Page 395 of Chaos has a Name
Then, he was to the point because while he’d love to be lax with security, she tended to need a full platoon to keep her alive.
“Elizabeth, we don’t need a cabin babysat. We need the family handled. We’re likely losing Michael. His ex was all over the news today, talking about his fiancé and he is going to hear about it.”
She was aware.
The asshole reporter was always up in their grill on the news. She hoped an asteroid landed on him, to be honest.
Ivan kept going.
“We’re taking about the fiancé that he’s no longer with because Michael ditched his ass. If we lose him, and we lose Uriel, we lose two Archangels. That leaves us Muriel and Raph. I can’t just call up Archangels. The government controls that, and there are only so many.”
She was aware.
“Oh, well, it gets better, Toady.”
He couldn’t imagine how.
“While he’s on leave, he stays on the payroll with all of his pay, and benefits.”
Ivan blinked.
“Pardon?”
She shrugged.
“Or I can just pay him if that’s what you want. Oh, wait.WE PAY YOUtoPAY THEM!”
Ivan stared at her not shocked about that part, but more so, the part about losing another Archangel.
“Elizabeth, listen to me. Again, I can’t regenerate Archangels like an octopus grows an arm. There areLIMITEDsupplies of them. You are always in danger, and now, you’ve added Takoda to the duty list.”
When he heard how she might be in danger, Caspian took one for the team.
“I will go back with you. You need me. Don’t worry about it. I’ll survive.”
Absolutely not.
She stopped him.
“You’ve been beyond loyal for ten years, Cas. You’ve watched our backs, you’ve kept us safe, and you’ve been our family. I want this for you. Stay and see what develops. I’ll buy you some time, and so will Ivan. Ethan wants to do a library here. We’re going to put you in charge of making sure it stayson task. That way, you stay on the payroll, and you have a job so Ivan doesn’t freak out. Toady can kiss my ass if he thinks I’m choosing me over any one of my Marines.”
Oh, he was aware.
“It’s not the money, Elizabeth. It’s the schematics, but we’d have to put someone here or have someone fly out with Ethan while he works on the library, so it’ll work out,” he said, relenting for his friend.
Ivan sighed.
“You like her that much, huh?” he asked.
He nodded.
Ivan loved every one of the people who worked for him. They were all family. He called his companyArchangel Securitybecause of his friendship with Raphael and Uriel when he first got on protection duty.
Well, that and it sounded badass.
“Your job is safe, and the Harpy doesn’t have to make me do it. You’re my friend and my family, Cas. Get the girl. If it doesn’t work out, you can come back. You will forever be the only Uriel on my team. That’s yours and yours alone.”
Caspian was super emotional at that.
