A Mate for Lance (The Program Book 5) Read Free Page B

attended training and a record of each of your contracts is on file.” She looked down at the paper and gave a tick. “You have all been assigned a room. Your room will be cleaned daily and all meals will be provided for. A detailed itinerary will be handed out at the end of this session. You will be expected to attend all functions and excursions without exception. The whole idea is that you get to know the vampire males. You will notice that there are gaps in the itinerary. During these gap times, you can relax here at the hotel.” She paused. “It is also an opportunity for one-on-one dates with our males.”
    The chatter immediately picked up once again and Bethany gripped her arm and gave a soft squeal.
    “You are welcome to ask the males out. You need not wait for them.” Yeah right! There was no way she was chasing any of the guys. She was old school like that. Then again, maybe that’s why she didn’t go out…ever. No! She couldn’t possibly ask a guy out. She just couldn’t. If a guy expected her to do the chasing then maybe he wasn’t for her.
    “Please remember that you are not permitted to leave the hotel without a vampire escort. An acceptable escort would be either one of the Elite Ten or a guard. You are only permitted to date and have any sexual contact with one of the Elite Ten. All vampire males outside of the Ten are off limits.” She wrote something on the paper attached to her clipboard before looking back up. “All of you should be on a contraceptive.” Alison seemed to look pointedly at Amber.
    Suddenly, the air in the room seemed to thin. Having to go and see Dr. Simons in order to get a pill prescription was one of the hardest things she’d ever had to do. Especially when he asked her if she planned on having sex and she had answered yes. There was no way a person could lie about a thing like that. Dr. Simons had been her physician since she was a baby. He knew everything about her and her medical history. The mortification had been all consuming because she might not even end up having sex at all.
    “Your contraceptive should either be in the form of birth control pills or an injection. The reason for the contraceptive is to not only prevent unwanted pregnancy but also to ensure that you do not go into heat… I believe you humans call it…ovulation. The scent of a female in heat drives our males a little crazy. As a second precaution, it is required that condoms be worn during sex. This is without exception. The only time a male is permitted to ejaculate inside a female is if he intends on mating her.” Amber felt a little flustered. Suddenly the neckline on her blouse seemed a little tight and her armpits felt a little sweaty. She was really here, on vampire territory, about to meet a whole bunch of guys. All of whom wanted nothing more than to take a human wife and to make lots of vampire babies.
    What would her parents say? They would never approve. Best she not think about that right now. She was living. This was it. She wanted to do this, for herself, regardless of what her parents would say or think.
    Back to the vampire hunks. What if one of them actually wanted to have sex with her? What then? Would she be able to do it? He would need to be more than just good looking. He would need to be sweet and caring and would need to prove that he had feelings for her. Genuine, real feelings. It could never be just about the sex.
    “Here, Amber.” Something was thrust into her hand.
    “Um…what…?”
    “It’s a box of condoms. We’ve all been issued them.” Bethany giggled. She read off the side of the box. “Ribbed for her pleasure and they’re a size extra-large.” She grinned, wide. “The rumors must be true.”
    Amber looked down at the box in her hand. “What the hell am I going to do with a hundred condoms? I mean, seriously? We’ve all been issued a hundred condoms?”
    “More than one rumor must be true.” Bethany winked. “They have big you-know-what’s