Perhaps the male had been distant. However, wasn't that only natural? His mate, lifemate, had another persons children. Of course he had been upset, anyone would have been. However, all it had taken was his daughters eyes to meet his for him to melt and forget any tension he held to her arrival. She was his daughter, no matter her birth father, and he would take care of her.

It didn't meant he wasn't still unhappy about the whole situation in general, but Lavi was a smart man. He would always twitch his tail in agitation if this was mentioned, but he wouldn't direct it to either his mate or daughter. It was towards the situation, that was all.