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close, as was a nearby dresser.
    A table and chairs completed the spare decor.
    He moved inside and carefully settled Claire on the bed, on the side without the restraints, then removed her shoes. She was still out cold, which was for the best. She’d be hurting when she woke up.
    His clothes, as well as Claire’s, hung on a nearby rack.
    Rumy gestured to the dresser. “You’ll find the usual inside. Socks, underwear. The bathroom is fitted up with toiletries. You should be all set.”
    Rumy took care of the details, but then as the owner of the huge sex-club complex, he had to. “I thought you could use some time alone with Claire, maybe bring her up to speed about our world. I kept the info to a minimum. She didn’t know much when I brought her here, and I didn’t want to overwhelm her. I guess Daniel had his Florida house staffed with humans, though Claire said there were vampire rumors anyway.” He glanced around. “So, can I bring you anything?”
    “Claire will need food. So will I, for that matter.”
    Rumy nodded. “You got it. Anything special?”
    Lucian chuckled softly. “A burger would be great. Maybe some fries.”
    “I’ll be back in half an hour.”
    Rumy took off, closing the door behind him.
    Claire stirred on the bed, moaning softly. Lucian reached for his clothes. He didn’t want her to wake up and have to face the full expanse of his naked male body again.
    He dressed quickly in a pair of jeans and a long-sleeved T-shirt. He didn’t bother with shoes, but it felt good to have clothes on after such a long time. For the past year, though at different locations, he and his brothers had been kept in a filthy cave in the Himalayas, naked the entire time.
    Tremors ran through him now as he drew a chair close to Claire’s side of the bed. He needed blood desperately, but he didn’t want to scare her.
    Taking her hand in his, he rubbed the backs of her fingers gently. “Claire, I need you to wake up.”
    Maybe he should have asked Rumy to send another woman to him to get this initial feeding out of the way, but he couldn’t. The blood-chains already worked on him, forcing his attention toward Claire. Besides, he’d tasted her blood; selfish bastard that he was, he wanted more of what he’d sampled.
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    As Claire opened her eyes, she blinked several times. Her head felt like it was trying hard to split wide open.
    “Good, you’re waking up. How are you feeling?”
    She turned and saw Lucian sitting beside her. She lay on a bed of some kind in a small room with very bland beige furniture and white walls.
    He held her hand, a comforting gesture given the situation. “I’m okay except for the hammers pounding on the inside of my skull.”
    At that, Lucian’s lips curved. “That’s funny. And unexpected.”
    “I’m not much of a weeper, just thought you should know.” She closed her eyes again. “I believe I hate altered flight.”
    “It can be a real bitch for humans.”
    The chain at her neck vibrated softly. As she opened her eyes and once more turned to look at him, the depth of his physical need struck her. According to Rumy, he’d been deprived for a long time, at least a year. “Oh, God, Lucian, I’m sorry. Let’s get you taken care of. So how do we do this?”
    She tried to sit up, but he shook his head. “Just lie still. I thought, if it’s all right with you, I’d take from your wrist. It’s much less invasive, and you can keep resting.”
    “Okay. Do whatever it is you need to do. Yes, lying prone for a little while longer will be better.”
    Rumy had made it clear what being chain-bound to Lucian would mean, so Claire had known this moment would come. But as he angled his shoulders, then leaned over her arm, her heart started pounding. She couldn’t believe this was happening. A vampire would soon bite her and take her blood.
    She watched his fangs descend as he hovered above the collection of veins at her wrist.
    He glanced up at her, his gray