Frozen Holidays 1& 2 Eudorus and Zelus Read online

  “You sit here and wait while I check the rest of the level.” Ros knew Al had many questions but he was a warrior and knew to hold them until they were home.

  Ros went to the next room and found Ves. His name was the male form of Vespers, made up by the Origin scientists. It referred to the evening star. He looked anything but heavenly right now. he was asleep or unconscious. He was also starved and carried bruises all over his body. Certain places seemed to draw their punishment and those places had scar on top of scar. They would pay dearly for what they had done. He hoped Hades and Doc had gotten all of them so he could exact a price for their crimes.

  He undid the restraints and suddenly, Ves’s hand shot out and grabbed him. “Ros?” his voice was gravelly as if he had gargled with razor blades. Was he just tired or had they damaged his throat?

  “Yes, my friend. We have come for you.”

  Ves’s hand dropped and he went back to sleep a bad sign for a god. Hopefully he was just drugged and the drug would leave his system soon. He looked up and Al stood there watching. “We’ll have to carry him up but I need to check the rest of the floor.”

  “I’ll help you,” Al volunteered. They went out of the room and quickly checked the rest of the floor. No one else was there.

  “I’m going to call for a helicopter to pick you two up on the roof,” Ros said as he grabbed his radio and made the call. “They’re five minutes out. Let’s get you both to the roof.”

  They made their way up in the elevator and out on the roof with no problem. Ros stood with them until the copter arrived and helped to load Ves who still could barely stand. He was relieved when they were gone and free of this place. Now his worries turned to Hades and Doc who he had expected to see by now and Jen, who he wanted to take away from all of this.

  He headed down to the main entry where he thought Jen would be. Instead he found Raker with a gun in his hand. Raker waved the gun motioning him toward the counter that Jen usually sat at. She wasn’t there and he had no idea where she, Doc, or Hades were.

  “So it seems the little mouse who worked for me tried to feed me to the lions, but now I have three more gods to add to my list. One is a pregnant female. Very stupid to send a pregnant female and her mate. Once we had her, we had him with no trouble,” Raker said with an evil chuckle. “So where is the little mouse? Did she scurry away home? I’ll find her with no trouble. She doesn’t have the money to hide.”

  “Where is Hades and his mate?”

  “What do you care? You’ll be with them soon enough. I’m just going to use you to lure the mouse back to the house,” he said this time laughing maniacally. It was just like the movies in that regard. Ros had to keep him talking and distracted for Jen’s sake.

  “What do you want with her? She’s not a god.”

  Raker looked at his with what seemed to be sympathy. “Your kind is suppose to be so smart, but either none of you are or I got the dummies here. She’s bred to a god.”

  “You got a god to breed her?”

  “You brainless fool. This is a fertility clinic! We artificially inseminate women here. We gave her a god cocktail. It contains only the smallest amount of seed from every god we made. Your seed is so aggressive if one is a match, the women get pregnant. We have a test now that tells us if the woman might be a match. So far it’s been ninety percent accurate,” Raker bragged. He seemed disappointed that Ros wasn’t more impressed. “What’s that look ion your face?”

  “Good night,” Ros said as he watched a vase come down hard on the back of Raker’s head. He dropped like a ton of bricks.

  Ros rushed forward but not to check on Raker, no, he hurried to pull Jen into his arms because she looked ready to fall down herself. He helped her over to a chair so she could sit while he picked up Raker’s gun and restrained him.

  “I have to go find Doc and Hades before they get hurt.” He looked at her and she nodded. He saw the strength in her gaze. “I’ll be back as soon as I can.”

  He hurried to the elevator. He went to the second floor hoping no one would watch the elevator. He pulled out the dart gun just in case he wasn’t that lucky. The door opened, no one was there. He breathed in deeply. This floor was deserted and only faint lingering smells remained. He went back to the elevator and wen up to the top floor. The only higher button was the roof. The elevator stopped and the door opened. He stepped out not seeing anyone.

  He started down the hall and heard a voice. Someone had heard the elevator open. “Hey boss, hurry up. We haven’t had lunch yet.” Damn, there was more than one of them.

  He took in a deep breath smelling Hades, Doc, and two humans. He thought about how best to handle things. He could hide out of sight and hope one would come looking for their boss so he could take out one at a time. He could also use his superhuman speed to take them both out. His third choice was to call for back up and hope no one else would come here before back up came.

  He decided to call for back up, but then proceed on his own. He spoke in a whisper on his radio and told them what the situation was. He turned off his radio before they could order him to stand down and wait. He slipped closer to the room where he could see and hear the two men talking.

  “What do you think is keeping the boss?”

  “You probably imagined you heard the elevator. Your stomach is playing tricks on you,” the blond guy said laughing.

  “Shut up asshole. You probably had breakfast. Raker rushed me in before I could eat. He said I was late yesterday letting Gordy off so I had to let him go early today. I wasn’t fucking late, that damn Gordy.”

  Ros decided to use their inattention and he shot the one that wasn’t talking in his leg. He started to slide down right away. The other guy finally noticed. “Hey what’s wrong with you? Are you pranking me again?”

  Ros slipped up behind him and shot him in the ass. Now he looked around for Hades and Doc. He found them tied up in the next room. They weren’t knocked out, only pissed off. This would be the end of Doc coming on missions. In her condition, the risk was too great and it distracted the team. He felt bad for her, but the welfare of a child always came first. He untied them and went downstairs to wait for them. He figured they had something to talk about alone.

  He needed to get downstairs to his mate anyway. He found everything as he had left it. Jen sat in the chair looking overwhelmed while Raker was on the floor still knocked out and tied up. Someone came in the door. It was Hermes.

  “When did you get here?”

  “Cherish wanted to go shopping for Christmas and Zeus needed someone experienced to help Hades and Doc.”

  Yeah, it sucked to be Hermes. He was clearly agitated and Ros could understand why. He wanted her safe at Olympus until the baby was born. She was far enough along that it would be soon and an arduous journey could just push her into labor. Some of the mates thought they could do anything even when they were nearly ready to deliver. He hoped Jen wouldn’t be like that. He didn’t know if he could handle it.

  “There are at least two more guards that work at night. We also need a team in here to clean things out. We checked and the building is rented but everything inside wall to wall goes. We also have to track down several females that were impregnated by god seed. It will take a couple days to clear all this up. The helicopter needs to come back for the prisoners.”

  “Okay, what are you planning to do now?”

  “I’m planning on getting my girl out of here. She needs to pack and get ready for a move. We also need to pick up Danny at the school bus stop.”

  “Oh, no. Danny must think I’ve left him.”

  “Don’t worry. I’ve got a friend watching for him and I told the bus driver a friend might pick him up.”

  “You forgot to mention this why?”

  Ros looked sheepish. “I didn’t want to worry you.”

  “Next time don’t hide things from me.”

  “You’ve got a deal,” Ros said relieved that he’d gotten off so easy. Hermes shook his head making
Ros wonder if he knew something he didn’t.

  A few days later, after Jen’s apartment was empty and all the stuff she was taking picked up by movers, Ros, Jen, and Danny stood in the clinic looking around. The bare floors were shiny and the walls were empty. Every room from the lowest level to the roof had been picked clean. There was no indication that the clinic had ever been there.

  The six months left on the lease had ben donated to a charity that would be using the building for fundraisers. They were very grateful. Hades and Doc had left for their other mission almost immediately and Ros hadn’t seen or heard from them. Had anything gone wrong he was sure he would have been told or even pulled in to help.

  They left without a backward glance. They were heading for the airport where a plane was waiting for them. Jen had agreed to go with him and he was thrilled. She even understood that they would be together and he knew if he had just one chance he wouldn’t mess it up.

  Epilogue

  Ros rolled over in bed and felt the heat of his mate. It was hard to avoid since the three weeks she had been in Olympus had seen her belly swell to huge proportions. The working theory was the baby’s growth had slowed because of inadequate food and nutrients. The baby had caught up quickly and would be born soon.

  Doc had tested the baby’s DNA and told them that the baby was Ros’s. He wasn’t surprised since he knew Jen was his mate and he had felt possessive toward her, Danny, and the baby as soon as they had met. The baby would be born early in the New Year and they were all excited.

  Ros smelled cinnamon rolls. Someone must have brought them by as a Christmas treat. It was early Christmas morning and Danny would wake them up soon so he could open his gifts. He and Jen were looking forward to it and the tree was piled high with gifts. The biggest gift he hadn’t put under the tree. He rolled back over and snuggled with his mate. He was almost back to sleep when a weight landed on his back.

  “Danny!” Jen said. “You’re not allowed to jump on our bed. What if you’d landed on me?”

  “It’s okay mama. I aimed for Ros.” Ros stifled his laugh.

  He didn’t want Jen mad at him. “Just don’t do it again.”

  “Okay mama. Can I open presents now?” he asked with an excited smile and eyes that no one could resist.

  “Okay, but wait until we get there before you open them.” Jen got up with Ros’s help. She could do it alone, but it was a struggle. She ran to get the camera while Ros picked up the video cam. They were going to cover this for posterity.

  The next thirty minutes was spent with Danny tearing up the wrapping paper on his presents. He got all the toys a boy could want but Ros thought the remote control set- a plane, a truck, and a helicopter- were his favorite. They had to stop him from opening more because they needed to get ready for the big Christmas breakfast that Sierra had planned out for everyone.

  They managed to get dressed despite Danny’s begging but when Ros told him the other kids would be there and he could take one toy with him, the begging stopped and the excitement began. How could a boy pick just one out of so many wonderful gifts? He finally managed to decide on the plane and Jen told Ros he might end up regretting his decision.

  Ros looked at the smile on Danny’s face and knew he’d live with the results. They finally arrived at the cafeteria which Sierra had turned in to the North Pole. White, red, and green ruled with a few blue decorations and lights thrown in. Silver and gold dishes and silverware covered the tables with glasses or mugs in red or green. Sierra was dressed like Mrs. Claus and poor Zeus was Santa. Ros was thankful he hadn’t been asked to do it.

  It was more fun laughing at Zeus, behind his back of course. The meal was perfect and Cherish had made some mouth watering desserts. Ros was nervous about the upcoming ceremony Sierra had told Jen all the women had gone through when they arrived. Once they were done eating, it was time. Zeus and Sierra went to front of the room and everyone’s eyes turned to them.

  “Jen would you come up here?” Sierra asked.

  Jen turned to Ros suddenly looking nervous but Ros smiled and nodded at her encouragingly. Jen walked up to Sierra and stood in front of her. “I’m afraid we got you up here under false pretenses,” Sierra said.

  Jen looked confused and turned seeing Danny and Ros had followed her up to the front. Ros dropped to one knee and looked up at her. “Jenna Jones, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

  He held a box and he pulled a ring out. She stood there, tears running down her face as the man of her dreams asked a question she had never expected to hear. “Yes, “ she whispered. “Yes!”

  He slipped his ring on the finger of the woman he loved. The one that carried his child and had gifted him with a son, Danny. He’d known almost immediately that they would be a family and now they were. He hugged his mate and their son. Danny would always know about his father who had died a hero, but he would have a second dad. Ros felt Danny’s dad Steve would’ve been happy to know someone would step in and take care of Jen and Danny. Ros knew if anything ever happened to him, he would hope Jen would find someone who loved her and any children they had with all his heart.

  Jen had a little conversation in her head. She talked to Steve sometimes although she hadn’t done that since she’d met Ros. This would be the last time she’d do it.

  Steve, you were my first love and I loved you dearly. I never wanted to lose you, but life took you away. I want you to know I wasn’t looking for someone else, but life gave me and Danny someone who wants to watch over us. I think you would have liked Ros had you met. I’ll always love you and you’ll always have a place in a corner of my heart, but now my life will go on with Ros. I want you to be at peace and know that we’ll be alright. Goodbye, my love.

  Ros saw that Jen was distracted and he knew she had gone through some big changes in her life. She was also a bit emotional with the baby due so soon, her swelling feet, and aching back. He pulled her into his arms to soothe and comfort her. Danny came over and wanted in on the hug too. They pulled him right in between them. They were a family and they were just where they needed to be.

  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  Frozen Holidays 2

  Zelus

  By Crystal Dawn

  2014 Copyright by Crystal Dawn

  Cover by Crystal Dawn using Istock images.

  People and places are strictly products of the author’s imagination and any resemblance to any person living or de
ad is a coincidence.

  Dedicated to those who stay the course to the end.

  Frozen Origin 1-Zeus

  Origin is the best in the field of DNA research and they have finely tuned their craft. They started out with a line of supermen pulling all the best traits from the millions of human DNA samples they had available to them. These supermen were the smartest, fastest, strongest, and most adaptable the human race had to offer, but Origin wasn’t satisfied. When they expanded their facility in Antarctica, they discovered something that made the next level reachable. These were the gods, so far beyond the abilities of man that even with some of their gifts still undiscovered, they put the supermen to shame.

  Origin managed to get by with enslaving the products of their research for years until they rented the talents of those products to terrorists that used them against the US and her allies. A team was sent to free them and they were allowed to be an independent entity, free to rule themselves. They had much to overcome and Origin wasn’t ready to give them up yet. Origin fought hard to recover their losses, but the gods fought harder to remain free especially once they realized that they could have a mate and children when they find the right woman.

  Sierra, one of the team sent in to free them, and Zeus, the leader of the gods, are the first to mate and have children.

  Frozen Origin 2-Hermes

  Hermes is captured by rogue Origin agents and meets his future mate under the worst possible conditions. He had hoped to mate a fierce warrior like Zeus did, but is drawn to the timid mousy girl despite his wishes to the contrary. When she helps him escape, he begins to discover she isn’t anything like he thought her to be.

  Origin continues to try to bring the gods back under their control and rogue agents with their own plans are added to the mix. The gods deal with the US military, spies in their midst, and are offered another captured Origin lab to use for their own needs. Zeus offers this to the demons but Lu wants to think about it.