Raphael's expression fell. Milena was right. It was one of the most basic rules of economy they had learned; once a new product everyone wanted entered the market, the prices would spike up, leaving only the wealthiest to afford it. Not all the nobles had their means, especially nowadays. There were some common citizens born as vampires, too, who would definitely suffer from this. Even worse, they would really have no choice but to force humans to feed them if they couldn't find supplies anywhere else...
"So that's why you want to keep the method a secret," he muttered. "To control the prices of blood directly."
"Exactly," nodded Milena. "If only one House has the ownership of the method, and only a handful of suppliers are able to handle it, we can regulate the price of blood, the stock
