something female vampires rarely did. As Irina finished up with her hair, her second, Annova entered her room.
“The males are fed and are happy, although Josef’s mood has soured considerably; I think he will be ready to continue our breeding program in about a month.”
“Those boys can be a handful Annova.” Irina smiled and continued, “They will lead us out of this near extinction. Do not worry about Josef, if he will not do it willingly than he will perform unwillingly. He has the life of a king that any male of any species would admire. It is attitudes like his that makes me wonder how we have survived so long.”
“I don’t get it either, he won’t even bite anyone!” Annova said shaking her head. “I will go make sure the others are ready. I have already put guards around the male’s lair. I will see you outside”.
Irina thought about the troubles they had maintaining numbers as Annova walked away. A vampire could be made two ways, either born or bitten. Only females could become vampires from the bite, and for the most part only in the early years right after puberty, with Cranberry being the exception. The problem with that is only the male vampires can deliver the bite. Male vampires though come into the world the old fashioned way, by a female Vampire giving birth. The huge problem with that is male vampires rarely show any sexual interest in female vampires. The problem with both is that their continued survival always depended on the males, something she has changed, although heavy handedly. Males did not like making female vampires from the bite, as they claimed the act left them slightly ill from the contact .While Irina knew this to be true, Irina also thought males did not like making female vampires because they couldn’t control them like they once did. A male vampire could control any of vampires he changed, as long as he is not away from them longer than ten days. Any while longer, the females system would begin to expel the males toxin and make anti bodies against it. After the Waco incident killed many of the males, female Vampires started thinking for themselves, as large numbers of makers were gone. It was then females came to power. The reason the males didn’t want to make vampires the old fashioned way was a bit more biological.
The immunity that female vampires gain from expelling the toxin also wreaked havoc with the males system. Male vampires did not react as violently as humans did when coming in contact with their body fluids, but the males were still laid up days afterwards with their movements noticeably slowed. It is because of this the male vampires generally preferred the company of other males. Irina did not care about their discomfort of course, since she was tasked by Drac himself to keep their numbers up. Irina had tried different methods of insemination, but they had all proven ineffective. The DNA they needed could not survive outside the body. Irina did the only thing she could have done since she took power; she extracted it forcefully no matter stupid Josef’s complaints. She only wished males were fertile more than twice a year. Josef was a big part of the future of their survival but he wanted to be difficult, based on the fact that he felt like a prisoner because he wasn’t allowed to leave the compound. Inside the compound his every desire was granted. Human males were even snuck into the compound for his pleasure. It made Irina smile though that the young males were coming along happily. They were segregated from Josef and were taught about their role early, and they seemed proud by the fact they could contribute. They were still at least three years off from puberty though. One would remain here and the other would be sent to the east coast, to help out the school there. They were what that the vampires needed; Irina