Page 48 of Edge of Darkness

“For you? Always. What’s going on, Hudson?”

“Before we get into that, how are things with you?”

“You know that just makes me more curious, but I’ll let you get away with it this time. Nox has been buried in the cemetery where my parents are. Austin and I have done some sightseeing, and I am currently arguing with officials because I want to see the original copy of Nox’s birth certificate.”

“And?”

“And I was informed they don’t let justanybodysee such ‘delicate and rare documentation’ and that’s a quote. So I’m now pulling some strings to get what I want.”

“Of course you are.”

“Unfortunately, that means that we’re going to be in Greece a little longer than I first thought.”

“Take your time, my friend. Do what you need to do. There’s no rush.”

“Thanks. I appreciate that. I’m not leaving here until I see that original birth certificate, and if I have to steal the damn thing, so be it. I’m about done messing around with these humans,” Kage grumbled.

“Try not to accidentally drop anybody off a building.”

Kage snorted. “I make no promises.”

“Can I ask what the big deal is about you seeing it?”

“What I saw was photocopied. There were sections that looked blurry. I don’t know what’s been bugging me about it, Hudson. All I know is I need to see the original.”

“Hey, do what you gotta to put this to rest. So, outside of that, is everything else okay? How is Austin liking Greece?”

“I’m loving it!” Austin yelled in the background. “Especially the bits and pieces of forgotten or omitted history Kage has shared.”

“I’m glad to hear that,” Hudson said to Austin.

Since Austin was Kage’s mate and drank Kage’s blood, he had many of the abilities other paranormals had—like excellent hearing. It was why he could hear what Hudson was saying without being on the phone.

Austin wasn’t as strong as a born or changed paranormal though. He also couldn’t use the shadows like Kage could.

“Yep, I’m having a blast. How are things there?” Austin asked.

“We’ve had some interesting developments,” Hudson hinted.

“That sounds intriguing,” Austin said. “But before you get into all of that, can you tell me how Kit is doing?”

Hudson groaned. “What a perfect opening.”

“Okay, now you havemyattention,” Kage said.

“I honestly don’t know where to start.” Hudson stared into his coffee cup. “My whole life got turned on its ear yesterday morning, Kage.” Which only brought about more questions undoubtedly. “Look, let me start from the beginning.”

“Always a good idea,” Kage joked.

“I haven’t had enough caffeine yet to deal with you,” Hudson grumbled. “Anyway, you know Susan set wards around Kit’s place of business and on the door and windows to his apartment, right? Well, the wards at the business activated yesterday morning.”

“Shit. Is Kit okay?” Austin asked.

“Yes. Someone with ill intent tried to enter Kit’s business yesterday morning. Beckett said he felt the wards reject whoever it was. It just so happened that the incident occurred while Beckett was in the office with Kit, so he locked them in and called me.”

“Makes sense that Beckett wouldn’t leave Kit alone,” Kage said.

“Yeah, the whole thing freaked Kit out,” Hudson admitted. “While I was talking to Beckett, Susan beeped in to inform me what was going on. Did she not tell you?”

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