Chapter 52

Astrid's POV When I woke up, my body ached all over and I felt so tired. I was so sure that when I opened my eyes it would be to see a monster or worse Xavuet but when I opened my eyes, I was all alone in my bed. I was no longer in the swamp. How had I gotten out? I couldn't recall anything apart from the one thing I desperately wanted to forget. I saw the jug of water and the empty glass next to it and promptly remembered that I was thirsty. Sitting upright, I reached out for the glass but when I touched it, I couldn't hold on to it. My grasp was too weak and it slipped. It never landed on the floor as someone caught it. I looked from those familiar broad hands to Alpha Jaxon's beautiful steel gaze. "Alpha Jaxon?" "Astrid." He said and the way he said my name made me feel all warm over and I knew at once that he had been the one to save me. What this meant for our complicated relationship, I had no idea. He poured out the water for me before placing the glass at my lips so that I coul