Page 109 of Edge of Darkness

Connie caught Hudson’s eye and nodded.

He’d stay and Hudson would take care of the one who’d insulted their mate. Hudson stood and followed the other man to the restroom. A quick look reassured him that the place was empty.

Perfect.

Muttering a spell to keep the door jammed, and to block sounds from escaping the bathroom, Hudson strode to the urinal where the guy was finishing up pissing.

As soon as he had his jeans buttoned, Hudson grabbed a handful of his hair and dragged him away from the urinal.

“What the fuck?” the human yelled, his hands immediately scrabbling at Hudson’s. “Son of a bitch—”

Hudson spun the guy and slammed him up against the wall. He held him in place by his throat. “I heard what you said about my boyfriend earlier. I didn’t appreciate it.”

The guy tried to pry Hudson’s hands loose but was having no luck. “What the fuck are you talking about? Let me go, dammit, or l’ll—”

“What? You’ll do what?” Hudson lifted the guy up the wall several inches. The dumbass could still touch the floor with his tippy toes, but just barely.

The human tried to slam his elbow down to break Hudson’s hold, but all he succeeded in doing was hurting himself.

Hudson laughed at him, and the human’s eyes bulged.

“You don’t like the way my boyfriend dresses? Or maybe you don’t like the fact that I have a boyfriend?” Hudson tightened his hold on the man’s neck.

The guy started to choke.

“Honestly? I don’t really care what your problem is. If you don’t like the way he looks, then don’t look at him.” Hudson leaned closer. “Or maybe I should just pluck your eyes out, since he offends you so much. Problem solved, right?”

Once more the guy tried to break Hudson’s hold on him, and once more he failed. Hudson admired the bright red the man was turning.

“I could make you disappear, do you know that?” Hudson allowed his eyes to change color. “There are other things that walk this earth besides humans. I am one of them.”

The guy started making gurgling sounds.

Hudson let his fangs drop and bared them at the human. “You really should be careful how you talk about people. You never know who,or what, is listening.”

Hudson released his hold on the human, who collapsed on the nasty bathroom floor. He wasn’t dead, but that was a good thing, Hudson guessed.

Getting rid of the body in the middle of a crowded movie theater would have been problematic. Nevertheless, his dragon was all for roasting the guy.

“I’m going to go watch the rest of the movie with my boyfriends. Yes, I have more than one. And the other one is just like me. I suggest you call it a night and get the hell out of here,” Hudson said.

He petted the top of the man’s head, canceled the spell, and walked out of the bathroom. He wasn’t particularly worried that the guy would go run off at the mouth since he reeked of whiskey.

But if he did? Hudson would take care of it.

Satisfied that he’d made his point, he returned to his seat and watched the end of the movie. Over Kit’s head, he nodded to Connie.

Connie grinned.

KIT WAS talking a mile a minute as they walked out to the SUV. Going by how excited he was, Hudson assumed he’d really enjoyed the movie. But when they got inside the vehicle and pulled out of the parking lot, Kit got quiet.

“Everything okay?” Connie asked. Since Hudson had driven there, it was now Connie’s turn.

“Everything’s fine. I’m just dreading this appointment,” Kit said, tapping his fingernail against one of his rings.

“That’s understandable,” Connie said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this appointment isn’t just a sort of meet and greet with Frederick. He knows you’re nervous.”

“Really? Do you think so?” Kit asked. “Wait. How does he know that?”

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