Maria realized after Alistair spoke that he was right. Vampire blood was addictive, which was probably why she was craving it right now. Theo had fed her a male vamp when she had been starving.

As the female, the rogue whom the bastard had been after the whole time, came forward to heal her, Maria stared at her. "You are the one," she said. "He took me, tortured me, to get you."
She wasn't angry at the rogue and was trying not to blame her, but a small part of her did blame the female. If it hadn't been for her, Maria wouldn't have been tortured like this. But she had been tortured by the male longer, so Maria couldn't blame the female for escaping him. 
"Thank you," she said after the female had healed her. She hoped they were keeping this female, since they could use such a healing power in their family.

But that could be dealt with later. Now there was trouble. She could sense a storm of violence and blood brewing right before her.
"Please," she begged. "I will not have my mate and my sire fight. Don't you both understand?" she said with tears in her eyes. "He got away. He is still out there. I don't feel safe here," she said, hugging herself. She didn't know which male to go to. She felt the pull both ways. 
To Alistair, who was her sire and hence like a father to her.
To Lucian, who was her mate, her true love. Even if there was something wrong with him right now.

She reached out a hand to both of them, taking Alistair's and Lucian's hands in each of hers. "I don't feel safe here," she repeated, calling on the bond of sire and childe, of mate to mate, for these two males to feel her fear and their need to protect her  because of the different yet strong bond she shared with them. "Please. I need to feed. He... he starved me until I was nearly mad with bloodlust then fed me a male vampire who came in here to attack me. I ripped his throat out and gorged on his blood. I feel dirty and used and afraid. Please do not fight, I am begging you, the two males who are most important to me. Alistair, my sire, my father. Lucian, my heart, my mate. Take me from this place."