Kris carefully took in the layered scents around him. It seemed like this part of the forest was vacant from all known shifter life. It meant neither a human nor creature to creature shifter existed there.
It was comforting with turf wars being so overwhelming. He wasn’t exactly an outsider based on just how old his family lineage had gone, but times were different these days. Not everyone upheld their place…
His mind derailed inhaling what could only be considered blackberries. So many bushes, he sniffed out.
He knew enough to look for other clues. Perhaps it was a nymph or someone’s garden. Kris looked around for good measure, finding nothing, smelling no being’s touch. It was almost too good to be true.
“I’m going to eat this…” he challenged the outdoors as if someone would soon c
