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across the floor. Great, now I’m going fucking nuts too. I would have laughed, but another spasm ripped through my intestines, and the bed moved again, proving that I was not really crazy, just in a great deal of pain.
    A new voice broke through my haze of agony.
    “ Marcus, I heard you were called out by the High Council for keeping a human for a year. Ah, and here is that human. So, you are keeping him?”
    My addled brain finally registered something. The bed that I was currently curled up on was the doorway into and out of here. No wonder it had just moved, someone had just come through it.
    “ Glad you could come to the Birthing, Claudius. This is Sigmund.”
    Edward, I managed to insert, before my stomach roiled again and caused another burst of horrendous pain in my gut.
    “ Oh, I can see why you find this human so special. You have had him for a year, and he is still defiant. Wait, is he the one who stabbed you? That is why this place is so austere now. I used to enjoy coming here for chats, but it is so cold in these rooms now.”
    “ Once Sigmund is completely changed, I will redecorate.”
    Edward.
    “ Your name is whatever I decide it to be, Siggy.”
    Oh God, if you’re going to start calling me that, I’d rather answer to Sex.
    I panted and rubbed my forehead in the sheets. My stomach was burning, and I couldn’t curl in any tighter.
    “ Sex it is. Besides, you cannot use your human name anymore. You are dead, and to protect your family, the knowledge that you are a vampire has to remain unknown, for now. Has the cramping stopped?”
    Yes.
    The pain had lessened somewhat, but I wasn’t going to chance it coming back by uncurling from my fetal position.
    “ Claudius, would you be so helpful? Can you prop him up? The first transfusion was difficult. He should have gotten some strength from it, though, and may prove to be more of a handful than he usually is.”
    I don’t know how long I rolled on the bed, cradling my midsection, but it wasn’t anywhere near long enough to make the sharp stabbing pains dissipate, and I gave a startled yelp when I was dragged upright and felt naked flesh pressing up against my back. I opened my eyes and stared at this new vampire, Claudius, as he grabbed my upper arms and pulled them back to his chest.
    What the hell?
    He was pale, paler than a human, but not so much that he would stand out in the crowd. He had irises of the kind of deep blue that I had only ever seen on a documentary about arctic ice flows and I stared up at them in awe. I don’t think I have ever met someone with eyes quite that shade of blue before. Black strands of hair hung forward over his shoulders, escaping from a loose ponytail that tickled my chest. He was naked. And he’d caught me staring at him.
    “ Birthing is such a bloody business. I do not want my clothing stained,” he answered to my unasked question.
    Marcus moved in front of me, pressing upon my stomach with his own abs. I blinked up at him.
    How the hell did I get to be the blood pack in the middle of a vampire sandwich?
    Claudius chuckled softly. “He is delightful, Marcus. Still, we will have to have words about this.”
    Marcus sat on my thighs, anchoring me down on the bed. He stared into my eyes with a question, but I had no clue what he wanted to hear from me, so I simply turned my head and presented my neck to him, which must have been the answer he was waiting for because he tore into my throat again. It was just as horrible as the last time, the disabling feeling of having your life sucked out of you and not being able to do anything about it.
    He let go just before I blacked out, and I got one of my arms free from Claudius and punched Marcus in the head. He fell out of my line of sight, and I felt a sense of satisfaction.
    “ Hold him!” Marcus yelled, righting himself.
    “ I did not think he would be so strong after just the first exchange.” Claudius sounded amazed.
    Marcus took me by the jaw and squeezed,