The perfect candidate

HELEN

I inhaled, sighing at the sweet smell of summer. Fall was close, I could feel it, and that sent tingles through my body. Things were finally getting into place. A smile crept over my face as I gazed at the sleeping woman.

“It's a pity I have to do this.” I sighed, running my fingers over her smooth face. I would have sunk my claws into it and watched with satisfaction as the blood gushed, but I withheld the urge.

I needed to make everything look real and perfect. Giving her a mark would cause her mates to suspect she was forced, and that wasn't something I was looking forward to.

I picked her up from the couch and carried her to their shared room. I would have taken her to hers, but wanted to rub this in the faces of their mates. Knowing who they were, cheating on them, wouldn't hurt as much as seeing her with another man in their bed.

I placed her on the bed, frowning when she tried to push me away. The drug I used on her was a heavy one, so I wasn't scared of waking her up