Ella's Point of View

Three months later,

I had spent months with Max now and at first, we felt like we were making fast progress. It didn't last long though. We soon found ourselves hitting a hard rock in our quest to rescue Milly from herself.

"So now what?" Max asked after we had hunted down the alleged birthplace of Hecate only to find a run-down house filled with nothing but someone's old crap. "We've been searching for this fucking book for three fucking months and for what? We don't even have a lead!"

"We may be just aren't looking in the right places," I replied deep in thought.

"No shit Sherlock!" Max exclaimed angrily kicking an old armchair in the house and creating a cloud of dust.

"Can you at least try to control your temper, Max?! It's not fucking helping!" I said. "Are you sure we didn't miss any packs?" I asked.

"We've searched them all," he answered confidently.

"Even in the mountains?" I double checked.

"Even in the mountains."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I am fucking sure!" he roared, frustration lingering to his every word.

"No need to get your panties in a twist," I mumbled.

We sat in stood in silence for a few minutes before Max suddenly looked up.

"There is one group we haven't question yet actually..."Max said.

"So we haven't searched them all then," I concluded rolling my eyes.

"No. We didn't miss them in the pack search because they aren't really a pack-"

"Then what are they then? A cult?"

"More of an advanced criminal organisation if you like," he corrected. "Ever heard of the Mafia?"

"You think humans have this book?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"There's a lycan Mafia too, dipshit," he said as if I was stupid.

"Do you have to be so rude?" I asked.

"You're asking dumb fucking questions," he replied.

"If we ask them nicely they might lend it to us," I said reverting back to the subject that is actually important rather than this useless bickering which had already cost us countless hours.copy right hot novel pub