10. Promise
Upon their first meeting, his bearing struck her; he was arrogant, focused, and any hope for a better world was slowly being leeched away from him.
When their eyes met, they saw potential for greatness; she decided that she could support him. Hers was already an uneasy life, peppered with assignments that required a steady hand and gun secreted upon her person. He was as much of an escape from her anonymous life as she was willing to bargain for.
She promised to protect him and did not notice the measuring glance that he gave her. It would be a few weeks more before she understood his moods and gestures well enough to read him. For now, she was content unaware of the great enormity of his purpose.
She didn't love him, but perhaps she would love the man that he was beginning to become.