"You can't be serious?" Lorelie asked after hearing Rowena's suggestion. "You know Adam's blood is our biggest secret.
"It was you who insisted that we keep it secret in the first place," Stacey added.
"I'm aware, but this ain't something we'll be able to hide once she joins the harem," Rowena replied.
"If she joins," Stacey retorted.
Rowena smirked at her granddaughter's stubbornness before asking, "Do you honestly think she won't be joining?"
Instead of replying, Stacey turned her head away with a pout, causing Rowena and Lorelie to chuckle.
"I get what you're saying, Rowena, but we decided not to reveal this information to anyone outside the harem besides the Brood Progenitor," Lorelie stated.
"I'm aware, but I honestly believe Eytelis can be trusted to keep this secret," Rowena replied. "And besides, you're both forgetting one thing."
"What?" Stacey and Lorelie both asked.
"In the end, it's Adam's choice who he decides to give his blood to," Rowena replied.
"A decision he wouldn't have considered if you didn't suggest it," Stacey retorted.
"And what happens if she becomes addicted to his blood?" Lorelie asked.
"That's highly unlikely to happen," Rowena confidently replied. "Unlike me, who needs blood to survive and Stacey, who will most likely become the same in the future, Eytelis is just consuming the blood as another form of substance.
It's like deciding to eat Terran cuisine instead of Solarian."
"I hope you're right," Lorelie said in a worried tone.
"It will never happen," Stacey stated confidently. "Without proof, there's no way she will believe him."
"If you're that concerned, why not join me in heading down to the med bay?" Rowena proposed to Lorelie.
"So that's your plan," Stacey said in understanding. "You plan to give her a demonstration."
***
"You expect me to believe that you have some special sort of blood that the Brood race are addicted to?" Eytelis replied in disbelief.
She currently lay on one of the medical beds while beams of light passed over her, conducting scans.
"Pureblood, apparently," Adam replied.
"And this pureblood is slowly changing Rowena's granddaughter, Stacey, more Brood?" Eytelis asked.
"By lessening the Terran part of her, yes," Adam confirmed.
"And I'm assuming you can prove this?" Eytelis asked sceptically.
"Hmm, Stacey's change is as apparent as Rowena's?" Adam replied thoughtfully.
"How can Rowena change? She's full Brood," Eytelis replied with a hurt look before saying. "If you don't want me here, you don't have to lie to me."
"He's not lying; my hair turns white for a short period of time," Rowena stated as she, Stacey and Lorelie entered the med bay.
"Told you she wouldn't believe him," Stacey remarked.
"Well, it is rather unbelievable; I was also sceptical in the beginning, remember," Lorelie replied.
"Not you all as well," Eytelis said with a disappointed sigh.
Rowena smiled as she arrived next to Adam before suggesting, "We should just demonstrate how my hair changes colour."
"Are you sure?" Adam asked in concern. "You've recently fed, after all, and we don't know what side effects you might experience if you drink my blood too often."
"I'll be fine; I'll only drink a little," Rowena replied happily as she felt warmth in her heart from Adam's concern for her.
"If you say so," Adam replied.
"Watch closely," Rowena said to Eytelis as her bicuspid teeth visibly lengthened.
Eytelis wore a doubtful expression but still nodded in understanding.
Rowena closed in on Adam and gently kissed his neck before biting down on it, which caused him to shiver as he felt her begin to feed on his blood.
Stacey and Lorelie watched with interest as Rowena's red hair began to turn white, starting from her scalp.
Eytelis, on the other hand, gaped in shock as she watched the event unfold.
"So that's what happens," Lorelie said with interest. "It's my first time actually watching her feed on him."
"I wonder if my hair will start turning white after I become full Brood?" Stacey wondered as she observed her grandmother feeding on her boyfriend.
"Probably, though we still don't know exactly what will happen when you become full Brood," Lorelie replied.
Adam heard Stacey and Lorelie talking; however, he failed to register what they said as he began to lose himself in the pleasure of Rowena feeding on him.
It took all his willpower to weakly say, "Rowena, stop."
Rowena's eyes, which had been closed since Adam's blood first entered her mouth, suddenly shot open in realisation, allowing Stacey, Lorelie and Eytelis to see that they were actually glowing slightly.
It took all of Rowena's willpower to stop herself and retract her teeth from Adam's neck.
After doing so, she moved away from Adam and leaned against the end of one of the other medical beds while breathing heavily.
"Hey Rowena, are you ok?" Lorelie asked in concern since she had never seen her friend react this way.
"I'm… fine," Rowena replied, though it came out more as a growl.
"Are you sure?" Lorelie asked as she stepped up beside her and tried to place a hand on her shoulder.
"NO!" Rowena screamed as she leapt away from Lorelie while her wings unfurled and she glared at her with her glowing eyes. "Don't touch me."
"Grandmother?" Stacey asked in concern while Lorelie looked at her friend in shock.
"Is this normal?" Eytelis asked in confusion.
Adam, who had regained control of himself now that Rowena had stopped feeding on him, frowned before saying, "No, it's not."
Afterwards, he stepped forward slightly while asking in a serious tone, "Rowena, what's wrong?"
Rowena's glowing eyes seemed to soften as she heard Adam's voice before she backed away again while saying, "Stay back, it's taking everything I have to stop myself from jumping on you and continuing to feed."
"Adam, what's happening here?" Lorelie asked with a frown.
"I don't know; this has never happened before," Adam replied.
"It's probably because she forced herself to stop partway," Stacey remarked.
"What do you mean?" Adam asked.
Instead of replying, Stacey asked, "I'm guessing that grandmother has never had to force herself to stop feeding on you?"
"No, she always got her fill, just as you do," Adam replied.
"That's probably it then. Her body is craving more of your blood since it isn't sated yet, but her willpower and self-control are fighting back against those urges," Stacey explained.
"Will she be ok?" Lorelie asked.
"I think so," Stacey replied before adding. "This might actually be a good thing."
"A good thing?" Adam asked.
Stacey nodded while saying, "If she can overcome her body's craving, then she might be able to gain some resistance and control over the addiction."
"You mean she won't be addicted anymore?" Lorelie asked.
"No, I expect the addiction will stay with her for the rest of her life; however, she will be able to resist more of her body's urges to feed on Adam," Stacey replied.
"How do you know so much about this? I thought you weren't an expert on pureblood?" Lorelie asked.
"I'm not, but as someone who also feeds on Adam's blood, I know a bit of what she's going through," Stacey answered.
"You mean that…" Adam began, only for Stacey to interrupt him.
"Not yet, I'm not addicted yet, but as I become more Brood, I feel myself craving your blood more," Stacey replied.
"Then perhaps it's a good idea if you stop feeding on him," Lorelie remarked in concern.
"No," Stacey replied flatly. "I plan to spend the rest of my life with Adam, and I plan to continue feeding on his blood until I become full Brood, even if that means being addicted to it."
Eytelis, who had been listening to her conversation, asked, "Why would you do that?"
"Because I love him more," Stacey replied simply.
"Just that?" Eytelis asked in surprise.
"What other reason do I need?" Stacey answered.
"All three of us feel the same, Eytelis, so if you wish to join us and become Adam's woman in the future, you too must consider how much you really like him and if that's what you really want," Lorelie stated in a serious tone.
"Why do you make it sound so absolute?" Eytelis asked.
The glow in Rowena's eyes seemed to have finally died down, and after taking a deep breath, she said, "Because it is. Once you taste it, you will never be able to give it up."
"You mean his blood?" Eytelis asked.
"No," Rowena replied before pointing to Adam's cock and saying. "His dick. It's the best I've ever had."
"Err," Eytelis replied.
"Is now really the time to be saying that?" Adam asked with a sigh before adding seriously. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine, darling; the craving has subsided," Rowena replied. "Though if we have to do that again in the future, I think it would be best if we didn't do it so soon after my last feeding."
Adam didn't say anything except to step forward and pull her into his embrace, surprising Rowena.
"Silly girl, you need to be more careful," Adam said in a gentle tone as he hugged her close.
Rowena didn't respond except to bury herself in Adam's embrace with a smile of contentment.