CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: THE WEIGHT OF FOREVER
“You’re pregnant.”
Dimitri’s voice cracked in the small bathroom as he stared at the two pink lines on the test, his hand trembling where it gripped the counter. Lyra stood frozen beside him, heart hammering so loud she could barely hear anything else.
“I’m pregnant,” she whispered, the words barely making it past the lump in her throat. Tears flooded her eyes instantly. “We’re having a baby.”
He spun toward her, pulling her into his arms so fiercely she lost her breath. “Lyra… God, Lyra.” His voice broke completely, raw and thick with everything he’d held back for years. “After everything we went through. After I almost lost you twice. We’re… we’re going to have another child.”
She buried her face in his chest, sobs shaking her whole body. “I
