Seducing Eve (Guardians of Atlantis) Read Free

topside. The lucky bastard. The two had met on the beach while Eden vacationed in the Bahamas and they’d fell hard and fast for each other. They were expecting their first child in the coming months. Sabre kept her hidden from the evil Dr. Franco and President Otes for fear they would take her and the baby away from him.
    And rightly so, Lucian thought. Those bastards had dark souls. He couldn’t understand how using human DNA would save their race of dying Atlanteans but whatever. He despised bringing the women from topside to allow the vile doctor to run his tests to impregnate the women. But he’d had to do it or risk being thrown in the holding cell like General Bastian. And there were numerous other guardians ready and willing to take his place. The same ones Otes and Franco had bought with lies and promises.
    Bastian had refused and was arrested. Sabre had refused and his sister, Helene, was threatened. Up until Eden came into the picture, Helene had been Sabre’s only family. As second-in-command, and with Bastian in a holding cell, Sabre led the Guardians of Atlantis. Most were reluctant to do what the president and Franco wanted. Some embraced it with relish. For those who hated it, though, Sabre brought into the fold one by one when he decided he could trust them. Those were the ones who would help when it came time to lead the revolt, return the human females topside, and take away control of the city from President Otes.
    Lucian headed through the empty streets to Sabre’s apartment a few blocks away. Over the last few weeks, he and Sabre had managed to steal what communications gear and weapons they could. They quietly built an arsenal. Most of the weapons they’d smuggled from topside since there had been a ban on them in Atlantis for the last century.
    They were quickly outgrowing the small apartment. Lucky for them, they had the entire building at their disposal. One unit had become HQ while another had become the weapons room.
    When he entered, Raven already waited in the small living area. It hosted a low sofa, a table, a couple of chairs.
    Raven was a big scary -looking monster of a man with a wicked blackbird tattooed on the side of his face. He’d had it for as long as Lucian could remember but never knew the story of why or how he got it.
    “What’s this all about?” Lucian asked, closing the door behind him.
    “ No idea.” Raven wasn’t a man of many words. He was a man of action.
    Before Lucian could ask another q uestion, Sabre entered the room from the tiny bedroom where Eden was. He closed the door softly behind him.
    “How’s Eden doing?” Lucian asked.
    “She’s bored,” Sabre said. “She wants to help.” He pursed his lips. “She’s also battling morning sickness.”
    The last thing they needed was a pregnant woman involved.
    “A problem has been brought to my attention,” Sabre said, cutting to the chase. “Several of the guardians have been kidnapping the women instead of bringing them here willingly.”
    “Isn’t that what we’re doing?” Raven said, his voice dark and raspy. He clenched his fist.
    “The agreement with Franco was that we would bring them willingly . Most were aware of the situation and where they were going before coming here. But lately, there have been a few who’ve known nothing about it.”
    “So what are we going to do?” Lucian asked.
    “We need to identify those soldiers who are kidnapping them against their will,” Sabre said.
    “And then what?” Raven practically growled.
    “We need to bring them in before Franco or Otes find out.”
    “What’s your plan?” Lucian asked.
    “Lucian, I want you to go to the lab. Two women were just brought down from topside. I need you to question them, find out who took them. Get a description and report back. Then I’ll deal with those men accordingly.”
    “You should eliminate them,” Raven said. “They are a liability.”
    “No. No elimination,” Sabre said. “We’ll deal with the