"Vampire females are as good as extinct." Thad was aghast. "No females?" Natalya patted his shoulder. "You can date other species, Tiger. Don't you worry. I've already thought of some ladies to relieve you of your big V. One's a nymph--" "Over my dead body," Regin said. "Two-bit hookers, every one of them." Thad scratched his head. "Mr. Lothaire said every male needed a purring nymph or two chained to the foot of his bed. As pets." Natalya gasped. "All right, lad, no more talking to Lothaire."