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as he cared about
mortals, he couldn’t ensnare her in such a way or gain her trust
through manipulation.
    He would
gain her trust and connect with her, but not as his superior had
ordered.
    He would
do so in a mortal way.
    He just
had to figure out what that entailed.
    This was
going to take some research.

    ***

Chapter 3
    Marcus
was still pondering how to gain Amelia’s trust the next evening as
he walked back towards his apartment building near the centre of
London. The street wasn’t affluent or run-down. It sat somewhere in
the middle, and was far nicer than the first area Amelia had lived
in when she had moved out of her parents house. This was a safe
neighbourhood, full of mortals who worked in Central London and
were paid well enough to live only a few Tube stops from the
office. Cafés, restaurants and shops lined the busy street, mortals
coming and going as they went about their business. It was Saturday
and, since waking around noon because of the heat, he had passed
the entire day wandering the city, watching mortals as they
interacted with each other. The local park had produced the most
interesting results. The bright sunny summer’s day had drawn many
couples, both long-term and aspiring, into the lush green park,
where they had sat on blankets and talked, amongst more carnal
things.
    Marcus
had sat in a large oak tree, invisible to mortal eyes and shaded
from the heat by the thick leafy canopy, surveying them with
interest. Given the number of couples that were kissing or looking
as though they were going to kiss given an opportune moment and the
correct signal from their chosen partner, a picnic seemed too
intimate for his requirement but it had given him some ideas about
how to gain Amelia’s trust, although he wasn’t sure if it was
necessary for his mission at all. Amelia had allowed him into her
home last night. Based on that, he concluded that she already
trusted him on some level, and since he had protected her from her
ex-lover, proving his ability and strength, when the time came, she
might do whatever he had to ask of her.
    He only
wished he knew what he was going to face during the event they were
heading towards. If he knew that, if his superiors would give him
more information about what they had seen, then perhaps he would be
better prepared to deal with it and complete his mission. There had
to be a reason they weren’t telling him though, and it was his duty
to obey his orders without question. A good soldier did what was
asked of him, regardless of what it was.
    Marcus
blew out a sigh. He could do that because the mission would end if
he did and he would be free of Earth and the mortals.
    “Hi.”
    Marcus
raised his head and looked at his surroundings, surprised to see
that he was back at the old redbrick apartment building.
    Amelia
stood before him, her hand still raised in greeting, a smile on her
face.
    “You
spacing out?” She bit her lip. “Don’t tell me it’s lack of sleep. I
still feel terrible about last night.”
    Marcus
shook his head and scrubbed a hand down his face.
    “Shoot,
it is lack of sleep, isn’t it? I’m sorry.” She nibbled her lower
lip again, entrancing him.
    It wasn’t
just her soft mouth that held his attention today. The evening sun
shone down on her, highlighting her shoulder-length dark hair with
ribbons of gold and warming her skin almost as much as her blush.
She was radiant and the trace of shyness in her eyes as she glanced
at anywhere but him only added to her allure.
    She had
always been so confident in the past when he had been watching her.
What had her acting so feminine and shy now?
    Her grey
eyes briefly touched on his and then dropped to the black leather
purse she clutched over her shoulder.
    Marcus
resisted the desire to follow the strap down over her slender bare
shoulder and take in her body. The thin cream ribbon of material
that sat close to her bag strap hinted at another flimsy dress. It
had been hard enough to cope with the