**Stefano’s POV** I slammed the door shut behind me and leaned against it. I should have stopped the kiss before it went too far. Fuck! I turned around and began punching the wall over and over until the pain in my knuckles was all I could feel. She got under my skin in a way that made me want to tear something apart, and if she hadn’t pulled away from that kiss, I swear I would have taken her right then. Why the hell can’t I control myself around her? I ran my hand through my hair, trying to slow my breathing, but it didn’t help. Lucia had told me Elena had never had a boyfriend, so who the hell was that guy? The way she looked at me, that quick flash of guilt, told me everything; they’d kissed. I slid to the floor, leaning my back against the cold wall, counting my breaths and tr

