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w the ultrasound monitor. Three tiny hearts beat along

looked bleak. Winter had arrived and I could barely survive in my hut at night. Without my wo

didn't freeze to death and could save the overtime payment, even if

They kept me on my toes all the time so tha

ure that was not the case. With no other alternative in sight, I would trudge my way to the OB-GYN and "borrow" their meds. I

he ultrasound monitor, I tucked the beautiful picture of my triplets in the secret

ifeline along with my pups. I rechecked the positions

nd let my sore, swollen feet

to set and I had to build a fire and cook my meal before it got too dar

also come across an abandoned cart where the shopkeepers threw away their expired tins of food. Most of the time, I was lucky enough to find fresh tins for grabs

got ready to cook. However, my swollen, throbbing feet won against my

d stomach gel had started to dry against my skin and I needed to take a bath in the wor

and the urge to live just enough to get my revenge on my ex-mate would surface. But not tonight. Tonight, I

ed to give up. Just let go. Body and soul. Every

urce of warmth and let Mother Winter take

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as I curled deeper against it. I had never touched something

in its warmth as its tail softly wound around me. The heartwar

y felt like liquid fire and a balm to my soul. I had never felt so light before. My fe

g, arched neck. A smile etched on my face when the soothing "mattress" cradl

its comfort. I felt the mattress hug me closer to itself and I will

. Cozy and loved, I felt like I was under a beautiful, enchanting s

lood dribbled into my lips. The sweetest blood, which could only belong to the pure-blood

y mouth. Then another. And another. And another. And a

re. Leo had never been a passionate lover, or even a lover so to spe

at and fell deeper into the abyss of blissful sleep, fe