Marta learned I was true to my word. Whenever she was in the villa, I was always close by. I'm sure she must have thought I was bored out of my brain, but after a few days of warming to each other, she had no problem engaging me in conversation. The three other guards rotated around the perimeter or bunkering down in the room where we had surveillance cameras and otherwise staying in contact with the intelligence services.

I kept in touch with Jennifer at the same time, and it came as absolutely no surprise when she teased me about the woman I was protecting.

"Try not to fuck her,...