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    Matt's Story: A Beast Within Short
    Matt's Story: A Beast Within Short
    Matt's Story: A Beast Within Short
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    Matt's Story: A Beast Within Short

    By J. Ashburn

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    Ever wondered what happen to Matt after Alec left him? Now's your chance to find out!
    Matt comes to terms with being alone and begins to put his life back together but there's more in store for the corporate hot shot then he could ever imagine.

    Introducing Matt's Story: A Beast Within Short.
    This story is set in the Beast Within Trilogy universe and takes place after the third book. It is recommended that you read the Beast Within Trilogy first as this story may contain spoilers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ. Ashburn
    Release dateFeb 15, 2015
    ISBN9781310390487
    Matt's Story: A Beast Within Short
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    J. Ashburn

    J. Ashburn is your source for exciting, sensual gay paranormal fiction featuring unique stories, magical characters and wild settings. Werewolves, witches, polymorphs, psychic warriors, phantoms, creatures of the night and more dominate the worlds of J. Ashburn. Follow the paths of romance and the supernatural entwined with hearts and minds of men who love men.

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      This short had intrigue, suspense and humor. Delightful! I not only got my HEA, but I got closure.

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    Matt's Story - J. Ashburn

    Matt’s Story

    A Beast Within Short

    J. Ashburn

    Smashwords Edition

    Copyright © 2014 by J. Ashburn Fiction

    All Rights Reserved

    Cover Art Copyright © 2014 by KH Koehler

    All characters, events and descriptions in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons living or dead are the product of the author’s imagination and are purely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any mean, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from J. Ashburn.

    The full moon was high when Matt woke. He got up from the bed and stared out of the window at the moon’s haunting light. It illuminated his entire yard, turning the lush grass milky white with hints of blue. He fell to his knees, holding himself up against the window ledge, wanting to surrender to the dark, to the pull of the sorrow, to the depths of a dreamland wrought with guilt and sadness.

    Sometimes he almost saw Alec crossing the yard to him, climbing through the window and washing Matt in sweet kisses and holding him in a warm embrace. He could almost smell him. It had been months since Alec left and Matt knew he wasn’t coming back.

    Matt got up and closed the window shade. He slipped into his bed and tried to sleep. In his head he heard the shower of his master bathroom running, hot, steamy water washing over Alec’s taut body. There were many times he listened to him washing off the dirt and grime from a late night on the construction site. He would sometimes join him in there or wait for him to come to bed and wrap himself around him, soaking in the amber-scented soap or the heat of his body.

    No! He had to stop this. It would only drive him crazy. Why was he doing this? It wasn’t his fault… he did nothing wrong. He only wanted Alec to have everything… maybe that was it? Maybe he gave too much. Paying for everything. Giving Alec extravagant gifts. It was part of why he went for the Director position at work. He wanted more, more for Alec. Maybe even had asked him to quit his job and stay home every day. Yes, of course he got that promotion right before Alec left but it was an empty victory. Mister corporate, mister power suit didn’t give two shits about being Director of Sales now. His world was shattered and all the money in the world wouldn’t change that.

    This was the same mistake he made with every man. He wanted to shower them in comfort and material things. He wanted a stress-free relationship where everything just fell into place and they didn’t have to work at it. Life was rarely like that and Matt was finally beginning to figure that out. He offered more than just a big wallet and it was time he started showing other guys the other sides of him… warmth, nurturing, support. Yeah, he’d work on that…maybe someday.

    ###

    Another hollow, listless day at work came to an end but as Matt crossed his office parking lot he refused to drive straight home and wallow in an empty house one more night. Nope. This time, he drove in the opposite direction and headed into the city.

    He loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt collar. He ran his fingers through his hair and let his perfect part get a bit tousled, wiping some of the gel out of it. He watched the suburban sprawl fade as the darkness crept into the streets and shadowed the trees.

    Matt followed the highway for a few miles, staring at the streetlights along the edge,

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