I was mortal until I had first.I was mortal until I had first..." she paused, "menstrual cycle. Then I bit family dog. I bit mother. I bit baby sister." "My foster father, Jonathan was afraid, but I was still his little Victoria, and I did not kill, I was too little. When I got older, the men started to come, and a rich banker offered Jonathan a good job to marry me. Of course, I bite, and Harker family is now very rich. My foster father taught me about finances, and the men who control them. He taught me that fangs insure my -- _our_ prosperity." She looked at me again. "That is why I am rich. There are many ways to get money when you are a vampire. I will teach them to you as well. Family heirlooms, really just odds and ends, they are considered antiques, sometimes. When you are as old as I am, and have a father who was very old when he died, there is much money in that, also." Pausing, she kissed me and rubbed my thigh. "Please do not be angry I have not told you before. It was not -- important that you know." I said, "It's all right, baby. No, it's not important to me how you got your money. And yes, I would like to know more about your past, but not right now. We have eternity for that." She sat back down on the bed, pulling me to her. |