Hades (24 page)

“I wanted to ask that we interview the
researchers we find to make sure they were coerced by Origin. The
thing with Rachel has really been on my mind and it made me
remember all the tricks that Origin used to try to recruit me. They
feared my ties too much to kidnap, coerce, or threaten me, but they
were still aggressive in their methods. I guess what I’m saying is
if I hadn’t been military or had influential family and friends, I
think they would have gotten me even though I hated the idea of
working for them. How many scientist who planned to do the right
thing were forced to go against what they believed in order to
survive or protect a family member. I know some just gave in out of
greed, but some felt they had no choice.”

“I understand, Doc. We don’t want to punish
others who were victimized, that’s not what we’re about. We’ll be
fair to those who weren’t there voluntarily, I promise you that,”
Zeus vowed. He could almost feel the relief in the room and it
wasn’t just Doc. Sympathy for the others Origin had victimized
could be felt from everyone in the room.

“What about the mating drugs? I’ve heard
something about that,” Erebus asked.

“We’re at a stand still where those are
concerned. Rachel, the researcher they forced to work on them,
purposely flawed her work. Without a leading geneticist, I don’t
think they can move forward. We may need to try to track
researchers so we know who is out there and what they’re working
on. Other than that, I’m afraid it will be a wait and see while we
hope for the best outcome,” Zeus said.

“I know you guys must be ready for a shower,
food, and rest. We’ll let you go for now,” Sierra said.

They trooped out of the meeting room and
scattered in different directions. Hades and Doc headed to the
cafeteria first. There was no food in their quarters and Doc was
hungry enough to eat a bear and she felt emotional enough to
wrestle one down. They found some gods sitting around eating and
there was still some food out they could share. They greeted
several gods they knew well, but sat at a table out of the way by
themselves.

Doc knew she was out of sorts and it was more
than just her concern about Origin. She was tired, irritable, and
hungry most of the time lately. She would go to the lab after they
ate just to check things out. She was sure her change was complete,
so why was she so tired? There were few possibilities so she would
know before long.

Hades fixed her plate, he took good care of
her. “I hope you like ham,” he said.

“Love it,” she replied with a smile.

Ham and cheese sandwiches were always a good
standby. The sweet tea that she was sure Cherish had made was
southern style just the way she liked it. “When we finish eating, I
need to go to the lab for just a little while to check on
something.”

“Okay, I’ll take a shower and if you’re not
there soon, I’ll go to sleep,” he threatened in a teasing
voice.

“I won’t be long, really.” She ate the rest
of her sandwich and took her snack size bag of chips with her. She
leaned in and gave Hades a quick kiss before heading for the lab.
No one was there when she went in. She gathered what she needed and
took a sample of blood. She appreciated her own skill when she
didn’t feel a thing. She ran the test twice just to make sure
before she cleaned up her mess and locked up as she left. She
finally had her answers and Hades would want to know too.

She hurried back to their quarters to find a
naked and aroused Hades waiting for her on top of the blankets. All
she could think is, oh, my god and he was just that.

“Just a quick shower and I’ll be right back,”
she assured him.

“Don’t forget I’m waiting right here for
you,” he said with a wink and a grin.

She’d never undressed so fast in her life.
She got in the water before it was warm and wet her hair. She
shampooed, washed up, and conditioned with no wasted time. She
dried off and almost ran to the bedroom in her haste to be in his
arms. She was so afraid he’d be asleep, but he was waiting for her.
Her own personal wet dream in the flesh. She slid onto the bed and
right into his arms.

It wasn’t the gentle taking they usually
shared. This was his beast claiming the mate of his choosing. He
rolled over pinning her to the bed with his body. His finger tested
her readiness and found her slick and needy. He drove into her in
one smooth move. She moaned as her muscles adjusted instantly and
pleasure filled her senses. Her legs moved to wrap around him as
she arched to meet his hard, deep thrust. The sounds of their rapid
breathing combined with their bellies slapping together. Moans
filled the air as pleasure was shared and pressure to release built
in them both.

His hard cock slid into her hitting sensitive
nerves until she could hardly bear the pleasure. He felt her heat
wrap around him squeezing him until he thought he would explode
from the sheer joy of it. He pounded into her willing her to
orgasm. “Cum, Baby. I can’t hold out much longer,” he whispered in
her ear.

“I love you so much,” she said as bliss
washed through her. “Oh, Hades.”

He felt her whole body tense and clench
around him. She literally squeezed his hot cum right out of him.
Her muscles massaged stream after stream of milky seed from him
until he had no more to give. He rolled them over so he wouldn’t
crush her with his weight. He wrapped her up in his arms and as
they both slipped into a deep sleep, he whispered, “I love you too,
Sweetheart.”

Epilogue

Her heart beat faster and dread filled her
belly. Her hands were wet with sweat and she dried them on her
jeans. Hades raised his eyebrow at her, she knew he wondered what
was wrong. They headed to the interrogation room where Carl Riddle
was being kept. She didn’t want to see him, but he had ask for her
and Zeus wanted to know what Carl might tell her.

They walked in the room where Carl was
chained to a chair. He hadn’t changed much from when she knew him,
he’d only gained a few worry lines that hadn’t been there before.
It must be rough working for those who killed and tortured
others.

“Gemma,” he said and his voice was like a
caress. Hades growled at the intimate tone in Carl’s voice. “I see
you’ve bonded with one of them. I’ve missed you all these years.
Always regretted letting you go even though it was the only good
thing I ever did.”

“Why?” she asked in a whisper almost fearing
the answer he might give. At one time she had been almost obsessed
with that question and now, even though she had asked, she feared
the answer.

He knew exactly what she was asking. “I
really loved you, still do in a way. I knew Origin would kill part
of you. You wouldn’t be the same once they crushed your spirit and
forced you to go against your ideals. I did for you what I wasn’t
able to do for myself, I freed you from Origin.”

“I don’t understand. Why couldn’t you free
yourself?”

“No one who cares about their family is ever
free from them. My mother was my weakness, I couldn’t stand the
thought of her being hurt. You should warn your sisters, the ones
that aren’t here. They’ll go after them, they’ll use them against
you. They’re getting more desperate, more ruthless.”

“Is that why they tried to kill the gods
coming after them by booby trapping that house?”

“They don’t want to kill gods. That idiot was
suppose to blow it up when he left. He didn’t do it right, maybe
you shook something up, I don’t know, but somehow you set it off.
Origin isn’t too happy with him, but the quality of the help is
taking a hit along with the available funds to pay for them. I’m
sure he’s running scared if he knows what’s good for him.”

“Is that what you needed to know?” Hades
asked Zeus.

“Yes, you two can go now.”

Hades pulled Doc out of her chair and out of
the room. “Do you still have feelings for him? I need to know.”

“I only feel sorry for him. It’s you I love,
you I want, and you I need. We’re a family, and soon we’ll be a
larger family.”

“You’re with child? When did you find out and
why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

“I only found out last night and we’ve been
kinda busy. I wanted to tell you when we had a little time to be
alone.”

Hades picked her up in his arms carrying her
down the hall to their rooms. “We will have that alone time, right
now.”

She thought that everything would be perfect,
at least for now, if she only knew Way and Apollo were okay.

Far away from Olympus, Apollo held his
reluctant mate in his arms as she shivered and fidgeted in her
sleep. He wasn’t sure if it was the change or if she was coming
down with an illness but she wasn’t herself. The trip so far hadn’t
been an easy one and she didn’t have the resilience and endurance
of a god. The human guide wasn’t faring much better with the pace
Apollo had set, but at least she didn’t shiver and shake as she
slept.

When they rested was the only time Apollo was
able to get close to her. Once she fell asleep, he held her close
and kept her warm in the ever cooler temperatures they were running
into. If he was a full human, he might have given up, but he was
Apollo and he would never let her go no matter how hard she ran
from him.

Frozen Origin Quickies 1

Morpheus

He was ready for death, but they wouldn’t let
him die. He’d been pushed, prodded, cut, and that was only when he
was fully aware of what they had done. Once in a while he was
allowed to heal before they attempted to breed him to human females
or take his seed for their test tube attempts at making more gods.
They were tired of the failures and he didn’t have much more time
left. At least he knew some of his brothers had found freedom. He’d
overheard enough to know that and he was happy for them, even
though he knew he would die a slave.

She usually left her renters in peace and if
they left her the same way. She couldn’t complain, they’d been
quiet and she rarely even saw them. The problem was the neighbor
who was a nosy Nancy and told her she had heard screaming, cussing,
and the sounds of someone being hit. She had no choice but to look
into it even though she was sure it was probably the TV or
something. She slid the key into the lock when no one answered. It
wouldn’t turn, it looked like they had changed the lock without
notifying her. She looked in a few of the windows, nothing just
like she thought. She went to the side looking in the basement
window and that was when she had the shock of her life. Naked and
gorgeous, he looked bruised and battered all to hell. It was just
wrong, so wrong that she pulled out her cell phone calling the
cops.

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