Free Tempting Eden by Michelle Miles

Would
you…do that for me?”
    Hope and longing lingered in his eyes. And
even though she would be giving up her world, her life and
everything she knew—and he knew it too—she realized it was the
easiest choice she’d ever had to make. She could easily leave this
life behind. She had nothing she wanted to go back to.
    She nodded, her heart beating erratically
with joy. “Yes. Yes!” She flung her arms around his neck and hugged
him close.
    “I will come for you then in two weeks then.
We’ll meet again on this beach at sundown.”
    “Good.” She pulled him to the ground. “In the
meantime you better make love to me again. Just to make sure I’ll
get pregnant.”
    He grinned. “Wish pleasure, my little
vixen.”
     

Chapter Nine

    It took all his strength to leave Eden
standing on that beach. He hadn’t wanted to leave her. But then he
didn’t want to bring her back and turn her over to Dr. Franco,
either.
    As he followed the current to his home under
the sea, he knew he would have to bring a woman to the doctor
eventually. Perhaps he could find one as a substitute. One that
would serve the purpose. He cringed at the thought. It was the last
thing he wanted to do but if he didn’t his sister would die.
    He made it to the gates of Atlantis which
opened as he approached. He swam through and they closed behind
him, sealing him into the chamber. A moment later the area
pressurized and the water drained. The sanitizer kicked on to
cleanse and dry his skin. He’d left his clothes here before going
up to the surface. He snatched his pants and pulled them on, then
his uniform jacket and boots. As soon as he was fully dressed, the
chamber door swished open. Dr. Franco waited for him on the other
side. He stifled a scowl.
    “You are alone?” he asked. “Again?”
    “I told you. I’m trying to win the female’s
trust,” he snapped.
    He hated referring to his beautiful Eden as
“the female” but he wanted the doctor to think he wasn’t
emotionally attached to her. Sabre knew he was playing a dangerous
game. The doctor knew he had been going to the surface to see a
woman. Thankfully Eden’s identity was still concealed though he
knew it was a matter of time before Franco started searching for
her.
    “It’s been two days. How much longer am I to
wait?”
    “Two days is hardly any time and you told me
she should come willingly.” Sabre clenched his fists. She was his
and he wouldn’t let this slimy man get his hands on her.
    “Time is of the essence. I have a handful of
women. Not enough to begin the experiments. Your men disappoint me,
colonel.”
    Experiments. His stomach turned. This man was
sick. Using women as nothing more than a host made Sabre ill. He
clamped down on his acid retort. He didn’t want the doctor to know
he had no intention of bringing him Eden.
    “My men are doing the best they can.”
    “The best clearly isn’t good enough. I expect
more women brought to me in the coming days.”
    How many did the sleazeball need?
    It was abundantly clear to Sabre he would
have to find other females to bring to Franco to get him off his
back. He shoved by the doctor. He needed to see General Bastian. He
could count the number of men he trusted on one hand and Bastian
was on that list. He needed advice about Eden. He had no idea how
he was going to get her here without the doctor knowing.
    “You have one more day to bring me your
female. If you fail then I will dispatch my men to find her. And
your sister will die.”
    That stopped him cold. He slowly turned on
his boot heel. “You do that and I will kill you.” He wouldn’t allow
his Eden to be hurt and he’d promised to take care of her. Nor
would he allow his sister’s life to be taken.
    “Feeling protective of the female, colonel?”
His oily smile left Sabre feeling dirty and disgusted. He knew. He
knew he’d already found a woman. Damn him. “Or your precious baby
sister?”
    “Stay away from her.” He wasn’t sure if he
meant