Andrei actually felt some sympathy for Mackenzie. If Lily had been as determined as Loretta, then he hadn't stood a chance against her just as he'd never stood a chance against his Rose.
Maybe he could handle this whole mating thing better than he'd initially thought. Seeing Lily so alive, the love and happiness on her face as she spoke of her mate...that was priceless in his eyes and if it was what Mac gave to her then he could accept it.
"You love him." It was a statement rather than a question. He could see her emotions clearly in her expression.
"He's everything to me, Dad," she smiled softly and then her brow furrowed and her eyes narrowed. "You're not going to do anything silly like play the overprotective father routine, are you?"
It had crossed his mind, he couldn't deny that,
