Chapter 43

[Valerie]

I searched the witches’ home high and low for the book of spells Layla told me about, even getting Alexander to help me look for it. I barely knew what I was looking for, except that it was a powerful book with Latin between the pages. Nothing we found came close to what Layla described, and I realized that Elena must have come back here to retrieve it.

“She must have taken it with her.”

“Why is it so important?”

“It’s apparently very powerful. It’s how they learned of the wolf’s powers.”

“We’ll find her, Val. I think we’ve done enough for now.”

Alexander was right. My bones ached from exhaustion, and all I needed was a place to rest my head. He suggested going back to his home, but I was slightly sceptical. After all, it was because of me that his pack had to face the witchwolves

But I didn’t know where I truly belonged. It seemed that even now, I w