Chapter 44

REID’S POV

A surge of happiness went through me at the thought that Aliyah wanted us to have a child, too. My happiness was so strong I could hardly breathe around it. I have been meaning to have a family I could call my own. My life had never been the same again when my parents died. Before I even realized it, I just found myself dreaming of having a wife and children that I would spend my life with.

And here it was. It seemed that the Moon Goddess was shoving it in my face like she was ready to give it to me. I couldn’t be happier...

It felt like my dreams were slowly coming true.

If only Aliyah didn’t have a poor health condition, I believed I would not be this reluctant to tell her the truth, that she was pregnant and that we would become parents soon. I was concerned as to how she would react once I told her, and given her current health, I was afraid it would only overwhelm her.

I tucked her hair behind her ear as I watched her sleep peacefully. She was so beautiful, like an ang