I knew the pain that had been missing in the bedroom with Xavier would come tenfold now when the medic dropped a familiar pill in my hands. Xavier had fed from me. Replenishment would be necessary. "Down the hatch," the elf said, handing me a cup of water, gazing at me expectantly. I already knew what it was for and I knew what it would do to me. Still, with one narrowed green-eyed glare from the Chieftain, I knew better than to argue. I'd argued enough back at the Rosario Estate and it hadn't amounted to much progress in my favor. Nobody cared about my opinion on this matter. I'm just a brainwashed human, apparently. I can't make rational decisions for myself. At least, not where Xavier is concerned. With one anxious gulp, I hadn't had to wait long at all for the effects to tak

