Fatal Obsession

Chapter 14

  Aaron gripped his thighs, finger digging into the skin, as his body heated at the touch of Logan's lips on his bare back. He didn't move at first, waiting to see what he would do.

  Logan placed another kiss in the middle of his back, his lips lingering.He hadn't expected Logan to take that kind of initiative. Aaron twisted in the chair and gripped Logan's hand, pulling him around to stand to his front.

  He stood up and stared down at Logan. Without warning he leaned forward and kissed him on the mouth. He wrapped his arms round him, kissing him gently, savoring his soft lips.

  Logan kissed him back with relish, his hands gripping his shoulders.

Aaron deepened the kiss a little, not wanting to scare him off. Warm hands caressed his bare skin, making him groan at the contact. He kissed him, slow and deep, then pulled his head away.

  Logan opened his eyes, staring up at him. Aaron smiled at him, leaned forward and kissed his cheek lightly and then straightened.

"You're a really great kisser."

  Aaron chuckled, "I'm flattered." He stepped back away from him to put on his shirt.

"Why did you kiss me?"

"Because I've wanted to kiss you for a long time."

  Which was a huge problem. He shouldn't have crossed that line with him. If his boss finds out, he wouldn't be happy. 

"Oh..."

"Why didn't you resist?"

"I wanted to kiss you."

  Aaron was surprised he was being so straightforward with him. He pulled him close and kissed his neck softly.

"Anytime you want to kiss me, just let me know."

"I will."

"I have to go meet Kaia. Will you be okay alone?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine."

"Be ready at nine tomorrow." Aaron told him, walking to the door. He paused with his hand on the door handle, "Make sure to lock the door behind me."

  Closing the behind him, Aaron waited until he heard the lock click before walking to the elevator. The doors opened, and he stepped out, heading to his jeep. Aaron picked up his phone and dialed Kyle's number.

"Can you meet me?" He asked when Kyle answered his phone. 

"Where?"

"At our usual meeting place."

"I'll be there in twenty minutes."

  Aaron hang up the phone, and dialed Kaia's number as he drove to meet Kyle. Nearing old turn-off, he spotted an unfamiliar truck parked beside the road. Not wanting to draw any attention, he didn't slow down.

  He continued driving until he came upon a different pathway. He parked his jeep out of view just as Kaia answered her phone. He grabbed his gun and exited the vehicle.

"What's up?"

"I need you to send someone outside Logan's building."

"What happened?"

  He moved briskly through the trees until he could see the truck.

"Someone tried to hit him with their vehicle."

"Was he hurt?"

"No, he was unscathed."

"Did you get hurt?"

"Nothing to worry about." A blur of movement caught his attention by the truck bed. He moved forward, making sure not to make any noise.

"Look. I'm going to call you back."

"Aaron, what's going on?"

"I'll call you back."

Three figures stepped into the clearing, standing near the truck.

There was just enough light that he could make out their faces.

"I was told, he would be coming this way."

"We should separate, just in case he takes another route."

  One of the figure went to the left, while the other two went in the other direction. He strode forward, feigning in one direction and went around another path they had missed.

  He didn't take the time to look or evaluate. Aaron's fist connected with the man's face in the next second.

  He caught the guy as he staggered back, then looped the man's arm around his shoulder, holding his gun at the his side.

"Who are you?" He was disarming the guy as he asked the question, confiscating his gun, then the near-microscopic communication device attached to his ear. "Who sent you here?"

  The guy, in his mid-thirties, cropped hair with a swarthy skin tone pressed his lips together and went for the knife that had been hidden up his sleeve, managing to slash the knife across his arm. He grabbed the attacker's hand and twisted it, managing to get the knife from his hand.

  He grabbed the attacker by his shirt, pushing his full weight forward then quickly pulled the attacker toward him, swiftly striking him in the nose. The man fell unconscious, he lowered the body to the ground and searched his clothes, finding a brown wallet.

  One down, two to go.

  He headed out of the woods, shadowing the other two. He moved through the trees, away from the footed path. He watched the two men as they searched for him while trying to check in with their teammate over the radio.

  He heard footsteps heading towards the other two men and looked in the direction of the river. 

  And found a fourth man.

  His phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled it out and glanced at the display, intending to return the call later. 

  Then he saw the coded ID flashing on the small screen. He moved stealthily back to his jeep, without looking back he hopped into his jeep and drove off.

"Got sidetracked. I'm on my way." He told Kyle as he peered upward, frowning when he could saw the glow from headlights moving up the road behind him.

  Aaron pressed on the gas, still watching the car in the rear-view mirror.

"Listen, I'm going to call you back."

"Aaron, what's going on?"

"I'm being followed."

"How far are you?"

"Ten minutes away. Wait for me."

Aaron hang before hearing Kyle's response. He drove passed their meeting spot, turning down couple streets, he rarely used. He saw the vehicle take that same turn.

  He decided to shoot the gap. Aaron drove toward the stoplight, waiting for the light to turn green. He kept his hand on the gear shift, keeping his gaze on the car and the stoplight.

  As soon as the light turned green, he quickly made a left turn. He managed to avoid the oncoming traffic, but the other vehicle got stuck in traffic.