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nipple as Abby lifted
her neck and let the vampire drink from her. 
    “Would you like that, Abby?  Would you like
to feel my touch?  I could make you feel so good if you’ll let me.”  Eone’s
fangs lengthened.  “The human males are not willing to feel such a connection,
a desire, for a male vampire so they will not help Val.  I, however, have no
issue with pleasing a female human.”
    “Eone!”  Neil’s voice broke through the fog
that had drifted into Abby’s head and she took a step back as Eone tore her
gaze from hers.
    “What?”  She asked petulantly.
    “In case you’ve forgotten – Val is dying.” 
Neil glared at her.
    Eone sighed.  “I have not forgotten.  But I
am thirsty.”
    “Knock it off, Eone.”  Neil snarled.  He
turned back to the people grouped loosely together.  “Please, someone needs to
help him.”
    “Forget it, Neil.”  Val said hoarsely.
“They will never agree to it.  They only let Eone and I stay because deep down
they’re afraid of us.”  He raised his head and bared his fangs at them.  “And
they should be.”
    “Val!  You’re not helping.”  Neil moaned.  “Please. 
He has done so much for us.  Can not one of you – “
    “I’ll do it.”
    Her voice, low and husky, could barely be
heard.
    Neil swivelled and stared at Abby.  “What?”
    “I said I would do it.”
    “Abby, honey, you’re tired and confused and
you don’t quite understand what this means.  If you let him feed from you,
there will be – be an obsession that you will not be able to control.”  Maria
squeezed her arm.  “You will yearn for him in ways that I cannot even begin to
explain.  You will need to leave our group until the obsession fades or risk
going mad.”
    She hesitated and glanced at Val.  “Unless
Val continues to feed from you until we can find a safe place for you to – “
    “I will not.”  Val interrupted darkly.
    “You asshole!” Neil growled at him.  “She
is your only chance.”
    Maria squeezed her arm again.  “You don’t
want to do this, Abby.”
    “He saved my life in the forest.”  Abby
said.  “I owe him a debt.”
    She stared distastefully at Val.  “Besides,
I’ve never obsessed over a man in my life and I’m certainly not going to start
with him.  I’ll be fine.”
    “Thank you, Abby.”  Neil said gratefully.
    Maria frowned at him. “We cannot let her do
this, Neil.  She doesn’t understand – “
    “Quiet, Maria!  She’s made her choice.” 
Neil spat.
    He grabbed Val and hauled him into a
sitting position.  “You just got lucky, Val.”
    Val frowned as blood dripped down his face. 
“I do not want to feed from her.  She will taste bad.  The fat ones always do.”
    Abby flushed a brilliant red and Neil
slapped Val viciously across the face.
    “Shut your fucking face, Val!  This woman
is about to save your life and you’ll be grateful for it.”
    He put his arm around Val and hauled him to
his feet.  He turned to Abigail.  “Follow me.”
    * * *
     
    Abigail watched nervously as Neil helped
Val lay down on the bed.  He turned on the lantern beside the bed and the room
was illuminated with a dim light.  He smiled at Abigail and patted the bed
beside Val.
    “Lie down, Abby.”
    She moved nervously across the room and lay
down beside Val’s body.  He stared at her as Neil patted her arm awkwardly. 
“Thank you for doing this.  He’s being an ungrateful bastard but trust me, he is
actually grateful.”
    Abby nodded and felt a thin thread of fear
when Neil headed towards the door.  “Are you not staying?”
    Neil shook his head.  “No.  Try and relax,
okay?  It will make it easier.”
    He left the room and closed the door gently
behind him.
    Val rose up on his elbow, wincing as the
wounds dripped fresh blood, and stared down at the clearly frightened woman. 
He didn’t want to feed from her.  It would be weeks before her need for him
wore off, if she didn’t go mad first, and he had