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“I thought you weren’t going to call me that anymore?” Mark asked with a silly grin.
“Yeah, you need a new nickname. What shall it be?” Sarah put her index finger on her chin to emphasize the fact that she was giving this some serious thought. “I know I’ll just call you sexy from now on.” Sarah’s smile was fiendish, she knew how Mark would react.
Mark’s face turned bright red. He was flattered but very embarrassed.
“Well we can’t have you turning red every time I call you that so maybe something a little less extreme.” This made Mark turn an even brighter shade of red. Sarah thought his face might explode.
“Fine, fine, we’ll just stick with cutie,” Sarah relinquished. “You’re still cute, just with a little extra.” Sarah stuck out her tongue at him.
Mark often thought that Sarah was somewhat childish, but it worked for her. It was actually quite endearing.
“Well, I guess I should head out,” Mark said sadly, trying to look away until his face quit looking like a tomato.
“Me too, we need to know what’s going on. Don’t worry I’ll be back in a few months or so,” Sarah sighed.
A few months?! Mark thought Sarah meant a few days, a week maybe, but months?!
“Why so long?” Mark tried to act calm but Sarah could hear the desperation in his voice.
“Sariel lives in Europe, he would have headed back there as soon as he found out we escaped his vampires,” Sarah explained. “It’s gonna take me some time to figure out what’s going on. Somehow he knew about you and Jen and exactly where Jen was that day. He knew where I was taking you and which room we were in. Someone I trusted must have told him and I need to find out who. Don’t worry, I’ll be back.” Sarah punched Mark in the arm a little too hard and he winced.
This time it was Mark with his arms wide. If he wasn’t going to see Sarah for a few months, he wanted to remember how she felt, how she smelled, everything about her. Sarah returned the hug, which was longer than last time. She pushed her face up against his chest and he wished it would never end.
The delivery driver walked up behind them and startled them both. “We need to leave in about five minutes, probably better get your uniform on.”
Reluctantly Sarah released Mark and started walking for the door they had come in. Mark couldn’t help but stare as Sarah walked away. Her amazing body in that undersized shirt and tight jeans. How he wished he could have Sarah, she was everything he wanted. Sarah turned around as she reached the door and Mark tried to hide the fact that he was staring at her lustfully.
“When you see Agnus, tell her what I just told you, and tell her hi from me. I think you’re gonna like her. She kinda reminds me of Jen, a little stiff, but once you get to know her…,” Sarah smirked as she opened the door and left.
Chapter 11
Mark road with the delivery driver for hours. He was so worn out that he fell asleep for most of the ride and had no idea where they ended up. It was funny to him how he could be a super strong, half-angel but he still got tired like a normal person. Soon after Mark woke up the driver pulled into a small town a ways off the main highway. They had traveled along deserted dirt roads to reach it. From the looks of it the town could have only had about three hundred people in it. There was one general store, one gas station, and soon the driver pulled up to the one auditorium.
“We’re here,” the driver said monotonously. Apparently he had made this run several times. “Just go inside the doors, someone will greet you.”
Mark thanked the driver, got out of the truck and walked inside the doors. Once inside he saw eleven other people he assumed were also new Asuune judging by their delivery uniforms and the dumbfounded look on their faces. There were men and women of all different races and some of them were speaking different languages. Most of people were standing in pairs, some in threes and Mark was all alone.
A dark skinned woman with straight, black hair and glasses came walking through the back door of the auditorium. She looked important. She carried a clipboard and behind her was a giant of a man who seemed to be her guard. The man behind her wore grey sweat pants and a dull tan shirt. His hair was cut very short and he had a serious expression on his face. The man was much larger than Mark. He assumed the man to be somewhere around six foot six and probably over three hundred. He was large and ominous as he followed the woman.
“My name is Sophia, but you can call me Agnus. This man behind me is Charles,” Agnus said motioning behind her with her free hand.
“You are not to call me Chuck or Charlie. You will address me as Charles or sir,” Charles said in a very deep voice appropriate for his size. He was forceful but it seemed more like it was an act. He looked kind before he spoke and the kindness returned afterward. This man’s serious expression didn’t fool Mark. His body language gave him away. Charles was a kind man no matter how hard he tried to hide it.
“We’re here to give you an introduction to your new life. This life will not be easy. In fact, you will be staying in cots here for your first year,” Agnus explained. Someone in the front raised their hand. “There will be time for questions when I’m done, I will speak to each of you individually to determine how you can help us and how we can best help you.” Agnus took a step forward but Charles didn’t move, he just stood behind her looking menacing. Mark noticed the kindness was replaced with a stern look but still Mark wasn’t fooled.
