Alpha Maximus：The last lycan
Chapter 19

Hope

We run hand in hand outside, where five men are chasing us, in their wolf forms.

“No matter what you see, keep running, okay?’ I say.

“Okay,’ she says. “They're after me. I'm going to run in a different direction, so you can getaway,’ I explain.

“What about you? I don't want them to get you."

“Don't worry about me. Just keep running.”

Discarding my dress, I shift into Storm. Sally screams and runs even faster, through the field.

The wolves chase me through the field away from Sally.

I duck under branches and pounce over rocks until I collide with something hard. I whimper onimpact, and see Alpha Tate, in his large, wolf form, snarling. He clamps down on my throat againuntil I shift back into human form and black out.

Waking up in bed again, naked, Alpha Tate is sitting in the armchair, watching me. I quicklycover myself with the bedsheet and glare at him. He rolls his eyes and throws a dress at me. I grab itand put it on. There's a knock on the door.

“What? Alpha Tate says.

“It's Alpha Liam. Something has happened. Come downstairs for an urgent meeting,” he says.

Alpha Tate grabs my hand, and leads me into the hallway, and downstairs, into a room full ofpeople who are worried, and chatting among themselves.

We sit at the end of the table next to Alpha Liam.

“What is so urgent half the pack is here?’ Alpha Tate asks.

“We were expecting other alphas to be here to fight Alpha Maximus, and they haven't shownup. Most of them are dead.’

Everyone in the room stiffens and the worry intensifies

“What do you mean most of them are dead? Who are the new alphas?’ Alpha Tate asks.

“Alpha Maximus is their alpha. He has been killing them one by one. He'll be here tonight ortomorrow. We're on our own. It won't be easy to kill him,” Alpha Liam explains.

I'm sitting here grinning. Maximus is coming for me.

“As long as we have Hope, we have the upper hand,’ Alpha Tate smiles, and I frown.

“Okay, everyone. Prepare yourselves in case he arrives tonight. Alpha Liam, organise somewolfsbane,” Alpha Tate demands.

“Yes, I'll get onto it right away,” Alpha Liam says.

Alpha Maximus

In Dawnbury, Sally is running towards me in the distance.

“Sally! Sally!" 1 yell.

“Max!” She yells, and we meet halfway.

“Are you hurt? Where is Hope?" I ask.

She is leaning, with her hands on her knees, trying to catch her breath.

“Hope... Hope... wolf... ran... you won't believe...’ she pants, and I can't understand her.

“Sally! What happened?’ I snap, getting Sally's full attention. She stands up straight and staresat me.

“You won't believe this! Hope and I were running, and she turned into a wolf!" Sally exclaims.

“Where is she?" I ask.

“I don't know. I think they caught her again. Aren't you concerned? She's a wolf!" She says.

I shift into Chaos, and she screams. I put my hand over her mouth to muffle her screaming,before shifting back into human form to explain it all.

“Sally, everyone you were just around are werewolves! Show me the way to the pack house!" Iinstruct.

Sally is shaking as she points in the direction of the pack house. I grab her and lead her towardsit

“Get down! See there? Pack warriors are spread out over there. I'll take them on but I don't wantthem to alert Alpha Tate, that I'm here, yet," I whisper.

Sally nods nervously, crouches down behind me, and we creep around to the side of the packhouse.

Alpha Liam is out the front talking to some pack warriors and members, who are scanning thearea for me.

“They know I'm here,” I mumble.

“Hope must be inside,’ Sally says.

I shift into Chaos and let out a ferocious howl; Sally quivers behind me. I run straight at AlphaLiam preparing to strike, and he turns, grinning, his arms crossed, as his warriors shield him.

My claws slit their throats killing them, and fifty more warriors run out either side of the packhouse, and surround me. Half of them are wolves, lunging at me, and biting and swiping at me.Others in human form, shoot spears at me.

It isn't looking too good at all. Then I hear his voice as I fight.

“Oh. Look, Hope. Alpha Maximus has come to save you! Too bad he won't survive,” Alpha Tatesays, snarling.

Hope is pressed against his chest, and a knife is held against her throat. I snarl and break awolf's neck, and throw him into the row of spear-bearers. I sustain hundreds of bites, wounds,scratches and cuts and my pain increases.

“Maximus!’ Hope screams. Her voice gives me an adrenaline rush.

There are about thirty dead wolves lying around. I'm getting closer to Alpha Liam.

A spear flies through the air and I grab it in time before it pierces me, a centimetre from myright eye, and immediately throw it back, with full force, directly at Alpha Liam, before he processesthe spear in his chest.

Everyone freezes and stares at Alpha Liam, who is gasping for breath, before he falls to hisknees, and holds the spear in his chest. Blood bubbles from his mouth as he registers what has justhappened. He falls backwards and takes his last breath; his men are now mine. I shift back intohuman form.

“As the Alpha of this pack, I order you to kill all members of the Blackwood pack!" I yell.

Alpha Tate growls, and pushes the knife deeper into Hope's skin. We stare at each other whilemy pack members and his fight.

I need to get to Alpha Tate without Hope getting hurt. Unexpectedly, Sally leaves the householding a frying pan like a baseball bat, and creeps up behind Alpha Tate and swings it with all herstrength across the back of Alpha Tate's head.

Alpha Tate yells out in pain, letting going of Hope briefly. Hope runs to me and leaps into myarms. Alpha Tate grabs Sally and thrusts the knife into her stomach.

“No!" 1 yell.

Hope gasps, shocked. I shift back into Chaos and run towards Alpha Tate, and we roll onto theground. He shifts into his wolf and we fight, ferociously, yelping, growling, and whimpering, at theinjuries we inflict on each other.

Beta Sam runs towards me. Hope is on her knees, healing Sally's stab wound. She sees Samrunning towards me, shifts into her wolf and bolts towards Sam.

Going in for the kill, I clamp down on Alpha Tate's throat and rip it open. Sam injects wolfsbaneinto my shoulder.

Storm jumps onto him, fatally biting his neck, ending his life. The surviving pack members arenow all mine. I shift back into human form and my eyes go heavy. Everything sways. Hope runstowards me.

“Maximus!’ She screams, and I sit up quickly from my dream-like state, with blurry eyesight,covered in sweat. I give myself a minute to adjust. My beautiful Goddess, my mate, is sitting in frontof me staring into my eyes with the most beautiful smile.