Bab 348: Fate's timing with if's

When Annalise stepped inside the powder room, she noticed three young vampiresses sitting in front of the mirror, powdering their noses or adjusting their dresses so that their bosoms looked full. They were already in the middle of a discussion. 

"I wonder why they even invite the humans, especially one who looks like her," remarked one of the young women, who leaned towards the mirror, while continuing to talk, "Not that I am intimidated by that silver hair, as it looks like a witch's hair. I am surprised that no one has executed her yet." 

"That's because they have more money than you or me," commented another young woman with a chuckle, who, like others, was attending the soiree to be courted and find an eligible man to marry. "You think if her family didn't have money, she would last a day?"