She had never seen her mates cry. But when they saw the state she was in and got her home, as soon as the door to their bedroom shut and they were all alone, they sobbed. They gathered her up in their arms and tears poured down their cheeks, without them caring if anybody saw. They shook, their bones ached and their hands had tremors as they held her as if she was their lifeline, which she was. She was expecting them to be angry, but they had only yelled for about thirty seconds before collapsing to their knees and crying their eyes out. She had begun to realize how much she meant to them and after imagining what would have happened if they had not come in and saved her, she hugged them just as tight and cried with them. They fell asleep in each other's arms, but this time they locke