Alpha Maximus The Last Lycan novel Chapter 56

Hope

We join the hustle and bustle of the banquet. The pack members dance with one another. They are laughing and smiling and having a great time.

"You wouldn't think we just killed their Alpha and took over. They all seem rather happy he's dead," I say to Alpha Maximus.

"Considering how he treated his own son. I can only imagine how he treated his subjects," he says.

My father is sitting at one of the dining tables eating. It must have been years since he has had a proper meal. We walk over and join him. Alpha Maximus pours my father and himself a whiskey and passes me a wine. I feel queasy and pass the wine onto the she-wolf beside me. She smiles and nods in thanks.

The pack members cheer for us, and we continue to celebrate. I manage to eat part of my meal but quickly excuse myself and run to the nearest bathroom. Once I've emptied my stomach, I feel better again. So I rejoin everyone at the table. I'm so caught up in conversation with my father about my life that I haven't realised how late at night it has become.

"Hope, I think it's time for the celebrations to end so we can get some sleep before we travel back home tomorrow," Alpha Maximus suggests.

I nod and take his hand.

"Papa, before I wish you goodnight, I want to know what you want to do. You can reside with Alpha Maximus and me back at our packhouse, or we can give your position back as Alpha of the Dark Moon pack here?" I offer him.

Papa is taken aback by the offers.

"What do you wish for?" he asks me.

"I wish for you to be happy, Papa," I reply.

He pulls me into his chest and wraps his arms lovingly around me. "I'm so proud of you, Hope, and your mother would be so proud of you as well," he whispers.

"You don't have to decide right now, Papa. We won't be leaving until sometime tomorrow.'

He nods.

I take Alpha Maximus's hand and retreat upstairs to our room. I'm so tired, and even though I didn't eat much, I feel a little bloated.