Not out of kindness. Never that.
Just because watching powerful men lose what they thought they owned had its own kind of satisfaction.
And also, he needed to awaken her bloodline himself, given he had 29 days left to leave this world with his women; he at least found two of the women already.
But first, he needed leverage. Something official. Something that would put him in Elena's orbit without raising suspicion.
He can force, but forcing through lust means no fun.
'Which professor do I target?'
That was the question bouncing around his skull as he rounded the corner past the student lounge. He needed someone with enough authority to assign him to the festival committee—someone who wouldn't ask too many questions.
His eyes scanned the hallway ahead, already calculating options.
And then he saw her.
Professor Marla.
