All Chapters of Fangs, Furs And Spells : Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Jasper's POVLyra had that look again, where her eyes were distant and her brows pinched together.She had that look all morning while sitting on the edge of the stone bench outside of Alexandria house and flipping through her grimiore and some old looking slightly burnt book and muttering under her breath occasionally. I leaned against the edge of the doorway and watched her with arms crossed watching her quietly muttering to herself again for the thousand time.“She's... Spiraling” I said to no one in particular and Maria glanced up from where she was grinding herbs. “She’s learning Jasper”“Nah” I corrected. “She’s missing context and she hates missing context”As if right on cue, Lyra groaned and dropped her notebook onto her lap “There are gaps” she said, as if continuing a conversation we’d already been having. “Spells don’t just… exist Cus they’re built on belief systems like culture, histories... I need to understand the framework”Maria smiled faintly. “Most witches don’t qu

Maria's POVThe last strigoi lunged towards me rentlessly refusing to back down like the rest of the dead strigois. Growling, its claws sliced through the air where I had been a moment ago, it's teeth snapping.“Stay down” I muttered. Green light flared out of my palm as vines shot up from the ground beneath its feet and squeezed its entire form violently as it wrapped around its neck and tightened.Crack...The sound echoed too loudly in the clearing and it's body went still, the flesh scattering.Alexandria was already turning away, walking toward her altar inside the house as if the fight had never happened.I glanced around once more, ensuring there were no lingering threats, then followed.Inside, the air felt… different.Safer but not safe enough.Alexandria placed the vial on her altar with almost reverent care, adjusting a few objects before finally speaking.“This place is compromised” I leaned against the wall and scoffed, “It was only a matter of time”“No it was only a ma