Della Adara Vacker (Keeper of the Lost Cities)

**Della Adara Vacker** (pronounced Dell-uh Ah-dar-uh Vack-er) is a member of the Vacker family. She is the mother of Alvar, Fitz and Biana and the wife of Alden. Della is a Vanisher like her children, Biana and Alvar.

## Appearance

Della has cobalt blue eyes and heart-shaped lips. She also has long, chocolate brown hair. She is noted by Sophie to be flawless and beautiful to such an extent that she seems unreal. Della holds a striking resemblance to her daughter, Biana.

## Involvement

### *Exile*

In *Exile*, Della spent a lot of time caring for Alden after his mind broke. Hoping it would bring him back, she did things she knew he liked. She was one of the only Vackers who did not blame Sophie for the mind break. When Fitz tried to enter Alden’s mind, Della fainted. Della’s fashion sense also changed a bit during the two weeks Alden was gone. When Sophie arrives at Everglen to heal Alden, she hugs Sophie and thank her.

### *Neverseen*

In *Book 4: Neverseen,* Della proves herself to be much more than a fashion-loving beautiful mother. She stows away with Sophie and her friends when they go to join the Black Swan by remaining vanished the whole time. She is only discovered when Biana asks for another device that helps with breathing underwater, which makes Mr. Forkle, Fitz, Sophie, and Keefe suspicious because she only needed one herself. Biana, who was the only person Della told about her plan besides Alden, wasn’t able to hide Della from Mr. Forkle’s telepathy. He read Biana's mind and learned about Della. However, Della still insisted on joining the Black Swan. She convinced Mr. Forkle that she would be very helpful, by easily knocking him down in heels and proving she could walk through water without creating ripples or getting wet. Della is a very powerful Vanisher and can move swiftly. She is very tough and not afraid to fight for what is right, and she always fights for her loved ones.

Della also mentions in *Neverseen* that she once walked among humans, and her reception was less than friendly.

### *Nightfall*

In *Nightfall*, Della joins Edaline Ruewen and Juline Dizznee to make a team, protecting Wylie as he "makes a deal with the Neverseen." She proves that she is powerful by tricking Ro, and is able to hold a dagger to her spine in less than a few seconds by vanishing and attacking.

### *Flashback*

In *Flashback,* Della was seen often wearing darker and more plain clothing, especially during Alvar's trial. She is rather quiet and doesn't show up much during this book, but Fitz gets angry at her, along with Alden, and accuses them of being too busy with getting Alvar moved in to visit him while he was recovering from the shadowflux attack in the Healing Center. Della seemed very inclined, along with her husband, to give Alvar a second chance, and this caused a riff between her and her children.

### *Legacy*

In *Legacy,* Della brings Biana and Dex to the Seat of Eminence so they can become Regents. While waiting for the Council to arrive, Della unintentionally embarrasses herself and Sophie by questioning an off-handed comment Sophie makes about her own love life while being interrogated by Stina.

## Relationships

### Alden Vacker

* **Husband**

Della is married to Alden. He was the #1 recommendation on her match list, and she was his #201 recommendation. Their relationship is steady, and they have stayed together even after Councillor Alina tried to break them up by storming in on their wedding. She loves and cares for him deeply. In *Exile*, she is extremely upset, and heart broken when Alden's mind breaks but tries to stay strong for her children. She was obsessed over trying to bring him back by doing things that he enjoyed and showing him memories from past times that made him happy.

### Fitz Vacker

* **Son**

Fitz is the second oldest child of Della. She loves him and is concerned for him. When Fitz tried to get into Alden's broken mind, Della fainted, because she was afraid for her son and worried something would happen. She was also happy when Sophie and Fitz got together as a couple.

### Biana Vacker

* **Daughter**

Like her mother and oldest brother, Biana is a Vanisher. Biana is said to look a lot like her mother, and both of them share a love of fashion. They have a close relationship. In Neverseen, Biana was one of the only people to know about Della's plan. Della loves Biana just as much as she loves her other children. When Biana was injured in *Nightfall*, Biana decided to stay in an extra day. Della stayed with her, because she wanted to ensure her daughter's recovery.

### Alvar Vacker

* **Traitor son**

Alvar is the oldest child of Della and like his mother and younger sister, is a Vanisher. When Alvar comes for dinner, Della immediately sets a place for him. She is horrified that he states he has three girlfriends. Della also cried for multiple weeks when Alvar was discovered to be a Neverseen member. While Fitz and Biana were very against the idea of Alvar moving in during the events of *Flashback,* Della seemed willing to do anything to help get her son back. Aside from this, Alvar is her only child that has her cobalt eyes, instead of Alden's teal ones.

### Keefe Sencen

* **Like son**

Keefe goes to Everglen a lot because of Fitz and is like a son to Della. She cares deeply about him like she does for her own children.

### Sophie Foster

* **Like daughter**

Della cares for Sophie like a daughter and together with Alden, they decided to see if they could adopt her in *Keeper of the Lost Cities.* Before Grady and Edaline decided to withdraw their request to deny Sophie's adoption, Della was very open to letting Sophie stay with them. She has also been one of Sophie's only supporters earlier in the series. In *Exile*, Della is of the only Vackers who didn’t shut Sophie out when Alden’s mind broke.

### Edaline Ruewen

* **Very good friend**

Edaline and Della help each other stay strong numerous times, especially through sad events that take place throughout their lives.

## References

Information sourced from the Keeper of the Lost Cities Wiki