Free Guardian (Daughters Of The Gods, Book 2) by Tamara Gill Page A

you, I will ensure she can never leave. You will be enslaved. Your endless days will be spent watching and loving her from afar, while she is married to another. After I forgive her, of course, which may take many years,” Zeus said, as an afterthought. “Caitlin will be unreachable and untouchable to you.” He laughed and the other gods followed his lead, too scared to do otherwise. Zeus held out his arm and twisted his hand into a fist. A severing pain tore through Lelantos and he doubled over, knowing his divine gift as the God of the Unseen was torn from him. “I always win, Lelantos. One way or another.”
    Lelantos stood and faced the god. “Your biggest downfall is that you underestimate your daughters, Zeus. First Chloe and now Caitlin. And I look forward to the day you realize the error of your ways.”
    Hermes walked toward him with a snarl. “With what we have planned for you, Titan, you may just live long enough to see it.”
    Lelantos glared as Cat’s brother. “Bastard,” he said.
    Before everything went black.
     
     

 
    CHAPTER
    Eleven
     
    Cat looked up at the imposing Castle Cree in the Scottish town of Durness and wondered if Chloe would help her. It irked the hunter in her to be in need of aid, but the thought of where Lelantos had been taken soon pushed that feeling aside. Images of him being tortured, beaten and starved haunted her dreams when she succumbed to sleep, which was not often.
    For two weeks she’d wrest led with ideas of how to free him. It wouldn’t be an easy task. The guards were as big as the Titans - some bigger. And Zeus would be watching, waiting for her to strike so he could claim her as well. And she couldn’t let that happen. She was Lelantos’ only hope of freedom.
    Taking a fortifying breath Cat rang the bell beside the imposing castle door. People milled about the bailey, taking pictures, touching the old stone and marveling at its grandeur. She absently watched the tourists take in the old building and the surrounding view of Durness and wondered what they’d think of her home, should they ever see it.
    M ount Olympus would certainly have the cameras going on overdrive.
    The door opened and she turned to find a man as imposing as the castle itself. She felt her mouth open and she shut it quickly. Holy shit, any wonder Chloe had defied the gods to live with this man. He was a god and a friggin’ hot one as well!
    “I understand that Chloe lives here.” She watched as the Highlander raised a brow and studied her like a wolf studied its prey.
    “Who are y e?” he asked, crossing his arms over his chest. Cat felt her mouth dry.
    “Cat? Is that you?”
    She looked past the Highlander’s broad shoulders and smiled as Chloe hurried down the last of the foyer stairs. Cat pushed past her sister’s husband and pulled her into a hug. “It’s been so long. Too long.”
    Chloe hugged her back. “I’ve missed you.” She pulled back and laughed. “ I see you’ve met my husband, Cian.”
    Cat looked to where the imposing man stood quietly watching them and eyed him with wariness. She doubted he’d want to know her when he found out who she was.
    “Cian, this is my sister, Caitlin. She’s a hunter for the gods. But–” Chloe paused, frowning. “I’m assuming by the fact you can see us that you’re no longer in alliance with Zeus.”
    “You are one of the famous Hunters or Guardians of the gods?”
    Cat inwardly smiled when he pulled Chloe protectively beside him. “Yes. I have been for thousands of years.” The disgust that spread across Cian’s face irritated her and she glared. “In the hallowed halls of M ount Olympus, one does anything one is ordered and without question.”
    “Did you have anything to do with Chloe being banished?”
    She met her sister’s gaze before looking back at the Highlander and his less than welcoming visage. “I was in the throne room the day she was banished. There was nothing I could have done to save her and looking