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before?"
    She laughed. "You had your mind on other things." She
stared over his shoulder into the dark. Her thoughts were far away.
    "What happened earlier, Celeste? What kind of dream was
that?"
    Her eyes refocused on him. "It wasn't a dream, Adam.
Somewhere tonight Tomas left us another body."
    Adam looked puzzled. "Are you telling me you're
psychic?"
    "I'm linked with him, Adam."
    "If you know who he is, why don't you go and get him?"
    Shaking her head, Celeste turned back to the window. "I know
who he is, but his whereabouts are unclear to me. I'm only linked to him
because we are brethren."
    "What are you talking about?"
    "It's a long story. Centuries old and hidden from
mortals."
    "Mortals?"
    "Couldn't this wait? I'm sure we could find something better
to do with our mouths."
    "No, this can't wait, Celeste. Who are you?" Staring at
the woman he had just had the most incredible sex of his life with, Adam sat
down on the edge of the bed.
    She laughed softly. "It's a long story that started before
humans were even created. He made us to adore and worship Him. Free will wasn't
really in our vocabulary."
    "Us? Our?"
    "Angels."
    "So you're telling me you're an angel? I fucked an
angel?" Adam was incredulous. How could such a beautiful, seemingly
intelligent woman believe she was an angel? Who would have thought she was
crazy?
    There was sadness in Celeste's laugh. "At one time, I was an
angel. I was happy. Then seeds of discontent were sown. He had created humans.
He loved you. I became jealous and when Lucifer rose up in rebellion against
Him, I was swept up. By the time the dust cleared, I was banished from Heaven
and forced to endure life on earth."
    Adam heard despair tinge Celeste's voice. "What are
you?"
    "I'm one of the fallen. Those angels banished with Lucifer
for our rebellion. That's why I have the tattoo. It's to remind me that like
Adam and Eve, I too am barred from my Garden of Eden."
    "What about the scar?"
    "There are some of us who have repented. We would love to go
home if we were ever allowed to. Because of that and because we hunt down those
of our brethren who prey on humans, we are branded with a cross. Our brethren
call it the mark of Cain."
    "Cain? Didn't Cain murder his brother?"
    "That is what they think we are doing. We are choosing to
serve out our banishment in a less evil way. We are known as the
Enforcers."
    "But isn't sex
against the rules or something?"
    "Maybe if I was
a true angel, Adam. I already live under His anger, what more can He do to
me?"
    Adam was having a
hard time with the thought of her being any kind of angel.
    "Why don't we
rest now? Things will be different in the morning." Her voice was
soothing.
    Adam found himself
laying back and falling asleep even though he wanted to talk. "Why will it
be different?"
    "Because I won't
be here," was what he heard as he drifted to sleep.
    * * * *
    Meanwhile in Reno,
Nevada
    William Bradford was startled awake as his covers were jerked off
and the cold air rushed over his body.
    "Damn!" William shot straight up.
    "Watch your mouth, Enforcer." The harsh voice warned him
the intruder in his room wasn't a person he wanted to mess with.
    Climbing out of bed, he pulled on the faded jeans he had thrown on
the chair the night before. He ran his hand through his hair as he stalked past
his night visitor. He didn't really want to talk to Mika'il. The self-righteous
prick really got on his nerves.
    Mika'il watched the dark-haired fallen prowl into the living room.
He followed leisurely behind him.
    "What are you doing here?" William asked. He stood at
the window, looking out over the lights of Reno.
    "If you had been paying attention to your dreams, you would
know why I'm here," Mika'il complained.
    "I'm no longer one of yours, sir. The dreams would have
driven me insane long ago if I paid any attention to them." William was
respectful. Even though he didn't like the angel, he knew it wouldn't pay to
make him mad.
    "One of your fellow Enforcers is