Matei POV
Going home to find her crib empty was the hardest thing I had to do. I can't bear it anymore, but I have to be strong. As soon as I entered her bedroom and smelled the faint sweet scent of my little baby, I broke down. Tears ran down my face and I allowed myself to break.
I am supposed to live up to the expectations of everyone, but right now my heart is in pieces. My mate is forcefully kept sleeping, while my baby girl is not with us. A piece of my yearns for Iris to be up, to share this burden with me, but another is happy that she is out and oblivious of the pain that we all are bearing.
After a while, I passed out inside Auries' nursery holding one of her favorite stuffies. She couldn't sleep without them, and it pains me to know that she might need them. I woke up the
