Free Hermes (Frozen Origin #2) by Crystal Dawn Page A

their rooms, things were still uncomfortable between them and Hermes noticed the relationship between Hades and Doc which he had thought stalled at bad, had now gotten worse. Doc refused to engage Hades, she simply froze him out. The coolness wasn’t limited to Doc, Cherish was learning from Doc how to drive a god crazy. Since they had left Jack, she hadn’t said a word to him refusing to even glance his way. Neither female would even answer a direct question so Hermes decided to try something different.
    “Doc, what’s your opinion of these supermen? Hades and I recognized something similar in their scent even though they lack Cronos’s DNA.” She looked at him, her eyes alight with interest and enthusiasm.
    “They were probably the basic start Origin used before adding in your father’s DNA. We might learn so much about all of you if the right superman were found. I’m sure some were used to help with your project maybe as lab assistants, maybe even as researchers, since Origin required secrecy and it takes a lot of people to pull off such a large scale project.” Doc was in her element, discussing her passion. She even forgot herself and answered a few questions Hades sent her way.
    Cherish stood back watching with her mouth slightly agape probably shocked that a sophisticated female like Doc didn’t realize what they were doing. He was sure Doc knew, but her excitement over meeting two supermen and having someone else who was interested in the subject was just too much for her to fight. Cherish left the room going to the bedroom, maybe to brood. He wasn’t inclined to let her escape so easily, he followed her there.
    “Why are you so angry with me?” He asked.
    She looked stunned as if she hadn’t expected a direct approach, he was sure she hadn’t. He could see the war going on in her head, answer or not. He thought she wanted to tell him, but she wasn’t sure she knew the answer herself. She finally just rushed past him back into the sitting room where she set up her computer planning to use it as a shield between them. He followed her to the table she planned to use and pulled the laptop from her hands.
    “Cherish, you need to answer me. Why are you so angry?”
    “I thought you were different but now I see you are just like him.”
    He flinched as if she had struck him. Did she know what he had done? She couldn’t know since only her brother could tell her and he hadn’t found them, but she was right. He was a lot like Jack and before he met her, he would have slept with any female presented to him. She thought that was wrong, even though he couldn’t understand why. Didn’t Cherish have those kinds of needs? Didn’t she ever ache for release, want it so bad that it didn’t matter who gave it to her as long as she got it? He wasn’t like that anymore, not since he had met her. He had no interest, no desire for any other female, he only wanted her.
    He set her computer down and closed the small space between them pulling her into his arms and branding her lips with his hot passionate kiss. She squirmed in his arms trying to wiggle away but he wouldn’t allow it. She was his and she needed to know that now. He plundered her mouth with his tongue stealing her breath robbing her of her will to escape. She slowly relaxed and leaned into the kiss instead of away. Her arms came up and around his neck as if she feared she would fall and she pulled him closer as her heart beat wildly and her breath came in ragged gasps.
    She might not be ready to commit to him, she might not love him or plan to stay, but she wasn’t immune to him, she wanted him physically and that was a place to start. He moved his hands over her body squeezing her breasts as his kiss intensified. He felt her moan, a slight vibration in his mouth that gave him satisfaction. She was responding to him even if on a purely sexual level. He rocked against her, his hard cock pressing on her stomach not where he wanted it, but it was a