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For some reason, he recently became repulsed by her. It was as if he was nearing finding his mate. When a vampire was nearing the mating, they were repulsed by others that were not their mate. He frowned, as he had not anticipated finding his mate so soon.
    "Perdonarmi,"— Forgive me —she said as she made a move to leave.
    He nodded absently at her as she scurried off as he entered his office. He sat down at his desk and thought about what had occurred. He had been with the Ambrosetti Clan since he was a young one. He had come to them weak and in need of help after villagers had discovered his brother feeding on a local girl, quite accidently. His family had always tried to live as normally as they could even though they were vampires. They had a small farm outside of town and tried to have the pretense of being human.
    The father of the girl had decapitated his brother and then the villagers had helped him burn the body. They came in the early morning sunlight and burned down his home with his family too weak to escape. He had been out that night and had decided to sleep in their barn. He saw the fire and was helpless to cross the yard in the sun to help his family. He had lost his parents, two brothers, and little sister that morning. As he had stood there watching his family and home burn, he knew he would have to leave on his own.
    He had hidden in a special compartment in the barn they had built, and then as the sun went down, he fled. He had traveled hundreds of miles before he had heard of Signore Attilio and Signorina Sofia Ambrosetti. They were strong and stern, but understanding and compassionate leaders. He had fallen at their doorstep after not having fed for several days and they had taken him in and saved his life. He had pledged loyalty to the Clan and had been their servant ever since.
    Orfeo and Bane grew up together, forming a bond, so when his friend came to him and asked for help with setting up the Senate, Bane jumped at the chance. He loved how Orfeo allowed him free reign to protect the compound, and his mates. It made him realize how much trust Orfeo had in him. That was something he did not take lightly, even though he was a smart ass when it came to some things, security was not one of them.
    As he sat at his desk, his cell rang. He answered and his right hand, Dominic, informed him that all was set for this evening, and he would be in the office shortly. The plane would be landing in a few hours and he had arranged for the car to pick Bane up at seven.
    Once he hung up, Bane became lost in his thoughts going over all the plans in his head again to ensure that nothing had been overlooked. This was the arrival of the first of many that would join Orfeo, Tripp, and Cat to form the Senate. It had been decided when Orfeo went to Milliken, Colorado, to meet the New Council, he and his mates would come back to Italy and set up a Senate there that would be able to house all magical creatures in need of protection.
    Many had come and now lived at the compound, though none of them as of yet had shown the ability to be added to the Senate. It was the female who would bring the new people to the Senate; their blood was special, like Cat’s. Bane had his hands full most days with all the different groups and their issues. But they needed to make sure they were also looking for the special people who would join the Senate. Dealing with the groups was not Bane’s forte, he tended to turn the daily dealings over to others.
    The trolls couldn't be near the imps due to the fact that the little guys liked to play jokes and, well, trolls had no sense of humor. The fairies built a small village on the backside of the compound where they declared the soil to be the most fertile. There were also many shifters that had come to them as well.
    To say that Bane had his hands full was putting it mildly. He even had to set up a couple of days a week to hear disputes that he tried to settle as diplomatically as possible. He