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  “Hello,” she managed to squeak out that one single word.

  “Hello,” he said with a sexy smile as he looked her up and down. The voice didn’t sound familiar and disappointment settled in.

  “I’m Lucy. Who are you?”

  “Hercules. Why don’t you come on in? I was just going to have a walk and see if I could find you.”

  Lucy looked at her watch. She still had a minute to spare. She arched her brow at him in silent question.

  “We’re a little inpatient to get started. We were cooped up on a long flight and it’s made everyone a bit antsy.”

  She nodded. She hated flying and their flight had been longer than anyone she’d ever taken. He stepped back and held the door open for her. Nine other guys looked up at her. She wondered why they had sent so many but decided a few extra wouldn’t hurt anything if they were well trained. That’s when her eyes fell on a teenager. How could this kid possibly be well trained? He was looking back at her like she was a piece of cherry pie. How awkward. She hoped this wasn’t Adonis or she would just die after all the sexy dreams and erotic imaginings she’d had about him he couldn’t just turn out to be a kid.

  Hercules started introducing the gods starting with the young one who was Jupiter. Oh thank, damn she was getting hung up on that word. He continued and nearly at the end was Adonis. He was yummy, the man of her dreams. Now her dream lover wouldn’t stay in the shadows anymore. His lips curved in a half smile almost as if he could sense her thoughts. He nodded at her when Hercules said her name but he scowled when Hercules took her arm and led her past him.

  “We’ll need to get right on this. I need to see the schedules and other information you have. Adonis, come on, you need to help with this. The rest of you, grab some food and sleep. I’ll call you when you’re needed. Oh, yeah. Jupiter, you can help with this too.”

  Lucy shot a surprised look toward Jupiter that Hercules caught. “The youngster is very good at planning attacks. You’ll see,” Hercules promised.

  Lucy set up her laptop and started pulling out discs labeled for the days and times of surveillance. She pulled out schedules, pictures with names and backgrounds, and finally a complete blueprint of the building. She hacked into the cameras that origin used to monitor their own security and was able to show them where everyone was.

  “It is Perseus. Oh, dear father Cronos, what’s happened to him?” Jupiter swore.

  It was clear to everyone that the boy had never seen the more serious abuse that was meted out to the older gods. The children weren’t usually abused in this particular manner. They were sometimes starved or put in solitary, but that was usually the worst discipline they received. The children were, however, occasionally put down if they were determined unsuitable for the task they were bred for. There was no limit to the evil that was origin. Lucy’s determination to take them out strengthened. No one should ever be put through this type of treatment.

  They settled down once the shock and horror of what they had seen wore off. Hercules and Adonis went through disc after disc looking for weaknesses but in the end found nothing Lucy had not already pointed out. They read over the schedule and looked at her recommendations.

  “You’ve done a thorough job of surveillance and made good suggestions,” Hercules seemed to say reluctantly. “I don’t see any other way of doing this in our timeline. We move tomorrow at dawn.”

  “Very good. When and where do you want me to meet you?” she asked.

  “I don’t.”

  “You need me for this. It wouldn’t be right for you to cut me out of this,” she said.

  “You’re right. I want you to stay here with us. We’ll all be together that way.”

  “You want to keep an eye on me.”

  “And you can keep an eye on us.”

  It seemed things were settled, or nearly so. “I’ve nothing with me. No clothes and nothing else.”

  “Adonis, go with her and help her get whatever she needs,” Hercules ordered.

  So he was to be her watchdog now. How exciting could that be? Should she test his mettle? He followed her out of the hotel and to her car. He whistled his appreciation.

  “You have a beautiful car, Lucy,” he exclaimed with feeling. He ran his hands over the exterior. “Can I drive?” he asked hopefully.

  “Are you kidding? My car I drive. You have to earn the privilege,” she said and she had never had anyone earn that right.

  He hopped in the passenger seat and clicked his seat belt. Smart guy, he was about to get a helluva ride. She started the car and and it roared like a lion. She backed out of the parking lot smoothly. Once she was headed for home she accelerated fast and Adonis slammed back in his seat. He didn’t look scared but she would run him around the block and see if she could change that.

  Tires squealed as she took the turn hard and sharp, but Adonis showed no signs of fear. Were these gods indestructible? Was that why he wasn’t scared? She hated being so hard on her precious but she tried one more time taking the next turn just as fast. She then turned into her parking space and slammed on the brakes at the last minute. Adonis turned to her, his eyes shining bright and a smile on his face.

  “Can we do that again?”

  Just her luck, he was an adrenaline junky! “No, that was a one time thing. It’s too hard on precious. Come on, let’s get it and go,” she snapped at him. He looked confused.

  They walked up the side walk to her building and she wondered what he thought of it. It was a nice building with medium security. There was a fenced in area accessible only with a key, camera’s alarms, and on site security, but no doorman. Her previous apartment had been a dump, but she’d been alone and hadn’t needed anything fancy. She’d been saving her money so she would have enough to support her baby and send her to college. Lucy was a very organized girl and she wanted to do everything exactly right.

  She pulled her keycard and they accessed the building. He followed her up one flight of stairs and to the second apartment on the right. She opened the door and as he followed her in, he looked around with interest. Her place fell squarely in mid range in just about everything. It was not cheap nor was it lavish. She had a nice leather couch and two matching recliners. She had mid size TV, wood coffee and end tables, she had splurged a bit on the wood dining room table and chairs. The kitchen was nice with stainless steel appliances not they were by no means the nicest available. She went back to her bedroom and was a little annoyed that Adonis followed her.

  Her bedroom was her private sanctuary and she rarely let anyone in. Even her parents had never expected the tour of her new apartment to include her private master suite. He confidently followed her so sure she would let him in that he hit the door as she closed it.

  “Hey, I’m suppose to stick with you,” Adonis grouched.

  “My bedroom is my private domain. Live with it!”

  She grabbed her bag, she had been expecting to travel once she got her baby back. She would be three months old now and Lucy needed to get a birth certificate and other things in place so she could prove the baby was hers. She hoped the gods might help her since the baby was one of them. The ease with which she’d been impregnated, the very first attempt, she felt sure the gods had been hiding their reproductive capacity.

  It made her wonder why, but she didn’t really care. She knew how to keep her mouth shut and she fully intended to. She’d owe them a solid if she got her baby girl back. She still called her baby or little girl because she was afraid if she named her it would jinx her chances of ever getting her back. She picked up the bag, slung it over her shoulder, unlocked the door, and headed back to Adonis. He was relaxing on her couch watching TV. At least he hadn’t stood there banging on the door.

  “I’m ready now,” she said.

  He turned the TV off and stood up. Standing so close facing her, he seemed to tower over her five foot seven inches. She still didn’t find him intimidating, she was tough enough and well trained enough to use his size against him. Sh
e snorted at him and turned and marched out the door where he came to join her. It locked automatically so she turned and led the way down the stairs and to the car.

  “How bout letting me drive now since it’s the way back?” he asked clearly eager to get a chance at the wheel.

  “You don’t understand no very well, do ya?”

  He looked sheepish. “You can’t blame a guy for trying.”

  She could, but in this case she didn’t. She kinda liked him not that she’d admit to it or ever want him to know it. She started the motor, again it roared to life without a problem. She slammed it in gear and took off like a bat out of hell. Adonis was smiling all the way there. Crazy god! She pulled into the same spot she’d parked in before between two black SUVs. The gods probably rented them for the mission. They were a good choice for their comfort and ability to haul stuff, but they screamed federal agency. Lucy’s agency avoided them like the plague for good reason.

  She hopped out of her precious and went to where Adonis waited. He grabbed her bag and she followed him in. They went to the room and Adonis had a key to let them in. It was set up as mission control with things posted all over the bulletin boards in the room and two more gods had joined in the planning session.

  “You did a good job gathering information,” Hercules praised as his eyes settled on her. “How did you develop these skills?”

  “I’d tell you but I’d have to kill you,” she explained.

  “A joke to deflect my question?”

  “No joke,” she said as she gazed at him seriously. Hercules scowled, it showed he didn’t know what to think of her and Lucy liked it that way. Always keep them guessing was a motto of hers.

  “This is our plan. We will go to the building and stay beyond their ability to detect us. You will cause a distraction while we loop the cameras so they show nothing alarming and we will disconnect their alarm system. We will then enter taking out every guard and neutralizing every employee until we are in control of the facility. Any prisoners or children found will be flown out and you will be reunited with your daughter. How does the plan sound to you?” he asked looking at Lucy and Adonis. Adonis nodded and turned slightly to see Lucy better.

  Lucy asked, “How do you intend to get into the cameras and alarms?”

  “You’ve already gotten us into the cameras. I hoped you could hack the alarms too. We intend to go early in the morning,” Hercules said.

  “Don’t you think they will be concerned when I show up that early? I’ve gone there several times but always during business hours. I don’t want them to have me arrested.”

  “You’ll have to come up with something convincing to tell them,” Hercules explained. “We can’t wait much longer. We were watching the cameras and we caught a conversation. They are starting to pack up to leave. It’s now or possibly never.”

  “Maybe if I could convince the doctor he’s been betrayed from within his organization. Nothing like suspecting everyone you work with to screw up your head,” Lucy decided.

  “What will you need to do it?” Adonis asked.

  “We’ll pull off a few pictures of my baby and I’ll tell him someone sent them to me and said she was in their facility with other prisoners. That should at least distract him.”

  “That will be a piece of cake!” Hercules agreed.

  “I hope so,” Lucy said unconvinced.

  She and Adonis spent the next hour or so pulling shots of her baby from the surveillance cameras and making them look like someone had taken the pictures with a camera. Once they got the photos and a note that she would say came with the pictures, done, they would turn in and get some sleep. She hoped she felt more confident in the morning. The plan was sound, but so much could go wrong and this was just too important to take any chances.

  They finished the photos and the letter so it was time to go to bed. It was a little awkward although she wasn’t sure why until he spoke. “We have to share a room but there are two beds,” Adonis said.

  “I’m not shy, let’s get to bed now.” Adonis turned red, she smiled to herself. It was odd to see the big guy embarrassed. Lucy worked with many big men and she couldn’t remember any of them ever blushing like that. She concluded that her Adonis wasn’t very experienced. Her Adonis? What the hell was wrong with her? Forming an attachment, especially to a god, was dangerous especially in her current predicament. “Lead the way,” she instructed him.

  He turned, they went to the hall, and followed it a few doors down. He had a key card that he used on the door and he swung it open. Lucy wondered why Hercules had assumed she would prefer to room with Adonis. It didn’t matter, she could do anything for a night if she got her baby back in the morning. He’d been right about the two beds and they were both queen size. The room was nice, roomy, there was a desk and two chairs. She could see part of the bathroom from where she stood, so she walked over to look at it. It was large and had a shower that would hold a family with multiple shower streams located in several positions.

  “You can go first, if you’d like,” Adonis offered.

  It took Lucy a moment to realize he was letting her use the bathroom first to get ready for bed. She smiled at him genuinely. “Thanks, I think I’ll do that right now.”

  She went to her bag and pulled out her nightgown. It was a bit sexy for sleeping with a male roomy but it wasn’t that bad. She had a robe and he’d never see the nightgown if she was careful. She grabbed her shampoo, toothbrush, floss, mouthwash, soap, and face care pack. She really had a lot of things to make herself clean and pretty. She hurried to the bathroom before he changed his mind. She took her shower and though her mind was on Adonis and his sexiness, she hurried and managed to get done efficiently. She brushed her teeth and then she washed her face. Her skin was sensitive, sometimes more than others and who knew why. Maybe it was aggravated by food choices, more sun than usual, or the phases of the moon. No on had figured it out.

  She went through her routine washing her face with the special cleanser, drying it thoroughly, and then putting on the moisturizer. She took a good long look in the mirror and wondered what Adonis thought of her. Thinking of him was a good distraction from the stress and worry she had felt every minute of every day since her baby had been taken. She’d stalled long enough. Her nightgown was covered with her fluffy robe and he wouldn’t see a thing. She went out to the room to tell him he could go now.

  He was relaxed on his bed his long frame stretched out but relaxed sans shirt. He was watching a show, from the laughter she heard it must be a comedy. He smiled then looked up and their gazes caught and held. Her heart beat sped up and heat raced through her veins. She was burning up and he was the cause. He stood and walked toward her slowly like a jungle cat stalking its prey. When he reached her, he stopped so close he almost touched her. She could feel heat and strength radiate out from him. She felt need, dark and dangerous swell inside her. She was so tempted to reach out and stroke his naked chest with her hands.

  She held back watching and waiting to see what he would do next. Slowly, so slowly it was painful, his hand reached out to stroke her cheek. His hand was warm and it trembled. She pressed against it hoping it would just stay there for a while. He moved in closer and now we were touching barely. His hand moved around to the back of my head and as his lips dropped down toward mine, his hand pulled me in too. The tingle that shot through me as our lips met was shocking. Her lips parted and stayed that way as if expecting to receive something. He gently kissed her and then he pressed harder and his tongue impaled her mouth. Her tongue reached out hesitantly touching his and he stroked it. This couldn’t be real!

  It felt like a fantasy come to life and she must be dreaming. His hands stroked her up under her satiny gown and she melted into him. Lucy was losing control and she liked it. His lips and tongue plundered and claimed and suddenly she was naked and she felt cool air on her. His mouth moved down her neck and she felt a pinch, his eyes glowed like a vampire in a B flick. That told her she must be dre
aming because no one’s eyes glowed. Lucy would have heard it on the news if the god’s eyes glowed. Everyone would be talking about that. This was just an erotic dream, she thought as he lay her down on her bed. She hadn’t had sex or a dream about sex in a year, maybe more.

  He stripped his clothing as she watched with interest. What would her dream imagine his body to be like? Perfect, well-muscled and humongously, if that even a word, hung. Lucy choked a little at the thought of accepting so much even in a dream. She decided to buck up, if she dreamed it, she could take it. At least she hoped she wouldn’t wake up screaming in pain. She was relaxing, she felt almost drugged she was so relaxed. He joined her on the bed and he was stretched out on top of her. Lucy was getting use to the glowing eyes that examined every inch of her.

  He kissed her again but not gently. No, this time he was like an animal and it awoke that side of her. They kissed hungrily, tasting each other as though they were starved. He pulled back and started kissing his way down to her breasts. He made it to them and sucked in one tasty berry sized nipple then the next. He moaned in delight and she shivered. He bit down lightly and her nipple seemed to grow longer. He moved back and forth between the two, arousing her until she feared she would burst with need.

  His fingers moved lower testing her readiness and finding her drenched. He moaned in approval and shifted above her lining up their bodies. He slowly sank into her inch by pleasurable inch until his balls slapped her ass. They both groaned as he just paused so they could enjoy the wonderful feeling of being joined as deeply as possible. Could anything feel any better than this? The questioned was answered as he started to move, slowly at first then faster and faster. Her legs moved up and wrapped tightly around his waist.

  The tension built rapidly and her body ached for release. “I need…” she tried to explain but it was just too hard to think when she felt so much. He seemed to understand, at least she hoped he did.

  She looked up at him as she panted and her heart thundered in her chest. His blue eyes blazed with an unnatural light and she started to panic. He leaned into her throat and Lucy felt the pinch of his teeth biting her which somehow seemed to make everything alright. After that, nothing bothered her except her need to come. His driving lunges deep into her brought her to the edge. He was hitting all the right spots and she shook with desire as she unhooked her legs to sink her toes into his solid ass and find leverage. Just a little more and she would go over the edge.