"Lucy is family," Mathias answers with a laugh, thinking of all the reasons that a relationship between them would never work. "And as far as she's concerned, I might as well be her actual brother. He and I shared a face." That he looks exactly like Max is only one of the many reasons, though. He loves Lucy, but their relationship is vastly different from anything he's had with anyone else, except possibly Henrich. They have an understanding.

"And I think you overestimate my talent with women," he says, shaking his head a little, though he's still smiling. The connection they had is different than anything he's found before. With Sookie it had been so easy, but he knows that isn't always the case. In fact, most often, it isn't the case.