SIX
MY CELL PHONE RANG the same instant I walked in the front door.
“Gabriel?”
“Little bird! I got your voice mail. Where are you?”
“Home. In London, I mean. Bael summoned me to his English home, and pushed me out here rather than Latvia.”
“What did he want of you? All your twin said is that two demons came to fetch you, but they did not want Magoth. And yet you took him with you?”
“I had no choice, either in seeing Bael or Magoth coming along.” I gave him a brief recap of what had happened in Bael’s house. “Gabriel, I can’t tell you how upset Magoth is going to be when he finds out. The words ‘going ballistic’ wouldn’t begin to cover the hissy fit he’ll have. Not to mention the fact that I don’t want to be a demon lord. I’m not Aisling. I’m not meant for this sort of thing.”
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