Chapter 18: Boss man

Mason uncrossed his arms as he sat at his desk. It was eight o'clock. His employees were long gone, and he was left alone in the offices of Lane Liquors Corporation, with the exception of a stray guard or two. He should leave, but what did he have to go back to?

A cold empty condo on the beach. Sure, it had a nice view, but what was the point? He had no one to share it with. Besides, this time of year the beach was crawling with couples and families. Every time he saw one, it was like a knife in the gut.

He'd been alone most of his life. He turned up in Maccon City as a kid. After struggling with his first Change, he'd garnered the attention of an older Werewolf in the Pack. The guy had helped him get emancipated from the state and set him up at the little motel he'd lived at until his late twenties.