Chapter 40

It was chaos. Screams filled the air, and fear gripped my heart. 

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It was a normal Wednesday afternoon. I was with Jaxon and Adrian on the training field when I started hearing screams. People rushed in through the gates, mostly women and girls.

Sarah who was outside the gates came bustling in to meet us.

"What happened?" Jaxon asked.

"G…d..He…vam…vampires…they're attacking our men outside…"

Our ears stood on alert. Jaxon and Adrian rushed to inform my father and I took Sarah in. The day we finally feared had come. My father's diplomacy was futile and I knew Rex would be saying 'I told you so' if he could see what was happening right now.

My father ordered all the warriors to arm themselves for battle as the vampires threatened to take down our home. Jaxon was the head of a fleet and they were already sent out into the battleground, outside the gates. The gates were barricaded and all the women and kids were instructed by my mot