Victoria blushed with coyness as Vail laced his fingers with hers and declared she was his. In a more formal fashion. He made his feelings perfectly clear to his own family before and now to his future mother in law, she hoped, at least. She was grateful that her mother was so accepting of him and took it so well but then again, she saw the horrors Lord Spencer had put her through. 

As Victoria escorted Vail to the door, she smiled upon hearing his intentions were to keep loving her. She could not ask for more than that. Other than a gesture of commitment in the form of an engagement ring. Which would enrage his father, of course. She sighed when Vail expressed, he didn’t have any kind of plan to win over Peter. Only time would tell. Or if the Wynters made a move on them. So, it was settled then, they would wait until the Wynters were dealt with. And that meant more training with the Order. Victoria wasn’t going down without a fight. She only latched her hand tightly around Vail’s cooler skinned hand. 

She received his kiss with a soft sigh, she loved the feeling of his lips upon her porcelain skin. She swooned as he called her ‘his love’ for the very first time. She never thought two words would melt her heart so much than those he spoke. She smiled brightly when he declared he was going to fight for her, for them both to be together. She almost gasped at the mention he wanted to make her his fiancé and wife in the future, her cheeks flushed bright red. “I do trust you, Vail. With my life, my soul and my heart.” She revealed softly. She was happy he wasn’t going to let his father win in his decision to keep them apart. 

“Once we deal with the Wynters and when everything has calmed down, we can discuss our future…” She didn’t want to add ‘if she lived’ at the end of the sentence. She didn’t want to think about that. “So I shall see you in three days’ time?” She confirmed his plan. She knew he was still sneaking out of his manor house and keeping his rendezvous with his lover a secret from his father. “I’ll miss you, until then I shall be waiting.” She tiptoed up to peck his lips gently with her ruby ones. As she released his lips, she grinned at him. “My love.”