Deanna bit her thumb. Leave it to her childe to drive from point A to point B whereas sometimes the redhead took the scenic route.
"Vicky, I..." the elder vampire stumbled momentarily. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have... If anything, I should be asking for your forgiveness."
She sucked in air that wasn't needed, and continued. "Celine was always wilful and had a jealous streak a mile long. I should've seen it to begin with, and tried harder to, I dunno, smooth the waters? And deep down I knew you'd never betray me like that."