Alpha Maximus The Last Lycan novel Chapter 26

Alpha Maximus takes my hand and runs towards the field away from the explosion, pulling me behind.

I still can't hear what he is saying. Why is he running? Why isn't he running back for Nathan?

He stops briefly and moves my head, and points. The men that were in the white car are still coming after us. They are armed with rifles.

Alpha Maximus shifts into his Lycan and lifts me onto his back. He runs at full speed. I cling onto him tightly, afraid I might fall. He must have run for at least two hours until he finally comes to a stop. He gently lowers me down.

Fields, mountains and trees surround us. We are far from any civilisation. The ringing in my ears has settled, and I can hear the sound of birds tweeting from the trees.

Alpha Maximus shifts back into his human form. He falls to his knees and slams his fists into the ground.

"They killed him. They killed Nathan. He was a brother to me!" He cries. My heart shatters for his loss. I kneel in front of him and let him cry with his head resting on my chest. I cry with him and caress his back for hours. We let all our frustrations, sadness and anger out. After having no tears left to cry, we decide we should leave. It's almost nightfall.

We hold each other's hands tightly as we walk through the field, watching the stars. We haven't spoken since the explosion.

It's becoming quite cold now, and Alpha Maximus's shirt had torn off when he shifted into Chaos earlier. "We should find shelter for the night.' I say with chattering teeth.

He nods but doesn't say anything. His mind is elsewhere with the grief of losing his best friend.

We come across some trees. Alpha Maximus begins to collect thick branches on the ground.

He makes a little shelter, just big enough to fit us.

"You go in first.' I tell him.

I squeeze in, lay tight against his chest, and gaze into his sad eyes. I place my hand on his cheek. He gently rubs his face into my hand. The sparks from my touch are helping to soothe and comfort him.

"I'm so sorry, my love.' I whisper to him.

"Me too.' he sadly whispers back.

Alpha Maximus

As we come closer, I stop to shift back into human form. But unfortunately, I'm shirtless, giving us unwanted attention.

Hope is already onto it. I watch as she climbs over a little picket fence and falls, letting out a squeak. She gets up, patting herself down, and then creeps towards a clothesline in someone's backyard. Hope isn't very good at being quiet. She must have tripped on every stick and stone and kicked every item lying around, making such a ruckus.

Hope comes running back into my arms, waving a grey shirt towards my face. "Here you are," she says as she catches her breath.

I had to laugh at her efforts.

"What?" she asks.

I smirk, shaking my head. "Don't worry.' I say as I put the shirt on. It's very tight. Hope looks away, trying not to laugh. "Well, it's better than nothing.' I say, shrugging my shoulders.

We walk along the road. "Welcome to Threadington.' a sign reads.

Hope and I look at each other, raising our eyebrows. "I've never heard of Threadington before. Let's go suss it out, and I'll contact our Beta Alex to organise transport for us."