Zeus (Frozen Origin) (13 page)

“What’s wrong with that? We are mates and mates have children.”

“They have them when they are ready, when the time is right.”

They dropped the discussi
on because it was morning with work waiting for both of them to do.

Chapter 4

Demons

He watched as she walked away to
get started with Eres and his team checking out security threats. He trusted Eres to watch out for her knowing the god might be into fun and games but he had a serious side. He also knew Sierra was respected by her team and her colleagues, even the ones like Brenda who didn’t like her, didn’t want to mess with her either. He hoped she could help them because security was a problem. They had been trained to attack not protect so it wasn’t a surprise his gods didn’t adjust well without any training. Hercules was glad to have her and Eres handle that part of security since keeping up with the humans in the facility was keeping him busy. Meanwhile Hades was having his own trouble keeping Cronos hidden from those same humans. Some of the humans, Kyler’s team in particular, really needed to get their own place to live. Sierra had suggested prefab, so he had passed the suggestion on. The government made all kinds of excuses about why that wouldn’t work. Way was going to push until Kyler’s team was out on their own because they couldn’t do anything with Cronos until they were gone.

He thought about her all day no matter who he was with or what he did. She was his and he intended to keep her forever.
It just made it even more important that he got the future secured for his gods and any mates they would have, starting with his own. The alarm went off again and he noted no one moved because it had been a false alarm so many times now. Sierra was right to be alarmed by the complacency everyone showed. If an enemy attacked they would take heavy losses before anyone realized what was happening. Sierra was outside searching for any outbuildings that might exist so he got a group of gods together to help search along the outer walls.

Brandi was Sierra’s computer expert and she had assured him that the alarms weren’t set off by the computer so they were physically attacking the facility somewhere. He heard a sound like someone was trying to get in a door. One of Eres team fell in the door with blood blossoming around his shoulder. He yelled for two nearby gods to run him to medical where he knew Doc would treat him.
He sent a mental message to Ares to round up his team for battle. He ran to the armory, getting handguns for his waistband and a machine gun to carry. He dressed in the insulated gear including boots that was available in the closet next to the armory, heading toward the main door within five minutes. He got outside where there was no noise at all.

He found an unknown intruder lying near the door with wounds on their chest and thigh. They were barely hanging onto life but he messaged his males to take him to medical. More gods poured out the doo
r to help but Zeus knew the battle had been fought already, win or lose. His mate was out here and he needed to find her. He saw drops of blood scattered on the snow so he followed the path to another wounded intruder. This one was on his feet but wounded enough to be moving slowly. He was still armed but he had no idea Zeus and a group of gods had come up behind him. He disarmed him easily then passed him off to some males to take to medical. So far he had only found intruders, other than the god who had made it to the door wounded.

The next intruder he found was beyond help so they left him there for now. Sierra, Eres, and his team were nowhere to be seen which was driving him crazy. He saw lights in the distance, a helicopter taking off making him feel a fear he had never felt before. Had the intruders gotten his mate and Eres team?
Were they taking them away where they would never be found? His knees felt weak, he struggled to stay standing as his brain processed what was going on working through the possibilities looking for a glimmer of hope. Ares stood beside him trying to send a calming message to him but his whole world was falling apart. He didn’t see it at first since he was concentrating on the ache in his heart and the roaring in his ears.

Look over there Zeus!
Ares sent him the message and he turned to look seeing a hatch had been thrown open. Sierra and Eres came toward him. “Your female kicks ass, Zeus.” Eres said as they approached. He knew she was good at her job, but fear for her safety had overrode every other thought.

“What did you find?” Zeus ask
ed Sierra but Eres answered.

“She was right about a security station outside as well as the cameras. You can see several cameras set up around the perimeter of the station. The helicopter that left brought some of these guys but they picked up the ones that were hiding here. Sierra thinks they were switching them out and will probably debrief those they took with them for anything that might help them get us back.”

“That’s what Sierra thinks, huh?” Ares said smiling at Eres. He must think it cute that Eres liked Zeus’ mate so much.

“Yes, she also thinks there is a way into the facility from here, maybe into the chamber Cronos is in. We haven’t had time to search this station properly.” Eres continued unaware that Ares has teased him.

“We will be able to view everything that has happened here since we came to help you. It is all on tape here for a year or more.” Sierra said to the group in general. All Zeus wanted was to take her to his place and coddle her. He felt the overwhelming need to touch her so he could reassure himself that she was truly alright. He fought against himself knowing she would not appreciate being petted in front of his males and her team. He also needed to consider what they had found which was of the highest importance since it showed Origin wasn’t willing to let them go. It was no surprise that Origin wanted them back as they were a valuable commodity, a rare one impossible to replace without Cronos who was only vulnerable to attack if they were unable to protect him. Hades was more than capable of seeing to Cronos’ safety so Zeus concentrated on the matter at hand.

He entered the underground security observation station pleased that they now had a place where they could watch for outside threats. The place was large enough for a team of six to live in even having a small kitchen and a room for the crew to relax in. When the facility had been liberated, no one had known about the station so the crew living there had simply stayed
undetected to observe, passing information to Origin and setting off the alarms to confuse the gods in the hope that a successful raid could eventually be made on an unsuspecting and complacent facility. It was Sierra who had saved them from what might have been disaster. He felt proud of the female he already loved and wanted more than anything.

They started working their way through the station looking for any signs of a door that might lead to the facility. No surprise that Sierra found it
, especially since it was more of a small access tunnel that a god would barely make it through. If the other end of the tunnel was the same, which it was expected to be, no wonder they hadn’t found it.

“I’ll go through to the other end since I’m smaller than you guys.”

He curbed his desire to scream no, knowing it wouldn’t be well received. Going through would be the easiest way to find the door on the other side but he didn’t know if it was safe. “We need to be sure the passageway is empty before anyone goes through.”

She smiled and it told him she was up to something. “No problem.” She said as she opened the door making him think for a moment that she intended to just go anyway. She paused, maybe for effect, then pulled a canister from her side pocket, twisted something on it, and threw it in the doorway. She closed the door then turned to him. “Now we wait. No one is tough enough to stand that stuff.” He didn’t ask what it was assuming it was tear gas or a smoke bomb, but it didn’t really matter. He should have realized she wouldn’t take any unnecessary chances because she was good at this shit. He glanced at Eres who looked at her in adulation. It wouldn’t be long before he was good at it too
, then he would train a team that would be unbeatable.

He went through everything in his mind as he decided what they should concentrate on next. Cronos would have to wait until Kyler’s team and any other untrusted humans were gone. A team would have to be assembled to run this station, but they would have to be trained. Buzz was Sierra’s communications specialist and surveillance was his purvey. He could only hope they would agree to do this for them. Sierra and her team had already proved to be invaluable while all Kyler and his people did was try to snoop and use up resources like water and air. He couldn’t get rid of them fast enough, he was sure no one would be sad to see them go, not even the females. None of his gods had been drawn to them like he was to Sierra, though they didn’t mind using them like whores. He wouldn’t interfere because he figured if they acted like one, let them be one.
Brenda was the worst, screwing one after another but still trying to get him, Ares, Apollo, and others who had no interest in her like they were marks on her bedpost. He had to smile when he thought about what his beautiful mate would do if she ever caught Brenda trying to poach on her domain, it would be fun to watch because he had no doubt Sierra would wipe the floor with her.

He needed to get his mind off his mate so he could get back to planning what they would do now.
The sound of a helicopter reminded him of the interview he would do today, should have already done by now. He hurried out of the shelter sending Sierra a message hoping she would receive it, his need to be ready for the interview as fast as possible overriding every other concern for now. Sierra’s face turned to him quickly, the shocked expression told him she had received his message so her transformation must be nearly finished if not complete. His gods started rushing around to follow the mental commands he sent them, Hades going to meet the reporter while the rest prepared themselves and Ares would follow him after meeting the reporter and assigning her an escort.

Once inside
, Zeus quickly took a shower. Ares knocked and entered Zeus’ room then Ares helped him to find the suit that Way insisted he should wear for a formal interview. “Brother, I hope this is the right thing to do. The US will not be pleased that we are going public.”

“I hope it is right as well, but if we leave things as they are, I have no doubt they will take advantage of us. I’m sure they are already making plans to do so with Kyler at the head of whatever plan they have.”
He was dressed so he headed to the meeting room where the interview would take place while Ares went to dress himself. Every god knew what to do including the security that would watch the reporters and those that would watch Kyler to prevent him from interfering. This interview would help decide the god’s place in the outside world securing their position either at the top or the bottom of the dog pile.

He entered the meeting room before the reporter and her crew got there. He sat in his usual spot where he breathed deeply calming himself so he would project the right image. Ares joined him five minutes later, the reporter five minutes after that.

“Welcome to Olympus, our home, my name is Zeus.” He said as he held out his hand to the female interviewer. He took her hand turned it and kissed it flustering her so much she just stared at him. He smiled attempting to set her at ease. “Are you going to be the one to interview me?” One of her coworkers came up and bumped into her.

“Janice, you need to introduce yourself to the man.” A short female wearing thick glasses with her hair in a tight bun said. Janice turned bright red but it seemed she had lost the ability to speak.

Way came into the room wearing a skirt and jacket set looking polished and beautiful. Her heels clicked on the floor as she efficiently came in taking everything in hand like the perfect professional. Once she spoke to his interviewer, the girl seemed to pull it together. Her crew had assembled the recorders, cameras, and handed her her notes so they could begin. He wanted nothing more than to get this behind him so he could hunt down his mate for a more pleasant pursuit. Once the lights were on and the camera rolling, the girl seemed to transform into the kind of reporter he expected. He supposed she was pretty with her huge eyes and flushed face, but compared to his mate she was invisible. She had strawberry blonde hair with brown eyes, her lips were pouty, and her nose just a tad large for her face. She looked vulnerable no doubt making the average male want to protect her but Zeus wasn’t fooled. The moment the camera went on her attitude and demeanor changed making him think of a predator circling prey.

He was no one’s prey so she would have an awakening if she tried to
get anything out of him he wasn’t prepared to give. She smiled as she introduced herself, explained that the interview was for her magazine, and introduced him before giving a brief background on who and what he and his males were.
She greeted him beginning the interview that would hopefully bring the gods the attention they needed.

“So, Zeus, I can call you that can’t I?”

“Of course, and I’ll call you Janice.”

“Well, Zeus, the world is dying to learn more about you and your fellow gods.”

“We’re just men, Janice. We want what all men want which is to be free to live the life of our choosing.”

“Well put, but don’t you feel the world owes you something?”

“Not the world, but Origin definitely does for all those years of servitude. We were denied the right to make decisions about our lives, forced to do whatever we were told. Some of our men were tortured for refusing to carry out unspeakable acts and some even. We are free now and ready to take our place in the world in a positive way.” The interview continued with Zeus and Janice going back and forth with her trying to make them look bad and Zeus making them look good. Finally, the last few minutes of the interview started after the last commercial break.