Alpha Maximus：The last lycan novel 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 get away,’ 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 on impact, and see Alpha Tate, in his large, wolf form, snarling. He clamps down on my throat again until 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 quickly cover myself with the bedsheet and glare at him. He rolls his eyes and throws a dress at me. I grab it and 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 of people 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 shown up. 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 or tomorrow. 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 some wolfsbane,’ 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!’ I 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.