Page 111 of Edge of Darkness

“Please have a seat, everyone,” Frederick said, sitting down in the chair.

“Okay, thank you.” Kit sat, as did Hudson and Connie.

Hudson immediately placed his hand on Kit’s knee. Connie rested his arm on the back of the couch right behind Kit’s head. Frederick didn’t say anything, just raised an eyebrow. Yup, message sent and received.

“I, ah, would like for both of them to stay for the first session or two, if that’s okay?” Kit asked.

“If it makes you feel more comfortable with me, I am more than okay with that,” Frederick replied. “I understand you’re uneasy around me because I’m a vampire.”

Kit cringed, hiding his face behind his hands. “Aw, man.”

“No, no, don’t do that. Seriously. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. I completely understand that it’s not personal.”

Kit peeked between his fingers. “So, you know what happened to me?”

“I’d like to hear it from you in your own words when you’re ready,” Frederick said. “I’m fully aware of what Nox was capable of.”

Kit shuddered.

“But we’re not getting into that today,” Frederick hastened to add. “Instead, why don’t we just talk? Why don’t you tell me a little about yourself, then I’ll tell you a little about me. How does that sound?”

“That sounds nice,” Kit said, relaxing into the couch.

CONNIE WAS surprised at how fast the hour passed. Frederick, true to his word, talked about some of his hobbies, movies he liked—which brought up the movie they’d just seen—and how he liked to play tennis, though he was awful at it.

Connie was relieved to see that Kit had even laughed a time or two as they’d talked.

They wrapped up the session, said goodbye, and Hudson and Connie walked Kit back to the SUV. Overall, Connie thought Kit’s first session had gone really well.

Hopefully, Kit would be comfortable enough with Frederick to see him on his own soon. But Connie would happily sit in the doctor’s office for as long as Kit needed him to. So would Hudson.

The drive home was uneventful, fortunately. This time Hudson drove, and Connie sat in the back seat. Neither one of them was expecting trouble, but Connie still breathed a sigh of relief once they were parked in front of Hudson’s house.

It was hard to forget that hunters had attacked them on their territory once before. There was no reason to think it couldn’t happen again, especially now that they knew Lennox was out there somewhere, lurking.

Since Kit was already yawning, neither of them brought up spending more time together and instead walked Kit to his room. Connie was sure Kit was exhausted. It had been a long day for him, both mentally and physically.

When they got to Kit’s room, Connie pulled Kit into his arms. Hudson immediately moved in behind Kit, the two of them caging their mate in their arms.

Kit wasn’t passive by any stretch of the imagination. He wrapped his arms around Connie’s waist and leaned in. With his heels, he was as tall as Hudson and Connie.

Hudson nibbled on Kit’s neck while Connie and Kit kissed. Resting his hands on Kit’s hips, Connie blew softly in his ear. Kit moaned softly, and Connie rumbled in response.

Kit broke the kiss off and leaned his head against Hudson’s shoulder. Reaching back, Kit tangled his hand in Hudson’s hair, then started moving his ass against his dick.

Connie’s eyes nearly crossed as he watched Kit move his hips like he was dancing. He licked a wet stripe up Kit’s throat.

“Aw god, aw god,” Kit groaned. “Wait. Wait just a second.”

Connie and Hudson both froze.

“You’re both always so focused on me, but I want to see the two of you kiss.”

Connie moaned softly against Kit’s ear. “Shit.”

He shuddered as Hudson leaned past Kit, pressing Kit hard against him. The three of them were so close together he could feel every panting breath Kit took.

Hudson began to grind against Kit. “Careful with the claws, sweetheart.”

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