54|Tricked

Hours after he'd left Luca, Ethan was still fuming. He couldn't believe how Sonja's daughter had messed up his plan at the last minute. He should have accounted for the fact that she might change back, but the thought had never crossed his mind, in all honesty.

He'd had no intention of returning Cadence. In fact, he would have killed her right there, while in her spectral form, and hung her on that same tree where Luca had hung his father.

Yes, he had planned to make Luca watch him take away what was most precious to him.

"Damn that fucking cat!" He slammed his fist on the glass tabletop. The untouched goblet toppled over. Surprisingly, it didn't break, but the liquid inside made a mess all over the cracked surface.

Eugénie was a picture of calmness. She'd been with him long enough to get used to his fits of rage. They no longer disturbed her.

"We'll get him soon enough." She purred as she got up from her seat and draped her arms over his shoulders.

Ethan grunted his displeasure, an