Pierre vs Byronic Heroes

Something I noticed while reading "Romance of The Forest" was that there were several heroes in the story. One in particular jumped out to me, and his name is Pierre. Pierre is a very dark hero, but he is still a hero. In some ways, he reminds me of Heathcliff from "Wuthering Heights". As much as he hates Adeline, and as many problems as she creates for him, he still seems to care for her in some aspect, whether it's romantic or not. He has opportunity to kill her when he takes her in, and yet...he doesn't. It was interesting to think about a Byronic hero within this story.