Aurora: I lay on my bed, curled under the blanket as tears fell from my eyes. My chest ached, and I couldn’t help the anger that I felt. I understood his reason, but I was tired, angry, broken, and I came to realize that I had no one in this world. Should he choose to leave, I would be all alone, I would have no family, nowhere to go to, and no one to stand by my side. I wouldn’t even be able to protect my daughter from him. Alpha blood or not, that meant nothing to me right now. I buried my head in my pillow, ignoring the pain that I felt in my stomach. My hands shook and I felt like everything inside me was being ripped open. “f**k,” I cried as the smell of my blood filled my nostrils. I knew that the postpartum was similar to my period, but never did I have this many cramps during a

