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Benedict

The incessant ticking of the grandfather clock was going to drive me up the wall, but at least there were only two of us in this town house, and up until thisto me

“So, you’re here to find yourher legs and adjusting her weight without soa drop of her tea The vampire was over four hundred years old and didn’t look a day over thirty Her hair was still black as night and her brown eyes were more observant than I felt comfortable with

“That’s right,” I said, leaning back in the plush leather chair across from hers The office was tasteful, decorated with classic theed as the premiere matchmaker of our species, it was understandable how she afforded luxury in a well-to-do neighborhood of Edgemont City “It was her final wish for me to start my own family”

All she’d wanted was to see me settled and happy as she had been with my father

“I’ave me a sympathetic smile and placed her tea on the chairside table “How recent was her passing?”

“It’s been a few decades” I druers on the arrief It didn’t The proble for eternity was that va Loss wasn’t easy

“Then why now?” She picked up a dainty clipboard and pen, her spine raht as she jotted down a few notes

Why now? Wasn’t that the question I’d been asking myself since I’d made the aard call for this appoint on a three-piece suit for theLeathers were far more comfortable but also had a tendency to scare the shit out of the civilian population Besides, part of this process was convincing Gloria that I was civilized to begin with

I wasn’t Not by a fucking longshot I just kept my shit buttoned up so it didn’t explode all over the people I cared about

“I’ that it’s time My friends have all recently found their mates” In fact, Olivia and Ranso their new mark