Compromises for His Moose

By Charlie Richards

When Adam Kingston decides to enjoy a cat nap in tiger form, he never thought he’d be woken by the cries of young moose shifters, nor did he expect to need to save them from a douchy wolf shifter and his buddies. The day takes a turn for the better when he’s pleasantly surprised to discover the moose’s brother, Noah Oleander, is his mate. Except Noah is in the closet, is the legal guardian for his two siblings, and is on the run for attacking his alpha’s son. Can Adam get Noah to stick around long enough to find a way to help him? Or, will Noah decide it’s easier to grab his siblings and keep on running?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: May 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781771115186

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On the Road: Life is full of compromises, but the best ones allow you to end up in a better place than where you started.

When Adam Kingston decides to enjoy a cat nap in tiger form, he never thought he’d be woken by the cries of young moose shifters, nor did he expect to need to save them from a douchy wolf shifter and his buddies. The day takes a turn for the better when he’s pleasantly surprised to discover the moose’s brother, Noah Oleander, is his mate. Except Noah is in the closet, is the legal guardian for his two siblings, and is on the run for attacking his alpha’s son. Can Adam get Noah to stick around long enough to find a way to help him? Or, will Noah decide it’s easier to grab his siblings and keep on running?

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Compromises For His Moose

Copyright © 2013 Charlie Richards

ISBN: 978-1-77111-518-6

Cover art by Angela Waters

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Compromises For His Moose

Kontra’s Menagerie: Book Eleven

By

Charlie Richards

To Tonya – For your unwavering friendship, support, and for helping me see the beauty of a moose. Bless you!

Chapter One

Adam lounged on a tree limb, almost twenty-five feet above the forest floor. He listened to the sounds of the forest, letting them lull him into a doze. Bees buzzed as they zipped in and out of the hive hanging forty feet south of his position. Birds twittered as they flitted through branches, searching for nuts and berries to feed the chirping nestlings in the nest ten feet above his head. Squirrels rustled leaves as they scampered from limb to limb, chittering and chattering.

The howl of a wolf pulled Adam to full wakefulness and he lifted his head to listen. A few other wolves took up the call. A large animal crashed through the underbrush. Adam didn’t recognize any of the wolf howls so knew it wasn’t his fellow pack members Vail or Sam.

It must be some of the wolves from Vail’s grandfather’s pack.

Adam’s pack, led by grizzly bear shifter Kontra Belikov, was made up of a band of misfits that had been kicked out of or left their own pack for some reason, or they’d been orphans and never had one to begin with. Now there were over a dozen members and most of them mated.

He couldn’t believe the changes that had taken place in their pack over the last couple years. It was like Fate had decided to pour her blessings upon them. For the most part, Adam was happy for his friends.

Okay, maybe I’m a little jealous. He’d really struggled when his best friend, Yuma, had found his mate. He’d grown so used to caring for the shy penguin shifter. Then, all of a sudden, some human had taken his place.

Adam sighed and lowered his head back to his paws. He really needed to kick these doldrums.

A bugle of a scared animal echoed through the trees. Hearing the sounds of animals breaking twigs and snapping limbs as they bolted through the forest, Adam peered through the branches. Shocked, he watched a small pair of moose bound underneath him.

The first, a cow, appeared to be just a few years old. She wasn’t fully grown by any means. Beside her ran a bull, maybe a year and a half old. Last year’s calf, maybe? Then Adam spotted their eyes and—even filled with fear—the intelligence shown in them.

Shifters! Moose shifters!

Adam immediately reassessed them. They can’t be more than teenagers. What the hell are they doing alone in wolf territory? Four wolves streaked after them. And why the hell are wolf shifters chasing them?

Son of a bitch! That’s Stan leading those wolves! Adam levered himself to his feet and gave chase, leaping between branches, staying high above them. He swiftly gained ground even as the four wolves advanced on the pair of moose.

As Adam watched Stan goad his friends into nipping and snapping at the fleeing moose’s heels, he lowered his opinion of the wolf shifter from douchebag to bully. Vail’s grandfather, Sean, alpha of the Tamang pack, had welcomed Kontra’s gang into his territory for several weeks so Vail could reconnect with his family. They’d been introduced to a number of the shifters in the pack, including Stan. The guy had sneered at them when Sean hadn’t been looking. It seemed it wasn’t just gays he didn’t like. The dude was an equal opportunity asshole.

The four wolves managed to corner the young pair of moose shifters against a rock outcropping. The cow struck out with a hind hoof at one wolf, driving it back. Stan took that opportunity to leap forward and bite her on the haunch. She bleated. The young bull rammed into the wolf, making Stan let go.

Adam had seen enough. He couldn’t fathom any reason to attack cubs this way,