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Magnus laughed "Gods, you actuallya lot, nto deal with you"

Gavriel smiled "That’s probably at least half true"

"You didn’t call to harass et Broderick Monroe’s phone number"

"I’ll text you his information so you can add it to your contact list Are you sure Beth is well?"

"She took a tuue I was hoping Broderick could provide soht on hoas able to raise her to adulthood in one piece" Gavriel’s phone chinus started to chuckle "Neither Broderick nor Beth know, but Caspian caht after he mated with Beth’s father She was only about one years old at the time; I don’t think he had slept in days Every time he turned away, she found herself in so situation What scared us all to death was that she never cried or tried to find help One day I found her li broken at her side Poor Cas was at a breaking point Froe of two until she was thirty, I had one witch healer and one vaned to her almost around the clock By the time she was thirty she knew to find soot hurt I won’t tell you how e for the two on her protection detail, but I will tell you it had to cover PTSD therapy, the poor bastards" Magnus chuckled again and Gavriel put a hand to his sto to be sick

"Still, despite her unnatural bad luck, I’ve never had a more dedicated assistant It took me years to find a replacement after she decided to leave home to see how humans lived No one was even half as competent as she was I don’t suppose you would be interested in giving up being a unit warrior to o back to pretty s for et what you look like," Magnus wheedled

"I’m afraid not I a your secretaries," Gavriel teased

"Da out there Bypass René and call nus instructed

"Make sure the secretary knows to put h," Gavriel said sourly

"Hah! Give Beth nus"

"Anytinus, his hest level protection detail ed to hurt herself on a regular basis Was she cursed? What had Magnus called it? Unnatural bad luck? Shaking his head he dialed the number for Broderick Monroe