Seducing Eve (Guardians of Atlantis) Read Free Page A

men in other ways.”
    “Torture then.” Lucian cracked his knuckles, smiling. “Let me have a go at them.”
    “They’ll go in the holding cell,” Sabre said.
    “Spoil sport,” Lucian grumbled.
    “Raven, I need you to find out what Franco and Otes know about us. Recent intel tells me they’ve become suspicious of some of the guardians. I don’t need them snooping around my men. Or my Eden.”
    “And if they know something?” he asked.
    “Then we’ll do damage control,” Sabre said. Then gave Raven a pointed look. “Under no circumstances are you to engage them.”
    Raven’s response was a glare.
    “Question the staff but I’d rather you stay away from them. They’re too dangerous. Use your resources to find out what we need to know.”
    Which was code for break into the bastards’ offices. Raven’s body stiffened, his muscles rigid and defined. Lucian could see one lone vein popping out along his left biceps. Oh, and the one in the middle of his forehead. He clenched his jaw so tight the muscles ticked along the edge as he gave Sabre an intense stare before he gave a brief, stiff nod and stomped from the apartment.
    “You know he hates that shit,” Lucian said. “He prefers to break faces now and ask questions later.”
    “I’m aware of that.”
    “Why all the sneaking around?”
    “The last thing we need is to piss off Franco and Otes. I made an agreement with them both that we would cooperate. If they think the men are going back on that, then they’ll start asking questions. We don’t need questions, Lucian. I don’t need them finding out about Eden.”
    Lucian knew he worried about her safety. “Right. I’m on it.”
    “Let me know what you find out.”
    “Sure thing, boss.”
     
    * * * * *
     
    The city was laid out like a wagon wheel with the spokes as a grid for the streets. Northside had been deserted for a while now as people moved to the other quadrants. It had lost its luster and was no longer the “in” place to live. The ELL had once serviced northside but was now defunct for that part of the city.
    The lab, the infirmary, the president’s residence as well as all the government offices were in City Center. The people spread outward from there into the smaller communities throughout. Each community elected a leader that reported to the president. There were no vehicles like topside, other than then ELL. Here people walked the streets. Atlantis had businesses like any other place but there was no need for money. Items were bartered or, in some instances, shared. Their diet consisted mostly of seafood, though one of the genius scientists figured out a way to grow fruits and vegetables in a greenhouse near the Center.
    Lucian walked south heading directly to the infirmary. He hated that place. It smelled like medicine and antiseptic and sick people. The walls were stainless steel and glass, the overhead lighting was bright and white and the floor was scuffed tile. The whole place was nothing but a cold unwelcoming sight. Not exactly a nice place to recover from an illness or, worse, die.
    The lab where Franco performed his experiments on the human females was housed within the same walls as the infirmary. Though not many people had access to it. Only Sabre’s hand-picked guardians as well as President Otes and Dr. Franco and his staff. A special red access card was issued to those with clearance to the top secret research. Lucian used it now to swipe through the card reader. The door slid open with a swish .
    Once inside he made his way through the maze of corridors with the glass walls. Nothing was kept behind closed doors here except for Franco’s office. Exams rooms lined the corridor. Several of the lab assistants were busy at their stations analyzing the data they’d gotten from the women while others were prepping ladies for their procedure.
    It turned his stomach to see it. Never mind the women had come willingly. Some hadn’t and that’s what bothered him the