If Chloe had happened by before Lestat found his latest meal, he might not have been able to resist. It's not a possibility he dwells on any more than he dwells on any other calamity that hasn't come to pass - or those that haven't yet occurred, most of the time.

He certainly wouldn't chop her head off in any event. A neck that lovely would be a shame to ruin.

"And you can't blame me for not wanting to let him go to waste. That would have been a tragedy." He laughs boyishly, shaking his head. "I put his miserable life to good use. Better than any he was putting it to, at least."