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

“Huh…?” He felt feverish in his want; maybe he hadn’t heard right. 


“Save the sparks for when I tell you,” Cho said, sliding his hands around to grip the bare skin of Danny’s back.


Nodding within the blissful haze of letting Cho lead, Danny agreed. He’d loved having all of the control the first time, but going along for the ride was nice too, letting Cho take what he wanted, knowing that it just made the man more and more thoroughly his


Cho’s hands left Danny, and he registered his jacket and blazer being pushed from his shoulders, then Cho’s jacket dropped as well. They stepped over the cast-off articles, kicked away their shoes without caring that they never made it to the rug, and moved through the apartment, Cho walking backwards with ease, while Danny eagerly followed. 


Chapter 56