(Seraphina POV) I slowly woke up when I felt the sun rays on my face. I quickly shielded my face with my hand, but then I noticed something: I was present in the middle of the bed, and there was no one in the room beside me. It has been almost seven days, and my heat fully subsided last night. The quads remain on my side every single day and never leave me alone, and now… it feels a bit weird. I slowly sat up and looked around. Well! It wasn’t a pleasant feeling to wake up alone like this, but I can’t blame them. I know, they have work to do and an empire to run, so I slowly walked towards the bathroom as if their absence drained the energy from my body. I locked the bathroom door behind me, and I looked at my reflection in the mirror. My blue-green eyes were looking a bit dull, but over

