With Abandon: With or Without, Book 4

Boskie
    had a lot of balls. He thought he was above the rules.
    “I don’t even know how he knew I was there unless he had someone call him when I came in. He
    keeps calling me and coming to my apartment. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I’m ready to move. I
    can’t work at the Macon hotel with his office being there. It just won’t work.” His shoulders slumped, and he heaved a sigh. “I fucked up big time. I’m sorry to lay all this on you, but I don’t know what to do. And I heard him trying to talk someone out of those changes you want to implement and—” He shrugged. “I had
    to tell you. That’s why I’m here.”
    “Whoa, back up. When did you hear this? Start from the beginning. Get over here and stop clinging to
    the door like someone’s going to bust it down any minute. Wait.” Aubrey sniffed but didn’t smell the other wolf. “He’s not following you, is he?” Maybe this was way more serious than Aubrey had first thought.
    Was Carson actually scared for his life? Or just his job? And what did this have to do with Aubrey’s
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    “No. He didn’t follow me here, at least I don’t think he did, but he has been following me. He told me
    flat out that I wasn’t in a position to refuse him anything. And he wasn’t allowing me, allowing me …”
    Carson’s voice took on a higher pitch and quivered slightly, “…to call our relationship quits. Can you believe that?”
    “Actually, yeah.” Aubrey motioned for him to come sit in the seat opposite the desk. He took his
    glasses off, laid them on the desk and went back to opening the box. “Boskie is a competitive bastard and hates being told no. He’s a control freak.”
    “No shit.” Carson flopped down in the seat. “Wish I’d known that when I agreed to let him fuck me.”
    “The beginning, Carson. Start at the beginning. What happened today when you went in to your
    office? I assume he’s been calling all weekend?”
    Carson nodded. “And coming by my apartment.”
    For the second time in less than an hour a pang of guilt hit Aubrey. This mess wasn’t his fault, but he fully admitted it could’ve easily been him in this situation. He knew better than to get involved with a coworker just like Carson did. But maybe because he and Carson had gotten along so well, Carson thought it could work with someone else?
    “Okay, I went into the office to get some papers I needed to look over. The invoices for the changes in the lobby you’re making. Well, next thing I know Orin has me bent over the desk with my hands wrenched
    up behind my back. He was hard as a damned rock and making certain I felt it. He told me to quit acting like a child and stop ignoring him. In no uncertain terms he made it clear that I had no choice in the matter and that we were going to continue seeing one another.”
    This was seriously fucked up. Aubrey wondered briefly if he should tackle this problem through the
    pack. He motioned for Carson to continue and set the box with Matt’s gift on his desk.
    “Then his cell phone rang and he let go of me. He started talking to someone about how he didn’t
    think the changes were necessary and that money would be better spent opening new hotels. I didn’t stick around after that. He got caught up in his call, and I made a break for it.”
    It wasn’t a surprise Boskie didn’t agree with Aubrey’s proposal. He’d said as much to Aubrey’s face.
    At this point, Aubrey didn’t think that Orin had connected Aubrey and Carson’s association, or rather former association, but— “Does he know about us?”
    “No!” Carson shook his head vehemently, mussing his hair. “Oh man, no way would I tell someone
    about you. I swear it.” Carson dipped his head again and blushed. “I didn’t mean to tell Matt, it just kind of slipped out because I thought the two of you were lovers.”
    Carson didn’t have the usual telltale signs of lying. His scent hadn’t changed. It still didn’t fix the problem though.
    Aubrey was going to have to tread carefully with Boskie. He couldn’t have his CEO, not to mention a
    pack member, threatening people. Keeping an eye on Carson seemed the best way to deal with this at
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    present. Maybe if Carson was out of sight things would calm down? Aubrey mentally patted himself on the back. My man, you’re a genius. “Are you serious about relocating?”
    “Yes. At this