“I assume you know about Kyler?”
“Yes, everyone knows even the gods. I don’t know how to feel about it. On one hand, I’m glad he’s gone. He was beginning to come apart, I’ve never seen him like that before. On the other hand, he was always there for me, for all of us. His poor mother and brother, it’s just terrible.”
“Did you know what he did, what he was doing? Were you aware of any of his plans?”
“I knew something funky was going on. He disappeared and we couldn’t find him when we had meetings. Where can you hide at here, only outside, right? He was angry all the time, well except once in a while and then he was over the moon happy.”
“Why didn’t you report his unusual behavior?”
“I knew you had just dumped him. How would you expect him to act? He told us he loved you but you picked one of those creatures over him. Sure they look good, but what are they really? No one knows, that’s for sure.”
“Do you want to stay assigned here?
“You really want to know? I want outta here yesterday.”
“Thank you for being honest and if you pack your belongings, I’ll get you reassigned as quickly as possible. These are unusual circumstances and I’ll ask for a similar assignment elsewhere.”
“Thank you. Sierra?”
“Yes.”
“I hope you know what you’re doing.” Sara said as she rushed away no doubt to pack and get the hell outta Dodge. One down, two to go.
She had Buzz check to see if he could find Shawn on the tapes and tell Eres to have him and Ken, who went to his room after they parted company, watched. Once that was done, Fern, who should be with Dave, needed to be found and followed. Shawn and Ken were easy to find, but Fern wasn’t in Dave’s quarters or anywhere in the public areas which left few possibilities the most likely of which was her quarters.
Sierra had a god watching Fern’s door for now, it was all she could do. Sara was packed and ready to go as soon as the pilot finished resting. Maybe she could get rid of all humans except her own team which she trusted. Lucifer was sending her mental images of him and Athena playing which was sweet, but distracting. Who would have suspected he was just a giant teddy bear and a pushover for babies?
There was a knock on the door then Zeus came in wanting a progress report. Why didn’t you just send me a message?
Maybe I wanted to see you, maybe I missed you?
I missed you too, and I’m happy to see you.
“We’d better talk out loud in case someone finds a way to watch us.” Zeus suggested even though he clearly enjoyed mind to mind talking.
“You’re right. Mark left this morning taking half his team with him. We have two of Kyler’s left, Dave and Sam, for now since Sara is or has left on the chopper. Mark’s team should leave if Dave or Sam wasn’t involved or if they are sure they were, they will take them with them. Mark promised extra help to secure next week’s ball, we should be glad for that. I think that’s everything, any questions?” She asked with a smile. She loved to look at him even dressed and across the table, he looked like hot sex waiting to happen.
“No questions about the facility, but when will Doc clear you for sex, Sweetheart?”
“Two more days, so it’s plenty of time before the ball. Anything else, Babe?” She asked looking at him intently.
“All kinds of things but I don’t want to distract you while you’re working.”
“When has that ever stopped you?” She asked watching him as he stood up and stalked over to her. He approached like a predator making her heat rise and her panties get soaked. It amazed her that a male like this even existed much less that he was all hers.
Her com buzzed. “Sierra.”
“This is Buzz. We just had an attempt to hack our computer system but we stopped it.”
“You don’t usually tell me every time someone tries to hack us.”
“I do when it’s from inside the facility. I already sent some gods that way, but they were gone.”
“You don’t know who it is?”
“I didn’t say that. They tried to hack us from medical. The place was empty because everyone went to lunch. I caught them going in and leaving. It was Sara, she was the hacker.”
“That little bitch, I even tried to help her. She’ll need help where she’s going.”
“I’ll keep checking the feeds to see what’s going on.”
“Thanks, Buzz.”
“No, prob, Cap.”
“Zeus, we need Sara intercepted immediately. I want her on that copter in handcuffs with one of Mark’s team guarding her.” She got on her com and called Ken.
“This is Ken.”
“I need you to arrest Sara and bring her here to the meeting room.”
“What happened? I thought she was cleared.”
“I never told you she was cleared.”
“She told me you cleared her.”
“Well, that was before she tried to hack our computer.”
“No shit?”
“She really did.”
“I’ll get her as soon as I can.”
“If you don’t find her in her room, have some gods help.”
“Will do.”
Ken was always very informal about taking orders from her as was the rest of Mark’s team. In Shawn’s case it was because they were the same rank, but the rest of them hated taking orders from anyone but Mark. She sat with Zeus talking while they waited to see what went wrong next. “Have you heard anything new about Hermes?” She asked because she liked him. She knew Zeus worried about Hermes like she would a younger brother had she had one instead of all sisters.
Chapter 8
Secrets
“No, and that worries me more than if I received a demand. It looks like whoever has him, wants to keep him.”
“If it’s at all possible, we will get him back, both of us together.”
“We are together, Sierra.” He said as he stood walking to her side. He dropped to his knees and grabbed her hand. “I want to marry you, Sierra. I love you with all my heart and since I don’t have a last name, I would be proud to share yours.”
She looked in his eyes which was level to hers and he hoped she saw the love he felt there. “I would love to give you my last name, so my answer is yes.” He leaned in kissing her passionately. He loved her more than anything.
“You know, I just realized I don’t even know your last name.”
She smiled at him. “You’re silly. Seems you would want to know it before asking to share it. It’s a good solid name not anything weird. It’s Dunlevy.” He was shocked as the name sank in, but she couldn’t know why. “What’s wrong?”
“Did you have a male relative that was a major?” He asked thinking it couldn’t be true.
“Yes, my dad, did you hear about him? Did Way mention him?”
“No, I went on a mission with a Major Dunlevy when I was a boy. It turned out to be his last mission and I never forgot it, couldn’t forget it. He died right in front of me looking out for us. He was angry that we were so young when Origin sent us out to test our skills. He was distracted because he was more worried about us than what was going on. He was a great man, a good soldier but he never should have been sent with us. He just cared too much.”
“My dad, are you sure it was my dad? You couldn’t have been very old, certainly not old enough to go out in the field, when he died. I was just five, didn’t you say you were seven years older than me? You would have been twelve. Shit, Zeus, that’s just crazy.”
“We mature faster than humans. I was six foot two and very muscular at age twelve. I had the needed skills and the ability to use them, I just needed to be battle hardened. He died, and I and my team knew it was real, kill or be killed. We’ve never forgotten his sacrifice or him, and we never will.”
“How did he get involved with a joint mission with Origin? He was special forces, US military. They should have never worked with Origin.”
“We were told he was a merc
newly retired from the military. He had honor and courage, you should be proud of him no matter who he worked for.”
“I am proud of him, Zeus. You just don’t understand. My father was still active when he died, but they said the mission was classified. His body was dismembered and we had to fight for his proper military funeral because of the nature of his mission, but he was buried with full military honors under a slightly changed name. The point is, he was US military which means they have been working with Origin for years. Maybe they had a parting of ways, but it means Origin may have a lot of connections in the military. It actually makes only too much sense considering Kyler and his team. This means we don’t know who to trust.”
“Why isn’t Way a Dunlevy?” He asked out of the blue.
“What makes you think Way is family?”
“She smells like you, like a close relation.”
“Way was married before, but she’s a widow. Her husband died very young in some secret operation just like our dad did. Way was military at the time. She was off on leave for a while but when she came back, she took terrible chances. I finally talked her into changing so she wouldn’t get herself killed. She is great at the job she has now and the risks are few.”
“She’s your sister. How many other sisters do you have?”
“I have eight total, but only Way and Serena are full sisters. The other six are half sisters.”
“Why do you hide your family connections?”
“In the military and the government, it can limit your possibilities. They don’t like family working together. There’s lots of reasons: they are afraid of claims of favoritism, they are afraid family will say they are treated worse because they are family, they are afraid of too many family members dying on one mission, and they are worried that it might give an enemy leverage if they capture the leaders family member. These would all be valid points but after years on the same team, you either love or hate the other members and that’s just like being family.”
“I can understand that.” He did understand that sometimes you were forced to hide things because of rules that made no sense. He’s seen some movies about that and he’d thought if everyone knew the rules were stupid, why keep them? He’d finally decided it was a human thing and if the gods were ever freed, they would do things differently.
“Why do you act like that’s a surprise?”
“I just didn’t think their reasons would make any sense. You would try harder, risk more to ensure the success of the mission with your family at stake.”
“Like you with your brothers?”
“Yes, like me and my brothers. When we get married will you tell me all your secrets?”
“What makes you think I have any?”
“I know you do, but I don’t even know most of my own secrets because they’ve been hidden from me.”
“In a relationship you learn about each other a little at a time. You may learn something new everyday. We’ll uncover your secrets together as you learn mine. Now let’s call a meeting to let your males know what we found out.”
“About you being Major Dunlevy’s daughter?
“No, about the US military being involved with Origin for years. They are in this up to their necks and they won’t want anyone to know. We don’t just have to look out for Origin, the military is now just as dangerous to us. I don’t think you understand how serious this is.”
“I do, but there’s nothing we can do. I think it bothers you more, because you are part of the military you are now suspicious of. Ares, Poseidon, Hades, and Apollo were all with your dad and me on that mission.”
“They knew my dad too, then.”
“Yes, and they would want to know who you and Way are.”
“Way may not want them all to know.”
“They already know you are family. Their sense of smell is as strong as mine.”
“Why didn’t you say anything before?” She asked feeling curious.
“I wanted you to tell me in your own time. Even though I have a lot to learn about you and relationships, I want to marry you right now, but I don’t know what we have to do.”
“You are basically your own country here. You’ll have to decide what a marriage is, what it means then write the rules. You’ll need laws as things happen, you’ll need to set up a governing body and have a judge to decide disputes. You’ll need many things as time passes.”
“I was hoping we wouldn’t have to worry about all those kind of things since we are all family.”
“Sometimes that makes things worse.” Her com buzzed. “Wait a second.” She said as she listened.
“Buzz says that Sara was caught and Ken is escorting her in handcuffs to the helicopter. One less problem. Next we’ll see if Dave can be trusted or not.”
“Why don’t we take this discussion downstairs?” He said wanting his mate to himself.
“I can see the benefits of such a move.” He took her arm and led her into the hall. He moved to a door that looked like a closet and used the access panel they had installed. It recognized his hand print unlocking the door. They entered pressing the next level down.
“Why have none of your people asked about the lower levels. I know the satellite pictures showed heat signatures when Hades and his men were caged below.”
“I told them it was something like a tunnel and that someone had stored some type of radioactive materials there that they had been experimenting with. They can’t see the bottom levels anymore because we are blocking the satellites and other surveillance equipment. I denied knowing how you did it or even why you would do it.”
“That’s good but we will be using the second floor for the ball and they know about it anyway, but then they will now it’s not just living quarters anymore. The demons have been remodeling the third floor for their own use. Lucifer wants separate but equal living arrangements for them. He feels they are too different to integrate fully without some time to adapt.”
“Maybe an adjustment period would help them. They were treated terribly and who knows how bad the abuse was. Once you have funds, you might want to see about counseling for them.”
“Demons don’t want to talk about their feelings, Sierra. That is a lost cause.” He noticed the stubborn look on her face but felt relieved when she let it go for now. He wasn’t stupid enough to think he had won, it was only a temporary reprieve.
They made it to their room, he closed the door. He stripped his clothes off quickly then turned to remove hers. She was never as quick to undress as he was. He was just in time to unsnap her bra and help her slide off her panties. Bare, he looked at her just enjoying the beauty of her naked flesh. He didn’t care about those small imperfections that obsessed her, he saw the whole picture and thought she was perfect for him just the way she was. He pulled her into his arms loving the way their skin rubbed together sliding smoothly one across the other.
He kissed her mouth deeply before moving on down her neck to her shoulder and to where his hands palmed her breast. His mouth moved over the turgid nipple claiming it as he took it in hard smooth sucks. She moaned from the pleasure he gave her and the pleasure she knew was to come. One hand held her breast to his mouth, the other stroked her back then moved down to cup her ass which he squeezed gently. He wanted to pull her down on the bed under him and take her like the dark beast inside of him demanded, but he was in control of his wild side. He wasn’t sure she was healed yet and he wouldn’t risk harming her.
He moved his mouth up to her ear whispering, “I can’t wait until I can be back inside you.”
“I saw Doc today and she gave the okay.”
“I want you so much but I’ll go slow for you.”
“Fuck slow! I’ve waited as long as you have.” She pulled him down to the bed lying under him. She arched against him ready to be taken, needing to have him inside of her. She wrapped her legs around him pressing against his hard, hot cock feeling it rub across her entrance. “Now, Zeus. I need you now.”
Ho
w could he resist when her need was as great as his? She was slick and ready as his shaft hit her pussy and slid it slowly. Once he was fully enveloped in her wet heat, he stilled for a moment just to enjoy the feeling of being joined so completely. She felt so damn good wrapped around him! He started to move back then sink once more into her tight hold. He moved faster, caught up in the excitement of being back where he belonged. He was joining with his mate in the way he had always intended to. Harder, he slammed into her as she encouraged him to move faster. She was so close she shook with need and her body was tense as she yelled his name when pure bliss washed over her. He froze over her for a moment enjoying the feel as her muscles tightened around him so much he couldn’t hold back. He felt his hot cum milked out of his body, stream after stream hitting her channel. He rolled even as they still jerked against each other, taking them both on their sides so they could sleep.
He felt the calm and the delicious exhaustion making love to his mate always brought, but his mind slowed in stages refusing to give up to sleep right away. He knew the best way to ease it, would be to think everything through. He thought of his own little family unit first. They were the first parents among his people but would not be the last. According to Doc their sperm was extremely aggressive not a surprising term to use when describing predators. She did say that it had to be a compatible female, whatever the hell that meant. Zeus knew before too long his males would mate as he had, have children, and become small family units inside of their small society. There was a lot that needed done to ensure their continued survival and even more to ensure their success, growth, and prosperity.
Hermes was somewhere, lost in the outside world with no clue left to find him. He knew in his heart he was alive, but not how to find him. Kyler was jailed and most of his team detained or under observation but who knew how deep his treachery had gone. Mark was gone, but two of his people remained and he wasn’t sure why. The Halloween Masked Ball was scheduled to go on as planned, but danger could lurk around every corner. Maybe he was reckless to move forward, but with the demons attending, he felt much safer.
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