Maia’s POV We reach the upper floor of this building and there is smoke everywhere. The nauseating scent of burning plastic and clothes is thick in the air, and I can now literally hear the roof making noises like it’s going to fall on us any minute. My heart starts beating faster in my chest, as I realize that we don’t have much time here. I better find those trapped people before things get complicated here. Reaching the top of the staircase we were climbing, the smoke is so thick in the air that I can’t even see my way around. I can’t see the way forward or back, as we are now standing surrounded by thick clouds of dark smoke. I immediately use my Lycan hearing and turn around, listening for the slightest indication of which direction they could be. That’s when I hear the sound of c

