Victoria shivered in Vail’s arms as she tried to calm down. She nodded at him in response that she needed to calm down. The bite was indeed over. The worst part was over. He had licked any trickling blood she could feel, that was the moment that traumatised her. The feeling of the blood leaving her body. She had too much of it taken from her recently and she feared if she lost anymore, she would surely die. She hadn’t quite recovered mentally from the experience. She knew Vail would in no way hurt her intentionally and he wasn’t like Spencer. “Hold me…” Her voice was but a whimper like a small child. 

After a few minutes, her breathing had resumed to normality as she rested against his chest. She kept her mind on other thoughts other than thinking about her blood escaping her veins. With this blood phobia, she wondered how she’d even cope as a vampire who needed to drink it to be strong and survive. She couldn’t see herself biting anyone either. Biting someone was associated with more intimate rituals between lovers. Or animalistic behaviour. She wasn’t born a vampire, so their instincts were not normal to her.

“Sorry…”  She sighed and nuzzled against his warm neck. “I’m not…quite myself after….Spencer draining me within an inch of my life. It’s made my blood phobia even worse.” She explained. As long as she didn’t see the blood anywhere, she felt she could cope with Vail biting her and indulging in her. But it did worry her that on some level that’s the only thing he saw special in her, despite being told he cared for her and even loved her since spending time with her when he had not fed on her blood. 

“Wouldn’t you miss it though?” She asked curiously and her eyes found their way up to his face. “If I was a vampire…wouldn’t you miss drinking my blood?” She had to ask, her curiosity took the better of her. How would Vail cope without his regular fix that he had gotten used to? He hadn’t indulged when she was too weak to be fed on but he knew there was a chance of hope in the future to drink it more once she was healthy again. If she turned into a vampire, he wouldn’t be able to drink her blood, it would be like cannibalism….wouldn’t it?