Alpha Maximus The Last Lycan novel Chapter 41

"Let's keep going," I say, turning away from the window.

We open the bedroom door and discreetly stick our heads out. There's no one around. It's eerily quiet as we walk through the hallway.

We enter the great hall.

Our footsteps echo, "Looking for us?" a deep voice shouts.

Hope and I put our backs against each other as three Alphas enter the hall from different doorways. They each have a group of warriors following them.

"This is my home! I'll give you one chance to leave my territory or rip your heads off!" I warn them.

The alpha's laugh. "You're the one who is surrounded, Alpha Maximus! I don't think you are in any position to threaten us!" one of the Alphas retorts.

I shift into my Lycan. Hope follows and shifts into her wolf and howls.

"Such a pretty little wolf!" an Alpha smirks, admiring Storm's unique silver and white colouring.

"She would make good for breeding my pups!" another says.

I snarl and race toward the alpha. They shift into their wolf forms, including the warriors.

I bite into a wolf's leg and fling him with great force across the room. Then lunge at the next wolf and sink my teeth into his neck, ripping a large chunk out. Hope fights off the other group of warriors that have surrounded her. She's putting up a good fight, but there are too many. One of the Alpha's hold her down, forcing her to shift into her human form. She kicks her legs at him while a warrior wraps his arms around her from behind, pinning her arms down. I have dozens of warriors and the two other Alpha's on me, but I run toward Hope to free her. Suddenly I feel a sting in my back. Not again, darn Wolfsbane! I plummet to the ground.

I wake in a cell in my own dungeon. My wrists and legs are in cuffs and chains. It's just like the first night I first met Hope. What a cliché. I howl in frustration as loud as possible until I hear the sound of steps and keys.

"Will you shut up!" The Alpha yells.

"Where is Hope?! What have you done to her?" I shout.

"No need to worry, Alpha Maximus, we are taking very good care of her, if you know what I mean," he smirks.

"If you touch her, I swear to the Moon Goddess, it will be the last thing you ever touch!" I yell.

The alpha chuckles and walks away. "Get back here, you coward!" I shout only to hear the echo of my voice.

"Sorry... I'm just worried about Hope. You didn't see her, did you?" I ask.

Nathan frowns and shakes his head.

As soon as I'm free from the chains, we go up the stairs, searching for Hope. We kill every warrior we come across.

We hear arguing coming from a room nearby. It's the Alphas. They are arguing over who gets to claim and have Hope.

I kick the door in and see Hope tied to a chair wearing one of my shirts that reaches her knees. The Alphas stand up, "How did you get out of the cell?" one yells.

Nathan steps out behind me with a grin, "Nathan!" Hope shouts in delight. Hope is crying tears of joy, "You're alive! Thank the Moon Goddess," she says.

Nathan and I shift and lunge at the Alphas. One bleeds profusely out his arm after Nathan rips a chunk out. I then break the Alpha's neck and let him fall to the ground.

"One down! Two to go!" I smile. The Alphas panic, knowing they are about to die. I rip into the neck of one Alpha while Nathan claws into the other Alpha's chest. All three Alphas lay dead.