King Andrei was shocked by the news, he never thought Elena got pregnant. He was aware of the damage he caused her. When he went back for her, it was too late. The hunters already killed her. He realised back then, he had been very cruel to her. He wanted to take her as his second wife, it was not unheard of in their culture and vampire species. After all, Elena was compatible with him, more than his true mate. But he was too late.
Ekaterina is a cruel and power-hungry vampire. She wanted nothing from him but his crown. He once suspected the children were not his, but he later found out only the daughter was a bastard child. Ekaterina was not aware of his discoveries and he liked it that way. After he found out the truth, he still treated Inessa as his daughter but his mate was another story.