Emira woke shivering and slowly opened her eyes, because she knew without opening them that she would be alone. And that is what happened... as felt disappointed when she saw the empty room.
For a moment she just lay there, staring at the ceiling, hoping that she was wrong. Maybe someone was outside. However, it was too silent.. So... no. They weren't here. They had come to her, helped her through the crushing wave of her Heat, steadied her when she could barely think, and then they had left her the moment the most difficult day passed.
She looked down at the clothes she was wearing and gave a small, sad smile. At least they had thought to cover her like they didn't want her waking up cold. It should have comforted her. It almost did. But it didn't change the fact that she was alone again.
