Unleash (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 6) by Felicity Heaton

needed this moment of normalcy after everything he had endured these past few weeks. It would help him shake off the last threads of darkness that clung to his heart and mind, restoring his faith that he could be in the company of others without the need for his restraints.
    His brother followed with his beautiful mate, the blonde elite female Sera. Antoine looked much brighter tonight than he had the last time she had seen him. Dressed in a tailored black suit and his favoured Italian leather shoes, he cut an imposing figure of authority, but Snow still outshone him.
    Antoine lacked the wild, hellion edge that Snow had always had. They were complete opposites in that regard. Antoine was the sensible one. Snow was the rebel.
    Sera carried the male child of Callum and Kristina’s twins, and he was leaning forwards in her arms, small hands grasping the air in Snow’s direction. She struggled to keep hold of him and keep upright in the tall heels she wore with her elegant deep crimson evening gown.
    Why did Callum want Snow?
    Her eyes widened when Snow reached the fretting couple, hunkered down and pinched the baby girl’s rosy cheek. She quieted and then burst into a fit of giggles.
    Surprising.
    She hadn’t expected or even considered it possible that Snow would hold any sense of tenderness towards the tiny babes, and she definitely hadn’t seen his ability to soothe them coming. It hit her hard in her chest, warming her heart and melting some of her hatred towards him.
    The baby girl bounced in her mother’s arms, vying with her brother for Snow’s attention as he tried to entertain both of them.
    It was strange seeing him smiling at the babies, teasing them and talking to them. It didn’t fit the image she had of him, or the man she knew him to be, no matter how long she watched him interacting with them. He looked so much more like the man he used to be and the hold of the dark feelings in her heart grew weaker.
    Sera handed the boy back to his father, who held him in the crook of his arm. Antoine said something to Snow and left with Sera. Snow looked uncertain at last when the baby boy grasped his index finger, his tiny fingers clutching it.
    Kristina laughed, as though amused by Snow’s discomfort. The baby girl began to settle, her eyes drifting closed as her mother gently rocked her.
    The baby boy opened his little mouth to reveal small fangs and tried to draw Snow’s hand up to him so he could bite it. Callum uttered something that looked as though it might have been an apology as Snow hastily removed his hand from the baby’s reach. Snow laughed and rubbed the back of his neck, his actions speaking of nerves that she failed to notice because she was transfixed.
    She couldn’t remember the last time Snow had laughed.
    It soothed her, stirring hopes long forgotten, and took her back countless centuries to a night that had changed her life forever.
    Snow said something and moved away from the couple, leaving Callum to offer his wrist to his child.
    Her gaze tracked Snow through the room. He settled himself into a corner, leaning against the wall there with one boot planted on the wooden floor and his other knee bent and that foot resting against the cream wall.
    She wanted to go to him and wondered if he could sense her presence. He had sensed her in his room when she had been shrouded. She took a step forwards with the intent of crossing the room and mirroring him by leaning against the wall near to him, but paused when a female approached him.
    Lilah.
    She looked radiant in her dark green slinky dress with her long chestnut hair sleek and straight.
    Snow’s lips curled into a smile when he spotted Lilah.
    She didn’t like that look. It was one thing for him to smile and laugh with babies, and completely another for him to smile at beautiful women. She checked herself. It was none of her business who he smiled or laughed around, and she would do well to remember it.
    Even if it did irk her for some