You should be with us forever 4 GOLD PAWS
WHOA! And HAHAAAHAA This is one GRRRREAT story! A BEARIFFIC short story! It is a PAWSITIVELY funny (I was outright laughing at numerous lines) and loving short story with a cute, heartwarming FURRY TAIL kind of ending! Even though it moved at a BEARY fast pace, there is no CLAWS for concern! it is still a story worth reading. It is BEARY obvious that Alyse has has some GRRRREAT talent to be able to write a short story like this one! I was drawn into the story right away, curious as to what was going to happen, how it would play out, and that I was drawn to the characters. I loved the creativity with the shifters & their sleuth. Even though the story starts off sad, there are happy times, quiet times, panic & intense times and hot times too. Don't forget the loving & friendships that happen along Zeva's journey thanks to Asher & Xavier. It captured and held my attention from the beginning, and all the way through to the BEARY end! It is PAWMAZING how much was packed into it. although it has more of a "highlight reel" effect, rather than a complete story or even a piece of a story. My only suggestion (okay, probably more my wish) to Alyse would be to write these same kind of stories in a longer format. Not just because I prefer longer stories, but also because there is a lot going on in here that could be further explored & expanded on, giving the story more substance, weight and depth, making it richer and adding to the beauty & magic of finding one's mate. The only reason I am not rating this a 5 is simply because I felt that it jumped ahead a little too much making it hard to follow a timeline. I almost never read short stories that are stand-alones, so maybe this is normal for them, so if that is the case, then it is a 5 star kind of story. Your call! :-)