Page 77 of Brutal Alpha Dragon

“I'll arrange for a pergola to be built there. That way, you can go up there whenever you want to write.”

When Lily's eyes light up, pride fills my chest. My heart overflows with love—a feeling I never thought possible.

But after today's visit to Redmond, I can't help but wonder if she's considered all of her options.

“What about your family, Lily?”

The smile on Lily's face fades substantially. She drops her eyes almost shamefully, compelling me to look down into her eyes.

“I—I think they'll be fine without me,” she says tentatively.

“Are you sure, sweetheart? I noticed how sad you were when we left. You can still see them, you know?”

“What happens when I can't see them anymore?” Her eyes flit to her belly before she touches her cheek. “Or when I stop aging? They're bound to ask questions.”

I pull her hand from her face and interlace my fingers with hers. “We'll figure that out when the time comes,” I assure her, pressing a kiss on her knuckles. Truthfully, I hadn't thought as far as that.

Only because I've never had to face that dilemma myself.

But now that Lily is my mate, I have to consider what it means for her.

“Together,” I add. “We'll deal with it together.”

Lily's smile returns, albeit faint, before she rests her cheek on my chest. She sighs contentedly, her body relaxing into me.

Thinking that she's fallen asleep, I whisper her name.

“Yes, my love?” she whispers back.

“Nothing,” I reply sheepishly. “I just wanted to tell you I love you.”

Her body shakes with a giggle. “I love you too, dragon man.”

Epilogue - Lily

Three Months Later

“Congratulations, Lily,” Doctor Amell smiles as she carries over a bundle wrapped in a baby blue nursing blanket. “You were amazing.”

Eagerly lifting my weight on my elbows, I stretch my arms out to take the bundle. When Doctor Amell places it in my arms, I meet my son for the first time.

“Beautiful…” I breathe as soon as my eyes land on the angelic face of my sleeping baby. With cherry-blossom lips puckered and a tuft of dark hair on his head, he stirs. When a low-pitched gurgling sound escapes his lips, his eyes open, lashes fluttering like a butterfly's wings.

I gasp when golden eyes meet mine, my heart skipping a beat. I lose the air in my lungs momentarily—long enough for the baby’s eyes to drift closed again as he falls asleep. It’s at that moment I realize I’m falling in love all over again.

This time, with the dragonspirit cub nestled in my arms. The baby I’d birthed after carrying him in my womb for three months. I’d fallen in love with every kick and every craving while he grew inside me.

And now, as the perfect duplicate of his father, my heart swells with profound love.

“He’s perfect…” Draco gasps beside me while he leans over us, placing a protective hand on our baby’s head.

I was wrong if I thought I couldn’t fall in love with Draco any more than I already have. When I lift my face to watch his reaction to our baby, I see his amber eyes softening. Witnessing the tender love flash in his eyes makes me love him even more.

“Is it safe to take my family home?” Draco asks Doctor Amell as she saunters around the room, gathering blood samples and giving out instructions to her staff. Despite Skarlett’s crimes against the Alpha, Saphia Amell remains the resident doctor. ‘

I’d gone as far as requesting that she remain my doctor all throughout my pregnancy. It took some convincing, but Draco finally relented when I explained that Saphia was nothing like her daughter.

“Of course,” the doctor assures him, turning to me. “How are you feeling, Lily?”

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