’d interfere if she made a bad call. You had to get yourself out of a lot of bad calls before learning how to make the good ones. If she was smart enough, she’d figure out how to make even the bad calls seem like the good ones, too. Hell, I beca
Chase. Forget Me Too
Rose I was quickly learning that no amount of training actually prepared you for being in the field for the first time. I had been fairly certain we would be heading back out to keep an eye on what happened with the bodies, but the idea was quickly shot down. Both claimed we had enough information to take back to the pack, and it was up to the alpha couple to decide the next move. The rogues were dead, it wasn’t like we could save them. I suggested how it might be helpful to know where they were taking the rogues, but both agreed we needed more manpower before pursuing that. Our primary suspects knew our scents, and had seen our wolves. I figured maybe we would head right back to the pack to apprise the alpha couple of the situation, but apparently Lya had convinced Oliver they needed to pay a personal trip here, under the guise of the new Luna seeing more of the pack. “So what do I call her when she gets here?” I asked them, sipping on a glass of rose. Lya had turned me onto the wi
Chase. If I Could Turn Back Time
Liam I left my mate and my confusion standing on the patio. I blew past Thom, needing to get some air. Needing to be useful. I was a Wulver. The pack would always come first. It had to. Too much depended on that. Every Wulver who had taken a mate had always ensured they would still be able to serve not just our pack, but the greater good. But I wouldn’t be able to do that. I knew the second I succumbed to the wills of the mate bond, I would be done for. It would just make the inevitable rejection harder. There would be no feasible way I could honor my mate as well as the pack. Putting her first the way I wanted to was not an option. I could already see how my innate drive to give her every single thing she wanted and take everything I needed wouldn’t just ruin me, but possibly a whole pack. I wasn’t the alpha, but a single Wulver could destroy the world if they put their priorities in the wrong place. We had already seen how my own father had nearly done so, even after his wolf
Chase. Overreacting
Rose Liam was in no talking mood the entire time he held me. I was kept to his chest in such a vise grip I couldn’t even look up at him. Every time I tried to move, he growled. If I asked what happened or what was wrong, he growled. If I asked him what was going on with him, he clutched me tighter and growled. I had a sneaking suspicion this was Alo’s doing. I was certain he wasn’t happy about the fact that Liam was inevitably going to reject me soon, and whatever he had seen while out having his temper tantrum must have riled his wolf, causing the overreaction. Lya was arriving today. I couldn’t see the time so for all I knew, she was already here. No amount of coercing would convince the overprotective male to let go of his unmarked mate. “A-Alo?” I finally stuttered, thinking maybe I could convince the sane side of my mate. “No,” Liam growled. I tried to whip my head around to look at him, but his hand clamped down in my hair to keep my head still. I squirmed frantically,
Chase. Together We're Screwed
Liam Oliver met me in the hall, presumably back from a run. I nodded briefly to him. He was a good alpha, but still far from my favorite person. He fell in step beside me. “Lya has a dog,” he said abruptly. “She doesn’t know it’s a familiar.” I looked over at him quizzically, curious as to why he would do something like that. “I can’t be with her all the time,” he sighed. “It helps her when she gets panicky alone.” I grunted in approval, at least appreciating that he was trying to do something to help her. “Why didn’t you tell me my sister was still struggling?” He glared over at me. “No offense, man, but she doesn’t even know you. Right now, you’re just the jerk who's screwing over her best friend.” I ignored the comment, hearing the familiar announce our presence to its possessor. When Lya opened the door, a little black mutt puppy immediately went for my arm, dragging at the sleeve of my jacket right where Rose’s mark was. “Hello, Henry,” I grumbled. Familiars made me unc
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Chase. I Love Y'all.
I think I've figured it out. The thing that makes me enjoy a werewolf story so much is when I can easily make a connection to the characters. As I don't turn into a wolf (although I think I have a true mate bond with my fiance), their human skin bears the weight of making these characters 'real.' Their actions, reactions, internal monologue - you know, the things that make you want to hang out for a sunny afternoon and smoke meats with Liam, or sneak away for a glass of wine to gossip with Rose. It's for that reason I tackled a very toxic relationship in this story. I see them written all the time, but so often, there's just this magical moment where everything changes. It makes me roll my eyes and put the book down. My characters have very real reactions to what it is like to live in that kind of situation. There were heavy, heavy topics here, and I applaud you all for sitting through and reading them. I seriously did consider putting additional trigger/content warnings a couple tim
Chase. It's The End Of The World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine
Liam I wanted to be angry with Jade. Furious, really. Rose’s injuries had been much more significant than she thought, and worse than the bond indicated to me. After her second surgery, it was my bunny that reined me in, encouraging me to think about what her friend - my cousin - was going through. Rose was convinced Jade was taking a slow walk to a shallow grave. But, I knew better. The death of a mate, especially an unmarked mate, affects everyone differently. Thom had been mostly fine, I was dying at the same rate as Rose, and Jade was somewhere in the middle. I didn’t quite know how to tell Rose their bond was much more pathetic than ours had ever been. They would have committed to each other without ever imprinting on each other’s souls. They were dead wolves walking, so it was a strange sort of blessing that neither had to live like that anymore. If I was a good man, I would have reached out to my cousin, ensured she was holding up okay, but Cody had been there for her, a
Chase. Still In Love With You
Rose I didn’t want to tell LIam the way he was carrying me hurt, but I wasn’t sure how much longer I could take it. Everything probably would have hurt right now, though. I settled for distraction. “Is it over?” I mumbled. I could feel him tense against me. “Today it is, but the war is far from won.” I pursed my lips. “Seems anticlimactic. Lya made it sound like she got a better battle scene.” “You’re a scout,” he reminded me. “Your contribution will always be in the way of information and perception.” He was right. I was hopeful that over the next few days it would come to light that perception had changed, and this was all worth it. At the very least, I hoped we got important information out of the deal. Maybe they caught the traitors, or the wolf that had attacked me. “Did anyone die?” I asked quietly. It was silent. I didn’t even know if Liam would know the answer to that question. It was the voice of a person I hadn’t even realized was there that answered. “Onl
Chase. The Beachland Ballroom
Liam I looked down at my hands, unsure if the blood covering them was my own. I was no longer in the chains I had been imprisoned by for the last day. Hell, I wasn’t even in my house, and I had no idea how I got to the middle of the forest surrounding Lake Solitude. The last thing I recalled was sensing my mate’s distress. SIlver burned her wrists the same as it had been doing to mine, and I felt the wolf of mine fight through the toxic bonds. He must have taken over. For a fleeting moment, I thought about the unfortunate fuck who had been put in charge of watching me. Oliver and Gregory left to supervise the Cold Moon transfers who were running “patrols” while Lya, Cody, and Brandon were assisting Jade in preparing the barely functional hospital for the influx of emergencies they expected to receive tonight. That had been an oversight. That left only poor Daniel as the last of the folks present who was fully aware of what was going on. He had been a pack warrior, but had trans
Chase. 1999
Rose Silver burned my wrists as my wolf tried to burst through, oblivious to the pain it was causing me. Nothing mattered to her other than getting to her mate. Vivian had stopped forcing the tea down my throat last night. I had thought my heat had to be over, but when I woke up in the middle of the night, shackled to the bed, I discovered I was wrong. So painfully wrong. They were actual silver chains this time, not just a rope laced with silver. Vivian had explained that it was because at this point in my heat, we needed to keep my wolf at bay as well, but I had hardly listened. The only thing I cared about was that I was here, and my mate was not. As soon as I was free, everyone would pay for this. It was a dumb plan, and they had been cruel to put me through this torture. I’d make Liam kill them all for me. I tried desperately to reach out to him, beg him to come rescue me, but the silver prevented even a taste of the bond. All I needed was a taste, though. Just the smalle
Chase. Ain't No Sunshine
Liam I was getting twitchy. Rose had been gone for a grant total of three days, and I was well on my way to insanity. I was absolutely certain if I had to sleep a third night in a row without her, I wouldn’t want up. So I wasn’t sleeping. An illogical plan, but the only one that I foresaw as having any hope of working if the members of this pack wanted to stay alive when they asked stupid questions. I was teetering on the edge, trying to keep myself drunk enough that I legitimately could’t go find Rose and ruin the plan that had been orchestrated. I had called in sick today, and knew I would do the same thing tomorrow. Brandon would tell Oliver soon, and then one of the Alphas would start asking questions, but I couldn’t find it in me to care. Lya had done a good job of deflecting her mate’s curiosity, but it wouldn’t last forever. He was overprotective of both her and his pack, and as it stood, I was surprised he hadn’t noticed that Rose was now a rogue. That, or my sister
Chase. I Can Dream Of You
Rose The distance from my mate was getting to me. At the suggestion of everyone who knew my whereabouts, I didn’t reach out to Liam that night. I couldn’t sleep, the constant overstretching of the bond trying to pull us back together keeping me awake. “How do you do it?” I asked Vivian, bleary eyed and exhausted, over another cup of the anti-heat juice she kept forcing down my throat. “Hmm?” she hummed, not even turning from what she was cooking. “How do you maintain distance from your mate?” This question did cause her to turn, coming to sit at the table with me. She set a plate of food in front of me - some kind of meat she had hunted for a couple nights ago. I didn’t much care what it was, though. “You know how a rubber band or hair tie loses tension the more often it’s stretched to its limit without breaking?” I nodded. “It’s kinda like that. You get used to it, the distance it’s stretched has to be further to be noticeable. But, it takes a lot of overstretching to do th
Chase. Author's Note
Folks!!I missed an updating day! I'm so sorry to do this to you guys, but there will be NO updates the next few days for 'Chase.' I sat down yesterday and looked at the chapters to post, and I just... wasn't happy. In an effort to give you guys the best story possible, I'd like to give it a couple days and rework the ending that is in the pipeline. I don't want to be "that" author that takes a random hiatus, but it is more important to me that I give Rose and Liam the ending they deserve than just post a lackluster ending. Trust me, with the stuff I drafted yesterday, I think you guys will agree. I promise, this isn't going to be a long hiatus like I took from 'Run.' after my mom's death. Just give me until 1.23.23, and I'll have more chapters out for you. Maybe I'll even post in bulk instead of just a single chapter a day. ;) In the interim, maybe you'd like to go check out 'Run.' and see where this whole adventure started? If Snow Moon is burning you out, go visit 'Curse of a Ly
Chase. Biding My Time
Liam I went out to every site my warriors were claiming to pick up rogue scents. I quickly noticed they were laced with Wulver, though. I clearly hadn’t been the only one thinking we needed to loop a rogue in on our cause. “Chandler’s mate,” Gregory confirmed, coming up next to me. “She came down with him.” I cocked an eyebrow. “I’m surprised he found his way out of his hiding spot.” Gregory smirked. “You know as well as anyone that not everyone needs to be combative to be useful. How many times has information he passed on saved the day?” “More than I’d like to mention,” I grumbled. Chandler was a good guy, but a rogue in every sense of the word - other than his bond to the Wulver Pack. “He really brought his mate with him?” His mate, however, was every bit a Wulver, but a true rogue. I always wondered why Vivian never joined the Wulvers, but right now, it was proving useful. He nodded in confirmation. “How are your scouts holding up without their fearless leader?” I chuck
