Chapter 81

Astrid's POV As I hugged Alpha Jaxon, I felt at peace for the first time in a long while. The war was over. The vampire hunters killed the vampire king in our fight prior to meeting with Alpha Jaxon and the screams I heard leave his throat would forever live within me. We had lost people but I had faith that in time we would be able to rebuild and— A loud screech pierced through the air. What the fuck was that? I pulled away from Alpha Jaxon breaking away from our hug to see a massive shadow overhead. Goosebumps crawled over my skin as I realized that the form of that… thing was distinctly familiar. "Those are…" My voice trailed off as my heart refused to believe what I was seeing. "The monsters from the swamp." Xavier completed it for me. So it wasn't just in my head. They were really here. More of the creatures flew overhead, swooping in. "What are they doing here?" Alpha Jaxon was as perplexed as we were. Last I remembered, Alpha Jaxon had informed me of the witch putting up a spell