Victoria was at least glad to have Sylvia on side. She understood more the fact male vampires would have been drawn to her like Spencer but her half-brother was purely coincidental. She smiled at Vail as he told her that she carried his scent. “Is that how vampire partnerships work? The pairs smell of each other?” She asked him curiously. She knew his scent would be on her when he first bit her but now he wasn’t going to be biting her going forward his scent would come from their intimacy she assumed. She had so many questions surrounding female vampires and their biology, such as breeding cycles that would be awkward asking Vail’s mother about. Particularly when said mother was not very welcoming to the former mortal.

Did Katherine forget that it was [i]humans[/i] that fought the Wynters in London to keep the majority of the clan away from the Hygraces and stayed behind to help her family to escape with the Crests? Humans were not inferior at all and now that Victoria was no longer human, she would still not treat them as inferior. She could understand if Katherine was frustrated with her for taking Vail’s attention away from his family but seeing them in such a sorry state made her really question what Vail could have actually done to help them.

Victoria let Vail defend her honour and silently thanked him by squeezing his hand lightly. Her amethyst eyes sparkled radiantly as they gazed upon his parents. She could have quipped back at Katherine for her remarks but she decided to let it slide, Katherine was hurting, suffering. It by no means meant that Victoria would be a pushover in dealing with her lover’s mother but she didn’t wish to argue the toss in front of the entire clan she was trying to become part of. Instead, Katherine should be grateful that her transformation worked so that she did not also have a grieving son to worry about on top of Peter. Vail now had a source of support and sucker from his lover. 

Instead Victoria bowed to Lord Peter when Katherine informed him of their arrival. “Lord Hygrace. I am truly sorry for what the Wynters did to you and your family. Rest assured, I will not stop until vengeance has been sought.” Her tone of voice showed she was deadly serious about her resolve and determination to fight not only for herself but for Vail’s family. “You have the allegiance of both the Order of Saints and the Moncourier Clan.” Hopefully that was enough to secure some persuasion from their former alliances to re-join their cause after losing faith in their strength to lead them against the Wynters.  

“And Lady Hygrace. Please be assured that I care very deeply for your son. I will do everything in my power to support provide for him.” She looked up at Vail’s taller position. “If he lets me.” She smiled faintly, knowing he was independent enough to take care of himself but giving him that option of wanting her as a significant other, or wife even.