With Abandon: With or Without, Book 4

Love was never part of his plan…until it pounced.

    As heir to an old and proud heritage, Aubrey Reynolds works and lives for his family, his employees
    and his pack. Agreeing to watch after a visiting werewolf is no big deal—until he discovers the newcomer is his mate. His very male mate…which is a very big deal, indeed. Revealing his sexuality was never part of Aubrey’s well-ordered life plan.
    Much as he loved caring for his eight younger brothers, Matt Mahihkan knows it’s time to grab the
    opportunity to attend college in Atlanta. Realizing Aubrey is his mate should have been a delightful
    experience…except Aubrey treats him more like a dirty little secret than a lover. Yet Matt is a patient man.
    Aubrey can’t stay in the closet forever. Can he?
    In time, they settle into a comfortable, if complicated, routine. Until a rogue werewolf with an axe to grind forces Aubrey to add to the wedge of secrets driving him and Matt apart, leaving Matt exposed to
    danger…and Aubrey forced to choose between love and duty.

    Warning: Contains color abuse with a really bad sense of fashion, a southern accent from hell, sex on
    antique furniture, a pouncing playful werewolf, obnoxious siblings, liberal use of a color identifier and impatient sex. No lightning bugs were harmed in the making of this book.
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    With Abandon
    Copyright © 2011 by J.L. Langley
    ISBN: 978-1-60928-265-3
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    With Abandon

    J.L. Langley
    Dedication
    Dedicated to Kris Jacen and Kimberly Gardner. Thank you both for all your help and support, not just
    through this story, but well…everything. You have become two of my dearest friends. The two of you
    always make the time to read and give me an opinion. I know you both are probably sick to death of this story, having seen it in so many stages of completion, but y’all always made time.
    As always, thank you to Andre for everything. You’re my rock. I love you. And to my wonderful
    critique partners for all their emotional support.
    Chapter One
    Kill me now!
    Matt laughed at the text message, startling a few of his fellow passengers exiting the plane in front of him. He enjoyed Aubrey’s texts.
    After stepping to the side of the jet bridge, allowing other passengers to pass, Matt stood his suitcase up and typed back. Y? He hit send and got moving again. His excitement grew with each step. Not only was he about to start college, he was finally going to meet his new friend in person.
    When he’d enrolled in Georgia State, his friend Keaton arranged with his family for Matt to spend full
    moons with them. On a whim, Matt had texted Keaton’s older brother, Aubrey, to introduce himself and
    ask about the weather in Georgia. They’d hit it off and communicated by text ever since. Aubrey had even volunteered his spare room to keep Matt from paying for an apartment on campus.
    As Matt stepped into the terminal, tugging his suitcase behind him, his phone chimed again.
    Boredmeeting zzzzzzz.
    Regardless of what Keaton said, Aubrey’s sense of humor was great. Uh-oh. The grin slipped off
    Matt’s face. If Aubrey was still in his board meeting, he wasn’t greeting Matt at the airport. Darn it.
    As if Aubrey had read his mind, the phone alerted Matt to another message.
    Tara is meeting u @ the a/p. silver cadillac xlr-v. parking garage across from south terminal. gate s5.
    tall, drop-dead gorgeous brunette.
    Tara was, according to Keaton, Aubrey’s fiancée and a former Miss Georgia. Hefting the bag farther
    up on his shoulder and dragging his suitcase, Matt searched for an exit. The place was busy and appeared to have nothing but gates to the planes. The only