Ash had to understand that family was most important thing in the world. It was why he was dead set on destroying the Cromwell coven, after all.
Ruby had to wonder if he would still try to enact his plans without her there bankrolling him. He did have a couple million in the bank at this point but would that really be enough? This place was well-fortified and the vampires she had met so far were nothing like him.
They were ice cold and followed Dorian's commands without question. She had a hard time imagining any one of them ever having fun at all, let alone caring about each other. They moved around silently, swiftly, and separately.
Other races of fae tended to compare vampire covens to werewolf packs because of the magical bonds the members shared but this place was nothing like the werewolf packs she had met back home.