Alpha Maximus The Last Lycan novel Chapter 59

"Don't give me all the credit, Maximus. It takes two to create a baby," Hope smiles, "So, what are we going to name our sons?" she asks.

"Well, I thought we could name one after your father?" Hope suggests.

"Theodore?" I say.

"We will call him Theo for short," she smiles.

"What about our other son's name?" I ask her.

"Well, I was thinking Leonardo, but Leo for short, so it rhymes with his brother Theo, and I like how Leo the Lycan sounds too," she smiles.

"I like that too! So, Theo and Leo, it is!" I say proudly.

A few hours later, Hope and I carry our babies downstairs to a living room where everyone in the packhouse is waiting to meet the little Lycans.

Sally and Kayla jump for joy. Alpha Levi is sitting in a lounge chair. I pass Theo to him to hold first.

Bella holds Leo as Billy sits next to her. Billy leans over and holds Leo's hand, "Awe. How cute. They are best friends already," Bella says.

Billy only turned one a few weeks ago.

"They look identical!" Sally says.

"They are identical in every way except for their eye colour. Theo has my brown eyes, and Leo has Hope's blue eyes.

Over the following week, Alpha Levi has become very protective of his grand-pups, telling everyone to keep back and not maul the babies. He would even time how long everyone held them, then boss them to hand the babies back to Hope and me. We all thought it was sweet how protective he was of Theo and Leo.

Three years later

Hope

It's the night of a blood moon, and I've just gone into labour with my second pregnancy. The labour is much harder and more painful than when I had my twin boys. I deliver the baby right at midnight as the clock chimes.

"It's a girl!" Doctor Matlin says and passes her to me.

"What will we call her?" Alpha Maximus asks.

"Lylah," I say and kiss her cheek.

"She is so beautiful, Hope. She has platinum blonde hair and blue eyes like you. Lylah is perfect. A beautiful name," he smiles.

Eight weeks later, Sally gives birth to a baby girl with red hair, just like Nathan.

It's also my father's birthday. So we have invited him to our packhouse to celebrate with him, and so he can also meet baby Lylah.

I put Lylah to sleep in her cot for the night and then tuck Theo and Leo into their beds before returning downstairs to the celebration.

As I reach the bottom of the stairs, Alex approaches me.

"Luna, there's someone here looking for you. She's a witch," he says.

"A witch?" I repeat.

"She said her name is Lea,"

As I enter the living room, I see a woman sitting on the sofa. She has straight black hair, with hints of grey hair, because of old age. When she sees me walking toward her, she stands up and covers her mouth with shock.

"You look so much like Anna," she says.

"So I'm told often," I smile, "What may I help you with?" I ask her.

"My name is Lea, the head witch from the seer coven. I've travelled from the other side of the world to see you. I'm the witch who insisted that your parents participate in a sacred ritual," she explains.

"My father told me about the ritual," I say to her.

"Hope, I need to speak with your father. It's about the ritual he took part in. There's something he needs to know," she says with a guilty look.

"Well, my father arrived here yesterday so we could celebrate his birthday today. So, you've arrived at the right time for wanting to see him. "Please follow me. I will take you to him," I smile.

"Papa, you have a visitor," I say to him.

His face immediately lights up with surprise. He is happy to see her. They smile and hug each other.

"I never thought I'd ever see you again, Lea. It's so good to see you," he says, embracing her.

"I was too afraid to return because I had helped Anna escape this castle. I thought I would be sentenced to death if I returned. But then I discovered that Alpha Cal had been killed a few years ago, and the laws had changed, so I travelled back here straight away to make things right again, Alpha Levi," Lea explains.

"What do you mean?" he asks her.

"I've returned for Anna,"

"Lea, Hope is dead. Alpha Cal burned her at the stake twenty-one years ago," he says sadly.

"That's why I am here, Alpha Levi. There's something I need to tell you. Anna was never completely gone. She has always been here," Lea says.

My father and I glance at each other with confusion.