Alpha Maximus The Last Lycan novel Chapter 30

"Okay, I think I have a plan. In a couple of days, Hope and I will leave Threadington. I will sneak into all the packs along the way and hunt down the Alpha of each pack. If he is against me, I will kill him. Then the pack members automatically become a part of my pack. By the time I reach Alpha Dan's pack, half the Alpha's should be dead. Of course, by then, the other packs would have probably figured out that I've been killing them off one by one and will hopefully withdraw from trying to kill Hope and me."

"What if they don't back down?" Alex asks.

"Then we fight them till the death," I reply.

"I've got your back, Alpha.' He says.

I inform Hope of the details of the conversation with Alex, explaining our plan. "No! Maximus!" She cries. "What if something happens to you and you get hurt or get yourself killed?" she sobs.

"I'm a Lycan, not a werewolf. I have the strength of three Alpha's put together. If I take them on one by one, then there is no way they can defeat me," I explain.

"What if the pack members also attack?" she asks.

"Well, hopefully, it won't come to that. If I'm careful enough not to be seen, but if it's a small pack, I should be able to take the whole lot on."

"But what if it's a large pack?" she asks.

"I'll be fine," I assure her.

"You don't know that!"

"Hope, whatever happens to me doesn't matter. What matters is you surviving and you being safe," I tell her.

Hope storms off into the bathroom and shuts the door behind her. I can hear her crying, and it's breaking my heart.

I walk over to the door and knock, "Hope, I'm sorry I upset you," I say softly through the door.

She opens the door, "Don't you see, Maximus? You want me to live, but how do you expect me to live without you? I love you, Maximus, and I choose the same fate as you! If you die, so will I," she cries, wrapping her arms around my back.

I gently grab her chin to look at me, "You love me?" I ask her. My heart is racing.

"Yes, I love you, Maximus," she says softly, staring lovingly into my eyes.

I caress her face and then kiss her passionately.

"I love you too, Hope," I say as our lips part.

Her eyes glisten as she gazes into my eyes.