Victoria, Ray and Gerald returned to Crest Manor in a carriage, they all remained silent as Victoria glared at Gerald in the back of the carriage. She folded her arms and narrowed her eyes at him. Ray felt the tension between them, he also felt it between him, Gerald and Victoria’s lover, Vail. Gerald noticed Victoria’s hard cold stare. “My dear, we are going to be spending a lot of time together in the next few weeks, so I suggest you work through whatever anger you are feeling.” 

“You killed my father. And Ray knows. I found my father’s journal. Once I expose you to the rest of the Order you will be branded a traitor!” Victoria spat, yet Gerald merely huffed. “They wouldn’t believe a vampire sympathiser over [i]me[/i].” He sneered.

“But they’ll believe me.” Ray piped up and glared at him. “Alex was a damned fine Saint and you murdered him in cold blood.” Gerald gritted his teeth. “You [i]dare[/i] go against me, Lord Pierce?”

Suddenly Gerald lunged at him and grabbed him by the throat. “I MADE YOU.” Gerald growled as Ray clutched at his hands on his neck. Victoria screamed out and kicked Gerald in the face with her boot. “GET OFF HIM!” It made Gerald loosen his grip, Ray pulled out a pistol and pointed it between his eyes. “You will stand trial and face justice Lord Alabaster, for what you have done!”

Victoria nodded as she panted with adrenaline as Gerald glared at Ray. The coach pulled up outside the manor. Ray held the gun to Gerald’s head as Victoria hopped out and finally, she could run thanks to the surge of adrenaline in her veins. She ran right up to the door where her mother waited for her. She had been so worried about her mother being left alone with Gerald and Lord Spencer. “Mother!” She ran right into her arms and Diana cried. Until now Ray had kept quiet about Gerald’s deed but Victoria was the one to inform Diana of the treachery. Diana looked at Gerald with pain. “You took my husband away from me, you let Spencer feed on my only daughter. You are nothing but a monster.” She walked up to him and gave him the hardest slap of his life. It paled in comparison what Victoria wanted to do to him.

“Listen, if you turn me in now, the Wynter’s win. They’ll take over London and you won’t be safe anywhere from them.” Gerald sighed. Victoria put her hands on her hips and used a stern voice as she demanded more answers. “Start talking…”