Third Person's POV
Xavier was distracted through the entire ceremony and Luca thought about killing him for focusing more on the human in transition tucked against his side than Paola’s burial. After the ceremony, just at the end, Xavier’s eyes had flashed silver, his hand slipping southern to squeeze Emelie’s behind, and Luca, almost thoughtlessly, smacked his little brother upside the head. It happened so fast, he doubted anybody else had seen it but he knew from Xavier’s glare over his shoulder that he’d felt it.
Talia, thank the Gods, could feel her bonds’ rage quickly building and latched onto Luca’s arm, rubbing soothing circles on his bicep.
It helped too that his children were present.
Admittedly, Luca had so many children because of his own insatiable needs so at
