Tanya didn’t seem bothered by Peri’s words. She ignored them and turned back to Lilly. “Is there anything at all that we can do to help?”
“You really don’t hate me, do you?” Lilly asked, completely dumbfounded. Based on the couple of times she’d seen Tanya, Lilly believed the woman was just really good at hiding her feelings. But in truth, Dillon’s mate simply wasn’t holding a grudge.
“I don’t,” Tanya replied. “One of the great things about the true mate bond is that lies cannot be easily hidden. I know what he felt for you before, and I know what he feels for you now. He cares for you, but as a friend and as the mother of his child. Which he should feel. He’d be an ass if he didn’t. But he loves me as a mate, and I don’t doubt that.”
Tanya’s statement was like a spring of cool water t
