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njamin's face turned very white, and
his eyes were big and round as saucers. Victoria smiled at Yuri's nephew.
This, of course, prominently displayed my wife's sharp, white fangs and
Benjamin lost any vestige of color that remained in his face. Simon trembled
in his chair. "However, we do not kill or make more vampires, and we do not
have to have blood every night." Yuri Otani changed Yuri's appearance again, and the
two mortals at the table relaxed in involuntary response. "Most of the time,
I prefer being mortal."
The small talk resumed after a brief interval. The mortals were no doubt
reclaiming their wits. Eventually, Simon decided that it was time for he and
Benjamin to leave the castle. As they were putting their coats on in the
foyer, Benjamin asked Victoria, "What's it like to be bitten by a vampire?
Would you bite me, Aunt Victoria?" Ah, the ignorance of youth.
My wife smiled, shaking Yuri's head. "I could bite you, Benjamin. But then
would you like being made to obey your mother all of the time? You would not
be able to resist Yuri's or me, and I would
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