Matilda Stanwick

**Matilda "Mattie" Stanwick** is a vampire and one of the female characters from the Ruby Creek Secrets Universe (New Adam lore).

Mattie was introduced in Frank's solo story as a recurring character and one of his love interests.

## New Adam's New Cuisine

### Background

Matilda moved to New Adam when she was 15 years old after running away from an orphanage. When she was singing and playing the guitar on the street surrounded by a crowd she got noticed by a musical manager, Ronnie Remes, who asked her to join the label and become a pop star.

Shy by nature and troubled childhood, it was hard for her to be natural on stage so Ronnie decided to change her personality: she became a girl Audrey who wore a black wig, had a lot of make up on and was not afraid of anything.

Ronnie practically became her mother and legally - legal guardian. Matilda lived with her and went to a public school where she was herself - ordinary blonde teenage girl who liked drawing. After graduating Matilda got into New Adam's Art School.

### Encounter with Frank

In 2006 Matilda went to the V, vampire bar and night club. Turned out, her college friend Amanda was a vampire. At the bar Mattie met Frank and they got along. They were together when they bumped into the ghost of Lotta, a witch who later mind-comtrolled Frank and made him and the other 19 vampires resurrect her.

That day Frank got a burned mark and his forearm and his mind was switching every time he was passing by the V. Frank and Mattie started dating and he sired her in March of 2007.

One day when they were at V Ronnie came and confronted her. When Mattie asked Frank for protection his mood switched and he angrily told Mattie to go back to her mommy.

Matilda was broken. Ronnie blamed her for ruining her career and their lives. She claimed she won't cost anything from now on but decided to keep going since her whole stage persona was fiction anyway. Mattie didnt care about her career at all because she was heartbroken by Frank. He tried to reach her but she didnt answer.

Once when she met Frank's friend Mike her told her that something was wrong with Frank for a very long time. Later they found out that Frank's burned mark on his forearm was actually a witch mark. Witch Marina wanted to help him to get rid of her but it was too late because he already got killed while giving his life powers to Lotta.

Fortunately Marina was able to bring Frank back to life and his forearm mark was gone. Anyway Frank was not fully recovered since he remembered him being in Hell and it couldn't let him sleep at night even though Matilda was with him all the time. Friends helped Frank killing Lotta.

One day Frank's twisted mind got him into troubles when he killed Matthew Waltz, actor, who was accused of violent behaviour and beat up his girlfriend. Since the murder happend on the living street Frank's trial was widely publicized. Frank was sentenced for life in a highly guarded prison underground. Only small circle of people knew about him being a vampire so a rich family promised to pay for his being there till the end of time.

Matilda stayed in the shadow and kept her friendship with Frank's friends - Will, Mike and Brigette.

## Ruby Creek Secrets: Phase 2

Matilda was not physically featured in this part but she was mentioned by Frank by the end of the book when he asked Mr St. Clair to call her right before he got arrested by New Adam's Police and took back to prison.

## Ruby Creek Secrets: Phase 4

Matilda was one of the biggest vampire stars during the arosed popularity of supernatural creatures. Ronnie manipulated her into being a public figure and constantly made her visiting TV talk-shows and acting in movies and tv shows. After Mattie wrote a book about her experience and mentioned Frank as a key figure in her life his case was reviewed again and the public demanded on his release since he was "accused on a basis of his nature". Anyway, some people still considered him a criminal since the murder is a crime no matter what.

Frank and Matilda reunited and slowley tried to improve their relationship even though it was hard.

After killing off Jessica Burkle Mattie and Frank resumed romantic relationship.

Frank and Mattie were witnesses of Rose killing Vera.