He watched as her bedroom went dark. After she was unconscious, he’d brought her back to her father’s house and placed her on the swing that sat on the porch. He then watched from a distance until her sisters found her. It was best that her family not know whom she’d been with. They already detested him for who he was. It would only get worse if they believed that he still posed any danger to Kathrina. The girl was getting to be a handful. She was willful and stubborn to a fault, and she had her heart set on bedding him. Luciano wasn’t sure how much longer he could resist her. She was just too tempting. What he’d told her about his sexual partners was true. He would willingly enjoy the delights that they offered, and then he’d feed on them until their life essence faded away. He rarely gave one of them a second thought. His anger toward Ophelia had been so great that he’d punished all females for her betrayal, stealing their lives and delivering their souls to darkness.
