Seducing Eve (Guardians of Atlantis) Read Free Page B

most. The new est “subjects” were put into individual exam rooms to be questioned about their medical history. He found the two new ladies with ease. The first one was with Dr. Franco. She was strapped to a table, Franco standing next to her, clipboard in hand as he asked her questions. She was a pretty but plain girl with strawberry blonde hair.
    The second woman was in the room alone. She struggled against her bonds, twisting her wrists until they were raw. He pressed the button on the door panel. She immediately ceased when the door slid open.
    Her bright blue eyes flew to his face, locked onto him as if memorizing everything about him as he approached. She smelled like coconut and had a deep bronze to her shimmering skin. She had the look of innocence with a hint of wild child the way her cheekbones curved in her oval-shaped face. He’d never seen such lush full lips on a woman before. Lips he suddenly longed to kiss. It was all he could do not to swipe his tongue over his own. As much as he wanted to allow his gaze to rake down her curvy body he didn’t. He kept it fixed on her pretty face.
    “Hello, there,” he greeted.
    “Who are you? What do you want?” She practically growled the words.
    “Easy. I’m not here to hurt you.”
    Her gaze lingered on his face a moment longer before trickling down his torso, pausing only a second at his waist before coming back to his face.
    “My name is Lucian,” he said. “I’m one of the guardians.”
    Her eyes widened so slightly he would have missed it if he hadn’t been looking. “A guardian. Get away from me, you scumbag. I don’t want anything to do with you.”
    “I know you’re scared right now but I’m here to help you.” He dropped his voice so only she could hear. In case there were any wandering ears outside the room.
    She considered his words , chewing on the inside of her lip. “Are you going to release me?”
    “ Unfortunately, I can’t do that,” he said. Though he would in a heartbeat if he could. He disliked seeing her strapped to the table.
    “Then what good are you? How can you help me if you’re not going to release me?” she snapped.
    Smart girl. He liked her. He stepped closer, intending to reach for her shoulder and give her a reassuring pat.
    “Don’t you dare lay a hand on me. I’ll…I’ll scream bloody murder,” she said. “Franco won’t like it. You’ll see.”
    He held his hands up in surrender. “I’m not going to hurt you.”
    “Then what do you want?”
    She was full of fire. Yes, he liked her. A lot.
    “I can find the man responsible for bringing you down here. Do you remember what happened?”
    “Down here. So it’s true? I’m in Atlantis?”
    He nodded. “It’s true.”
    “I thought Atlantis was a myth.”
    “I assure you it’s very real. I’m sorry you were brought here without your consent. My commander doesn’t like it. That’s why he sent me to find out who did this to you.”
    “You mean you’re…not all like that? Like…him?”
    “No. Not at all.” He gave her a reassuring smile and took another step closer to her. Inching his way to her. The scent of coconut grew stronger as he neared.
    “The doctor said th e women were to come willingly,” she said.
    “Yes a nd some of the men are a little…aggressive when it comes to selecting them.”
    “ Aggressive?” She snorted. “The bastard knocked me out.”
    “ He hit you?”
    “Yeah with something hard. I don’t know what. Maybe his fist.”
    Lucian’s hand curled into a tight ball. “That is unacceptable, Miss…?”
    She pressed those beautiful lips together for a moment, as if trying to decide if she should give him her name or not. “My name is Eve.”
    Eve. He loved the way that sounded. The way it rolled around in his head. He tried really hard to keep his eyes on her face and not on the long auburn hair spilling over her shoulders or her perfect breasts barely covered in a red triangle. Which was under a thin sheath that