Free Adonis and Aphroditus by Crystal Dawn Page A

worked quickly and
silently. “You can get dressed now.”
    Lucy went behind a screen dressed and came
out to sit in a chair. “So was everything alright?” she asked.
    “I don’t know how to tell you this,” Doc said
as she placed a small silver bead on the desk. “They had you
tagged. It wouldn’t have mattered where you went. They would have
found you. We’ll take this and I think Hercules can track it back
to the source. Maybe we’ll catch somebody.”
    Lucy felt ill as her stomach rolled. If they
had caught her, they would have either taken her or killed her and
Paisley would have been lost forever. “Thank you,” she whispered
and her voice broke. It looked like staying was the only option for
now. It would be nice to spend time with Adonis, but she was afraid
she was falling for him. What would that mean if she did?
    Adonis knocked on the door frame and walked
in with Paisley in his arms. They looked good together, like
family. She could get used to the three of them being together like
that. All she wanted to do right now was throw herself in his arms
and let him tell her it was alright. Maybe it wasn’t all she wanted
to do because since she’d met him her libido had been in overdrive.
She felt a funny feeling when he was near her and she was afraid of
falling for him. Maybe even afraid she had already fallen for
him.
    She stood up and came to him. “I’m ready to
go now,” she said and she knew she was putting herself and Paisley
into his hands, for now anyway and maybe for ever. She would have
to think through things before making that kind of commitment.
    She remembered all the reasons she had
decided to have Paisley as a single mother. The first was the men
had disappointed her. The next was she wanted a baby more than she
needed a relationship with what she had found available to her. She
didn’t want a man to mother, she wasn’t a slave, she wanted more
than to just settle for what was available. If she thought about
it, had Adonis been available to her, she wouldn’t have thought of
it as settling. She would give him some time, it was only fair. She
would give him a chance to show her how things could be.
    She was falling, there was no other way to
describe it and everyday made it clearer that they had always been
intended to be this little family. Paisley adored Adonis, and Lucy
admitted she did too. She lay right now with her head above his
heart listening to it slow down and get back to normal in the
afterglow of some incredible lovemaking. He had finally explained
about the bites he gave her and she could feel the changes taking
place. She had been angry at first, but she had talked to Doc who
had described what the venom did and assured her that while it
calmed and relaxed, it didn’t take away free will. She had chosen
Adonis without anything messing with her mind.
    The bite had simply eased her acceptance of
her own choices. It was easier to feel okay about a decision if you
knew it was truly yours. They fit together so well and it wasn’t
just wonderful sex. They could talk for hours and they were in
agreement on how to raise Paisley and even on giving her siblings.
She knew he feared she would leave him, but she had settled all her
affairs and come to an agreement with her work. She would tell him
soon, she was there to stay.

Epilogue
    A week later, Lucy admitted she was happy.
Her computer had arrived two days ago and she was able to put in
her work schedule without problems. Someone was always available to
keep Lucy and often they came over to watch her so she could spend
her breaks with her. Adonis had been unbelievable. He was romantic,
sweet, loving, and the sex just got hotter every time. She was
waiting for him right now with candles lit, champagne on the table,
and wearing a lovely little bit of nothing he would love.
    She heard the door open. “Lucy.” Adonis
yelled.
    “In here,” she said.
    “Oh, my.”
    She lay stretched out on the bed ready to
seduce. It would be