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Frozen Origin 2

Hermes

By Crystal Dawn

This is a work of fiction and characters are entirely a product of the authors

imagination. Any resemblance to a person living or dead is merely coincidental.

Cover by Crystal Dawn using Istock images.

Dedicated to my mother who always believed in me.

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 their 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.

Prologue

“I need you to go to Washington to represent us in negotiations for outdated

military equipment. What no one else knows is that they are also going to

discuss the first mission they would like us to do for them and what they are

willing to give us in return.” Zeus said hoping to reinforce the importance of the

mission.

“Why me?” Hermes said, happy to do whatever he was asked to do but

curious since he didn’t think he would be the best qualified for such a mission.

“It’s because you are so pretty. You won’t make them want to pee themselves

like I might when they see me.” Hades voice was deep as he teased Hermes.

Hermes growled. “I’m not pretty. I can’t help it if your face looks the same

as your ass. Well, except that your ass is hairier.”

“At least I’m grown enough to have some hair, pretty boy.” Hades retorted

with a snort.

“Boys, boys stop your bickering. We all need to act like grownups here.”

Zeus said as he smiled indulgently. Hermes thought he secretly enjoyed the

teasing between the other gods although he never took sides and only rarely

participated. “You will go in the morning, good luck, brother.”

The next morning the helicopter took him away to Washington D.C. and all

the confusion staying among humans led to. He was there not even two days

before he was taken and caged like a wild animal. Even Origin had put most of

them in rooms leaving cages for those they felt transgressed against them. He

thought of Hades who had been pulled from such a cage half crazed from

torture, hunger and thirst. Now he was suffering a similar fate for he knew if it

was not for the girl, he would be near death from lack of food.

Hermes

Chapter 1

Abducted

She stood in the shadows at the far side of the barn watching him. It was

almost like he knew she was there even though he never turned her way. That

was what was so odd, that he never did turn her way. If she was locked up in a

cage, she would look everywhere to see where she was, if there was anyone she

could contact, or if there was any possible way to escape. But he looked

everywhere but where she was. He was tall and broad shouldered even though

his build was lean like a long distance runner. He stood in the light coming in

through the window giving her an excellent view of his muscular body and his

clean shaven face.

She could even see the hint of a tattoo on his back though she couldn’t make

it out from where she stood. Her half brother, Keven, had really done it this time.

Kidnapping wasn’t something she had ever thought he would do. He was

graduating from petty theft and she was ready to cut him loose this time. She had

Fabian, her twelve year old brother to think about. There were nine years

between them but not because of lack of trying. Her parents had wanted more

children but had given up by the time Fabian came.

She would have to leave soon and Keven would be on his own. If she left,

she would shut off the utilities and have the house locked up. He would be

forced to leave and she and Fabian would be free. If he ever found them, she was

sure he would kill them both. Keven had made a believer out of her the last time

he had beaten her within an inch of her life. Keven was her dad’s first child, the

result of a short painful affair that had ended badly. Eight months after he had

closed the door on the crazy bitch, she had knocked on it again.

She had dropped off the little bundle of joy saying she had suffered for nine

months, it was his turn to take care of his bastard. With a start like that in life, no

wonder Keven was such a mess. Keven’s mother hadn’t just let things alone

either. She had returned regularly to instill bitterness and hate in her son and to

ask for money from his father. Keven was everything that crazy old bitch would

want in a son.

Her mom had been the only love and wife of her father, Herman Douglas, a

wealthy businessman who was an avid collector of exotic animals. The barn that

currently housed the attractive young man, had been full of lions, tigers, bears,

oh my and a host of other beautiful but dangerous creatures when her father was

alive. It was part of her father’s estate, the same estate that was currently being

rundown by her older brother to the point she had ceased any attempt at making

repairs. She left quietly hoping the guy would escape or someone would save

him. She would help him, but she had her little brother to think of.

Her dad had been both smart and stupid. He had left everything to her

planning on her taking care of both her brothers but he hadn’t realized how

violent and crazy Keven truly was. In the three years since her father had died,

she had been stuck trying to do as she knew he had wanted. Keven had gotten

worse day by day, bringing more violent and crazier friends here to stay. She had

taken to wearing baggy clothes and looking as plain as possible so she wouldn’t

get their attention. She had also taken self defense classes and learned to shoot a

gun because no matter how unappealing she made herself look, some of them

only cared if she was female and breathing, while some didn’t seem to care

about the breathing part.

She cooked a meal for Fabian and as soon as she was done she made sure he

ate before Keven or one of his buddies took it away from him. She couldn’t keep

enough food for the scores of ‘buddies’ Keven had that passed through here and

she made sure alcohol wasn’t available for any of them. The last time one of

Keven’s buddies had found the case of beer Keven had talked her into getting for

him was still fresh in her mind. He had drunk what was left of the case which

was most of it since she had just bought it. He was in the kitchen looking for

food and not finding anything that didn’t require cooking. She didn’t keep

snacks or convenience foods or Keven’s friends would eat it all. She had walked

in while he searched throwing things on the floor as he discovered they needed

to be cooked.

She didn’t berate him the way her tongue itched too since she knew these

guys were dangerous. She started to back out of the kitchen hoping he hadn’t

seen her there but luck wasn’t with her. His eyes shot up to where she stood.

“Oh, it’s you.” He said and she could see the moment he remembered she was

female because a shifty look came over his face. “Hey, Sweetheart. Why don’t

you come over here?” He said slurring the words to where they all ran together.

She was poised to turn and run but he was fast even sloppy ass drunk. He

caught her wrists pulling her up against his body. She felt sick, struck with terror

as the smell of stale beer and sweat filled her nose. He tried to kiss her but she

moved her face so he moved his head down to her bust trying to bite her breasts

either as a punishment or because it turned the sick bastard on. He was distracted

so she jerked her wrists down hard, stomped on his bare foot, then drove her

knee into his belly. As she ran away, she heard him hit the floor with a scream.

She was so tired of this life but she had to stick it out until the time was right for

Fabian.

She walked to the office her dad had used when he was alive. She checked

on the screens that still monitored the barn where the man was kept. Yup, he was

still there and looking closely at him she saw he was drop dead fuck me

gorgeous. The tattoo on his back was wings, there was something on his neck

too but it just looked like scrollwork or something. He had jet black hair and the

camera must be messed up because his eyes looked purple, glowed, and they

were also staring straight into the camera. She went back to the kitchen to fix

him a sandwich so he wouldn’t starve. She would do that for anyone, but she had

to admit she wanted a closer look at him.

She fixed a couple ham and cheese sandwiches thinking most people liked

that and brought him a soda. She wasn’t sure if Keven had fed him or not, but

she wasn’t willing to chance it. She slipped inside the barn and quietly walked

toward the cage he was in, looking around to be sure no one else was there. She

stopped just out of his reach waiting until he acknowledged her.

“Who are you and what do you want?” He asked as he turned his glowing

purple eyes on her. Looked like the camera was working fine after all.

She put the bag with the drink and the sandwiches on the floor by his feet

then got back away from him quickly so he couldn’t grab her. She had learned to

be careful through many painful lessons that she couldn’t forget if she tried. She

watched as he leaned down picking up the bag and looked through it. He took

out a sandwich and sniffed it. That made her want to laugh because it looked

funny. He shook the can of soda and looked at it like he’d never seen one before.

The guy was odd, but up close he was beautiful. She felt funny when she looked

at him, achy and her heart raced.

“Is this food?” He asked her and she nodded. He took a bite then another

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