Lucas
Marvolo was a fool for thinking that he deserved even a moment of my time.
But I was almost grateful for the dunce.
His eager desire to pull me aside for the night gave me the perfect opportunity to slip away from Valerie. If only for a bit.
I couldn’t believe how weak I’d been. I was seconds from losing control.
I could have taken her. I could have sunk my teeth into her neck and tasted the sweet beat of her heart. I could have stripped her naked and brought the brothel walls down with her cries of pleasure. All night. All night, I could have done it.
And I might’ve. If I’d entered the room with her on our return. I might’ve given in. I could still feel that hungry, gnawing me down to the bone. It took all I had to restrain myself.
But I hadn’t laid a hand on her, and I was g
