Zeus (Frozen Origin) (17 page)

“She was abducted, forced to work against her will. She tried to help us but was punished.” Baal said with an angry expression.

“I’ll take you to her but we must hurry. This place will be destroyed soon.” Sierra said as she turned to lead the way. Baal wore the jacket which hi
d his wings and helped him appear human, it turned out to be a good thing. They met some of Pedro’s men on the way. The female was still where they had left her so Baal threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. She seemed actually relieved to see Baal.

She wasn’t gagged so she spoke, “Please get the laptop computer. It contains important files for Baal’s kind.” Sierra grabbed the laptop as they hurried out
past the lab Pedro’s men were dismantling with amazing speed. Sierra went to a half sized file cabinet then pulled it along after her. It never hurt to have more information and Pedro’s men would just destroy the files. As soon as she saw Eres he grabbed the file cabinet, carrying it for her. Pedro had left all the file cabinets behind to go up in flames because they weren’t worth much money. As they drove away, she could see the building where they had found the demons was already on fire. Only a few of Pedro’s men were still dragging out people or equipment. She was glad to see the last of that place.

She hadn’t taken the time to worry about the conditions the demons had
lived in but none of them had been fed enough in a while. They could eat on the way home since plenty of food had been loaded on the plane. The place was filthy and all demons were in need of a bath and clean clothes. That was something that would have to wait until they were home. She hadn’t noticed any injuries, but she knew they healed practically overnight. They got to the airfield where two of the gods were directing the demons onto the plane. Zeus caught up with her picking her up and hugging her so tight she couldn’t breathe. He stepped back examining her eye with an angry look on his face.

“How did this happen?”
He was sexy when he was angry.

“It’s just one of those things.
I fought two of the guards and one got in a lucky hit.”

“Where was Eres or his males? Why did they let you take on two of the enemy?”

“Eres was with me dealing with two enemies of his own.”

“Well, okay, but I won’t be
sending you in like that again.”

“You will not treat me like a helpless female. I am a soldier!” Zeus was smart and didn’t argue. They loaded onto one of the helicopters heading home. The head count on the demons was not what was expected. Eres told Zeus less than half of the demons were there. The others had been moved before their rescue attempt. She could see Zeus was upset and didn’t blame him. He had freed less than half the
demons, the others were now nowhere to be found.

Zeus pulled her into his arms but she felt he needed the comfort even more than she did. If only she could convince him to celebrate for each one that he freed instead of suffering for each one he couldn’t. She snuggled into his arms sinking in his comforting embrace hoping he would find the peace he needed until they arrived back home. The trip was slow and boring not to mention uncomfortable. It was a relief when they arrived
home. They unloaded, bringing the demons around to the hidden door that accessed the sublevels. Everything went without a problem, so they were all settled in to the places that were available to them. Only a few rooms were ready so most would have to take the cages that were available which was less than desirable. Zeus let Lucifer decide who got the rooms or cells since he was the leader of the demons. With the demons settled in, Zeus and Sierra went to their room to rest. The demons would stay on the second floor where visiting humans wouldn’t see them because even though humans knew about the second floor, access was restricted.

A few days passed with no major disasters which was a pleasant surprise. Work was moving along on the remodeling especially
in the first sublevel (second floor) since those demons with an interest were helping to do the work. Demons and gods had amazing abilities and could watch how to videos to learn to do almost anything remembering even the smallest details. Now that a plane was available, larger amounts of construction materials and tools could be transported in. At least something was going well. Sierra decided to help with construction on the first level so she put on her workout clothes which would allow easy movement before going to where one of the suites was being remodeled. It was hot, hard work and by lunchtime she was ready for a break. She headed to the lunchroom where she was pissed off to find Brenda mooning over Zeus. Brenda ignored her when she sat next to Zeus acting as if she wasn’t there. When Brenda ran her fingers over his chest, it was more than she could take.

“You might want to move that hand before you lose it.” Sierra growled aggressively at Brenda.

“He doesn’t seem to mind. Maybe you’re not enough woman for him.” Brenda said with a laugh. The cafeteria was quiet as everyone watched to see what would happen next.

Sierra stalked closer ready to
take out her prey. The stupid bitch had needed a take down for a very long time. She grabbed the offending hand twisting it around her back then pulling her to her before slamming her head on the table. She released her to step away from the table to give her a chance to retaliate. Sierra motioned with her hand for her to come on. Brenda did, she rushed towards her attempting to punch her in the throat. Sierra blocked the punch with her open hand wrapping it around the fist and twisting Brenda’s whole arm sideways. Brenda rolled to the side and Sierra released her. Brenda ran at her gripping her in a bear hug intended to crush her ribs. Sierra moved her hands out on both sides of Brenda’s head and slammed them together effectively boxing her ears. Brenda screamed and released Sierra.

Sierra tackled Brenda taking her to the floor and straddling her. She started to punch her face all the while screaming at her. “You will leave Zeus alone! You will not touch him again!” She threw one more powerful punch which knocked Brenda out cold. Then she turned her attention to Zeus. “You allow her to touch you like that again and I am so out of here.” She turned and left the cafeteria still so angry that her face felt burning hot. Damn male! She should have stayed the hell away from him and never got
involved. She went to her room and locked the door. She didn’t want to see anyone right now especially him. The temptation to run away, from Zeus and this place, was nearly overwhelming, but she stayed anyway.

It had been nearly a week without her saying a word to Zeus. She was still so pissed off at him sitting there letting that bitch run her hands over him then not saying he didn’t like it when
Brenda suggested he did. No matter how fucked up his life had been, he had to know that was wrong. She had serious thoughts of leaving constantly even though she knew it would hurt. She was an emotional disaster, her feelings were all over the place. She avoided him most of the time and refused to talk or even look at him when he was around. He had tried to get her attention, even tried to talk to her but she just stormed away. If Brenda’s intention had been to break them up, then Zeus had helped her do it. Sierra thought she might even love him but she wasn’t going to put up with that kind of shit from anyone. Her mistake had been allowing herself to get involved when she knew she shouldn’t. All the females in the facility that were close to her had taken what happened to heart. None of Zeus’ males would have any luck with them.

All the gods had made an effort to speak to her on his behalf, those guys sure stuck together. Zeus was sad, he didn’t know any better, he wanted to see her, he was lovesick, and so on and on.
Her friends supported her letting her know she was doing the right thing, it only strengthened their resolve to keep their distance from the other gods, not that they needed a reason to stay away. They had done an excellent job of avoiding any intimacies even to the point of refusing friendship with any of the gods. The men, not so much, as they made friends with the gods easily. Sierra was surprised by that but the men on her team were exceptional so they might not have the chip on their shoulder that Kyler had. Speaking of Kyler, he took every chance to catch her alone, trying to touch her and woo her back to him. She had explained in no uncertain terms that they were through, but he just didn’t seem to get it and here he was again.

“Sierra, my sweet, I just love to see you. When are we going to pick up where we left off
? I miss you in my bed it gets so cold up here. You can’t tell me your bed isn’t cold and lonely too.”

“Look, Kyler, we are done, through, finished. We had our time and now it’s time to move on. It was fun while it lasted, cherish the memories.”

“To hell with memories, you can’t tell me you don’t miss the feeling of a dick filling you while hands squeeze your tits and a mouth coaxes you to cum all over. I can do that for you again and again. I don’t hold your little affair with the freak against you. I understand they’re different, you were curious. I’m willing to take you back, because let’s face it, there’s no one like you. No one as tight or hot, no one that can make me scream their name when I cum inside them. No one that gives head like you do or that tastes so sweet when I go down on them. Come back to me, my sweet, and all will be forgiven.”

Sierra shivered but not from thoughts of Kyler. It was Zeus she thought of, probably always would. Kyler, however, saw and assumed it was for him and what they had once had. He moved closer to touch her, to guide her to his room where he had big plans for her.

“Don’t come one step closer. These males aren’t freaks and they are different in a deliciously delightful way. Zeus and I may not have worked out, but it wasn’t because the sex wasn’t incredible. You and I will never be in bed together again if I am conscious. Get it through your thick skull, never again.” She said as she walked off.

As another week passed it seemed that both Kyler and Zeus got the message. She wished she could get the message too because she dreamed of him every night, not Kyler but Zeus. She wasn’t kept informed anymore but she spent most of her time with the demons especially Lucifer who she felt had become a friend and occasionally a confessor. He knew about everything that had happened between her and Zeus but he didn’t judge. She was a do it yourselfer and showed them how to do many of the things they needed to do on their projects while they didn’t bring up Zeus. A fair deal she thought
, as more time passed without anything being resolved.

“So
, Lucifer, why don’t you have a nickname like many of the others do?”

“What, a demon called Luci? I’d have to kill people who called me that. It challenges my maleness, don’t you agree?” He said with a smirk
and a saucy wink. He was a real tease, not that it affected her, but other women would burn for him if he acted that way around them.

“Maybe, but what about Cipher or even Ci?”

“That would be an improvement on Luci. Cipher might work since it implies a secret which I am and have.” He winked at her again before continuing. “I hate to hide them because my wings are my best feature. They add a little kinkiness to sex. Want to find out?”

Sierra blushed bright red all over. Lucifer was sneaky since he rarely got sexual
. He was usually more playful but when he did get sexual, it always caught her off guard. She knew he didn’t mean it since he was a staunch advocate for Zeus.

“And if I said I did?”

“I would nail you right here on this table in a quick minute, but I know where your heart is whether you admit it or deny it, my brother Zeus totes it around with him while you carry his.”

“We need to find you an equally unruly wench to wear that liveliness right out of you.”

“I eagerly await her.” Sierra knew he did. Lucifer was lonely and had been alone too much of his life. He and all his demons needed friends and lovers to help them heal the hurts Origin had caused them.

She needed to see Doc and she knew it, but she didn’t want to. She was getting sick often at the most inopportune times. If she was just heartsick, Doc couldn’t help her. What if she had picked up something in Mexico? The conditions in the demon
’s quarters had been terrible and they were resistant to most illnesses but she was only human, mostly anyway. She decided to see Doc as she ran for the nearest bathroom.
Damn, it was the last thing she needed now!

She went to the first floor, a place she had avoided like the plague. She managed not to see anyone she knew as she slipped into medical.
Shit, I was relieved too soon.
Eres was there talking to Doc. He looked up when he saw her his eyes accusing her of letting him down. So what if she was suppose to train him, it wasn’t her fault things hadn’t worked out. She did have to admit she hadn’t followed up on any of the things she had offered to do, but she had wanted to avoid Zeus. It seemed while avoiding him, she had avoided many others.

“Hello, Sierra.” He said with no warmth or happiness at seeing her.
My how things have changed.

“Hey, Eres. Long time no see.”
Stupid thing to say since I’ve been hiding.

A ghost of a smile crossed his lips. “It has been a while. I’ve got to go meet Buzz at the station. See you two later.” He walked out without looking back. That was easier than expected.

“What brings you to the danger zone?” Doc asked with a mischievous smile.

“I’ve been feeling like shit.” Doc shot her a look
that said ‘what’s new’. “It’s more than this thing with Zeus. It’s physical, I’ve thrown up, I’m getting headaches, and I feel kinda achy. I’m afraid I picked up something in Mexico because the conditions the demons were in was appalling.”