Chapter 24: Happy Ever After
**Lily's POV**
I stood in the bathroom staring at the pregnancy test in my shaking hands, and for the first time in my life, tears of joy streamed down my face.
Pregnant.
I was pregnant with Marcus's pup.
Six months had passed since Derek's death. Six months of healing, of learning to be strong, of discovering who I was when I wasn't living in constant fear. Six months of falling deeper in love with my mate every single day.
And now this. A new life growing inside me. A tiny miracle that represented everything good about our future.
"Lily?" Marcus's voice came from the bedroom. "You okay in there? You've been in the bathroom for a while."
I opened the door, unable to contain the smile that was threatening to split my face in half. Marcus took one look a
