Heroes aren't meant to act like their villains -- or fall in love with them. The elements touch everyone on Earth -- Fire, Water, even Light -- but every so often someone becomes more attuned to their elemental leaning and develops true power. When an evil Elemental known as Thanatos arrived in Olympus City, it saw the rise of its first hero -- Zeus. But the death toll caused by defeating Thanatos changed Zeus, who by day is young detective Danny Grant. It's been six months since Thanatos terrorized the city at the start of Lovesick Gods. Danny should be used to his duty behind the mask, but the recent past haunts him. His girlfriend left him, he snaps at the barest provocation, his life feels empty -- he needs an outlet, any outlet to pull him out of his depression. Enter notorious thief Malcolm Cho, the Ice Elemental Prometheus. There was a time when Danny welcomed a fight with Cho, filled with colorful banter and casual flirtations that were a relief compared to Thanatos. Even as a criminal, Cho had recognized the threat Thanatos posed and promised to help Danny stop him, but the day Danny needed Cho, he never showed. Cho was the reason so many people died that day -- including Danny's mother. Danny decides to teach the man a lesson and fan the fire of their attraction into something more. At worst, he'll get some no-strings-attached sex out of the deal and finally blow off steam; at best, he'll get Cho to fall in love with him and then break his heart to spite him. Danny doesn't expect to fall for Cho in the process, and he certainly can't predict the much darker threat on the horizon.

Lovesick Gods

Danny laughed and it was a lovely, dark sound. Mal didn’t think a giggle from Danny Grant could be so devious. “Before we get too far,” he said, “lube? Condoms? We’re definitely going to put both to good use.”


Yes, they were. “At your leisure.” Mal gestured at the nightstand. 


Nodding once, Danny swooped down to mouth Mal through his underwear. His mouth was so hot. Sucking up along Mal from the base, when he got to the tip, Mal’s own wetness had already soaked through. Danny sucked there just as greedily. 


“Your…talents…have been going to waste playing hero,” Mal said. “You look good down there, Sparky.”


“If you’re impressed already,” Danny fluttered his eyes up at him, “then you’re in for some surprises.”


Oh, Mal was counting on it. Hands staying mostly limp at his sides, he was enraptured by the sight of what Danny was doing to him. He lifted his hips when Danny finally moved to rid him of his underwear and chucked them over his shoulder with another wide grin. 


Chapter 29