Once the doctor left the room, Elijah approached me, taking my hand and offering a broad smile. "I can't believe you've brought me this much joy," he said, looking both elated and on the verge of tears of happiness as he held my hand. "Are you truly happy?" I didn't need to wait for him to ponder his response; he promptly nodded, indicating his contentment with the news. "I can't wait to liberate you from the grasp of that inept alpha and make you my wife," he openly expressed his desires, prompting a wide smile to spread across my face. Elijah was right; it was time for us to begin anew, leaving everyone else behind in our lives. While I had initially wanted to reclaim my shares and my pack, now that I was pregnant and unable to undergo any transitions until after the baby's birth, I

