Author's Notes: Chapters 1 and 2 were originally published back in 2015 under my other screen name of DieselJester and then republished under AlexClayton. Chapter 3 was originally published in 2017 under this name of AlexClayton.
I will tell y'all right now that this story has been the bane of my literary existence ever since I became a professionally published author back in 2015. It is also the reason why I will no longer release stories in single chapter format. It's now full, complete stories that I will put up here... or nothing at all. I would much rather take the time and put out a quality standalone story up than piecemeal it and then hear incessant requests as to when the next chapter is coming out. This story was also plaguing me because at the time I originally written it, the publishing rights for "Vampiress, Mine" had been purchased by my publisher. When "VM" never got professionally published, I fought hard to get those rights back so that I could repost it here on Literotica. "Vampire's Harem" was intended to fill the void left by "VM" but then turned out to not be needed once I had the rights to my Supernatural Earth saga back.
But, y'all kept asking for it. ;)
So here it is; "Into the Vampire's Harem" in it's full, complete, and edited glory that I trudged through writing to get it published here just for you all who have been asking about it. I sincerely hope that you really enjoy it because I have absolutely
NO
intention in writing a sequel for this one. This is it; done, finito, the-frakkin-end.
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CHAPTER 1:
Lord Byron Leandro's eyes narrowed as he looked over the smoldering fields of what had been multiple food crops; wheat, barley, vegetables... all now gone in flames, smoke, and ash. His jaw twitched irritably as his mind worked out what needed to be done now. He ran a hand over his buzz cut head in frustration. This was not something that he wanted to wake up to at the crack of dark. "Options?" he asked at last to his foreman who was standing nearby, his gaze transferring from the scorched field to the retreating glow of the distant sun, now well below the horizon.
"For the crops or the family responsible for them?" the foreman asked in return.
"Both," Byron said in a hard voice. "But give me options on the food situation first."
"Well," the foreman consulted his notes as he'd been ready for this. "I'm told that the fields can be salvaged for next year's planting season and it will take work throughout the winter to do so. However, this constituted the bulk of the village's food supply that they had yet to store up. Other crops will be barely able to sustain everyone through winter. It's going to be difficult for everyone. If there's the slightest bit problem with any of the other crops I fear that we will have starvation issues and possible deaths," he reported. He then shrugged. "There is game in the area to balance out the humans' diets, but it will still be tough."
"I see," Byron said with a hint of resignation in his voice. "So I'll need to import food in from a neighboring barony if I want to sustain the populace here, is that what I'm getting?"
"Yes, my lord."
Byron let out another long breath. Damn Humans. They were needed for his coven and his family's own sustenance and they were a pain in the ass all at once. Why the hell couldn't they feed on blood like he did or at least have the ability to survive the extreme elements like were-creatures could? How humans had become the dominant species for the longest time baffled Byron. "What about those responsible for this?" he asked.
"The couple and their family have been returned to their home and placed under guard pending your further orders, sire," the foreman said. "This way."
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Kerdia peered down from her bed in the loft of her home. It was night now and something was going on. She kept on hearing the words 'fire' and 'accident' as mother and father kept on arguing in hushed voices. They'd come back from the fields early, apparently under orders from their vampire overseers. Then the Vampiric Guard themselves showed up and blocked every exit in and out of their house. Kerdia had been getting ready to walk to market with her friends to start working her shift as a barmaid at the local pub when the guards had shown up with her family in tow. Now she was stuck up here in the loft with her younger siblings looking to her for answers.
"What's going on, Kerdia," her younger sister asked for the hundredth time.
"I don't know!" Kerdia snapped in a low voice. "Now shush while I try to listen."
As she strained to hear what their parents were saying, there was a commotion outside as a man's voice, the village foreman, shouted out in command. "Bring them out here, the whole family, NOW!" Kerdia gasped as the doors busted open, nearly flying off of their hinges.