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Chapter 21
Freya smiled as she watched Olivia, her granddaughter of so many generations passed that she couldn’t fathom how to explain it, enter the room.
“You’re in good spirits today, gamma,” the girl said as she practically bounced onto the sofa that was opposite the easy chair that Freya had chosen.
“Did you pass the news of my arrival to your vampire lover?” Freya asked.
“I did,” Olivia replied. “I’m not sure how much he took in, though.”
“Were you in the throes of passion again?” Freya asked with annoyance.
“It’s all he wants from me, gamma,” Olivia defensively replied. “I can’t pin him down for a date of any type. He comes, we have sex, and he leaves. I have no choice but to chatter the entire time he’s on top of me.”
“I am so sorry to have you put in such a position child,” Freya said with a
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