Bill looked down at the woman before him, ...
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He was, to say the least, shocked by Eric's proposal. To be honest, he wasn't sure he would have made the same offer if he was in Eric's position, but he was grateful Eric did. It was going to be a most unusual situation. Possibly never done before among vampires, but for her he would do it. He had told her he would do anything to be with her, and so he would.
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