I need answers only my father can provide. Separated from birth, we’ve only recently connected. Still, I have no one else to turn to. The Deltites are hunting me and they’re close now. We’ll fight our final battle soon. Needing more information, I force him to tell me a story about the beginning, my beginning.

He sheds new light on my mom, on my grandfather Sicheii, and on how I started down this path. He spins a tale about love, a recent murder, and mysterious strangers who come to town looking for a medicine man, my grandfather.

My father reveals his own shadowy past in the story, too, but I’m not worried about who he used to be. I care only about who he is now, and who I am, and the foe I face.

He made a choice back then, and it led to all of this.

Now I give him a second chanceâ€"an opportunity to make things right.

[Short Story, Teen & Young Adult, Mystery and Thriller, Fantasy and Supernatural, American Indian Culture]

Second Chances by Jeff Altabef and Erynn Altabef

Evolved Publishing presents a short standalone story featuring two beloved characters from the multiple award-winning Chosen series of young adult fantasies. This story fits neatly between Books 2 and 3 of the series. [DRM-Free] INCLUDED: Special 5-Chapter Sneak Preview of Wind Catcher.

Be sure to read the full Chosen series:

• Book 1: Wind Catcher
• Book 2: Brink of Dawn
• Book 3: Scorched Souls

Awards for Book 1: Wind Catcher:

• Mom’s Choice Book Awards
• Beverly Hills Book Awards: 2015 â€" Young Adult Fiction
• Readers’ Favorite Book Awards: 2015 Gold Medal â€" Young Adult Coming-of-Age
• Awesome Indies-Approved

Other Books by Jeff Altabef:

• Red Death (Red Death: Book 1)
• The Ghost King (Red Death: Book 2)
• Fracture Point (A Point Thriller: Book 1)
• Shatter Point (A Point Thriller: Book 2)