Alpha Maximus The Last Lycan novel Chapter 45

Everyone smiles and stares at us with Hopeful looks. I sink a little in my seat, blushing.

"All in good time, Beth. We will have our pups when we are ready to do so," Alpha Maximus says, giving me a reassuring smile.

Alex paces the ground back and forth, fretting. "She should have been here by now," he says with worry.

"I'm sure Bella is fine," Alpha Maximus reassures him.

Alex's phone rings, "What do you mean? I'm on my way!" he says, hanging up.

His breathing is heavy as he grips his head with his hands.

What's wrong? What has happened?" I ask.

"Sally said that Bella is bleeding badly. She thinks something is wrong," he says.

"Where are they?" I ask.

They are just outside our territory," he says. He then races inside to get doctor Matlin and back outside, shifting into his wolf.

"I'm coming with you!" I say to him.

We shift and follow Alex through the fields and the trees until we see a car parked on the side of the road. We can hear Bella screaming in pain. Doctor Matlin approaches the back seat where Bella is. Sally is holding her hand, reassuring her.

"She needs to start pushing. The baby needs to come out now," Doctor Matlin says.

"Bella, you can do this. Just breathe in and push. Okay? in three two one, breathe, now PUSH!" Sally guides Bella.

We all encourage Bella to push and keep pushing. Finally, after her fourth push, we hear the baby cry. Doctor Matlin wraps the baby in a blanket, handing it over to Alex so he can stop Bella from bleeding.

A big smile is on Alex's face as he holds the baby and rocks.

Alpha Maximus and I approach him, "Congratulations, Alex," we say to him.

Alex is speechless, staring down at the sweet little bundle.

"So, is it a boy or a girl?" I ask.

"I'm not sure," he laughs. He opens the blanket to check. "It's a boy! It's a boy!" he says happily.

We're so happy for him. Then Doctor Matlin walks over to us, "I'm so sorry, Alex.' he whispers.

"Don't you mean congratulations?" Alex says with confusion.

"Bella is gone, I'm sorry, but she didn't survive the birth," he says sadly.

We all freeze, and our faces become pale, "No! No!" he yells. He hands the baby to Alpha Maximus and rushes into the car.

Sally is crying. Alex leans over Bella and cries into her chest. I approach the car. I go from feeling great sadness to now feeling great determination.

I lean over Bella, placing my hands over her. My hands emit a glow, and my eyes are glimmering silver.

A few minutes go by, and nothing seems to have happened, "Hope...Hope! I'm sorry, but she's gone," Sally says.

"This is so cool!" she squeals.

Nathan opens the door as he sees us approaching. His eyes lock with Sally's, "MATE!" he says. Nathan looks at Sally hungrily.

"Um...what?" Sally says in confusion. Nathan runs up to her, lifts her over his shoulder, and runs back into the pack house.

Sally is giggling her head off, "Um...hello? What's going on? Who is this cute guy? Why is he running up the stairs with meeeee!" she says.

We watch them disappear up the stairs.

We all burst out laughing. Then, Beth comes running up to Bella and the baby, "Oh, he is gorgeous!" she says.

"Do you know what his name will be?" I ask Bella.

"We are going to name him Billy, after Alex's Father', she smiles.

"How about you, Billy and Alex, rest in your room for a while?" Alpha Maximus says to them. Alex and Bella take the baby upstairs to their chambers.

"Chaos wants to go for a run. I'm sure he would love for Storm to join us?" Alpha Maximus says.

"Yes! Let's go!" I say and shift into my wolf.

Chaos chases me through the fields, and then we spend some time play fighting. Chaos keeps letting me win.

We shift back into our human forms and lay in the field of long grass. I then straddle myself onto Alpha Maximus with a mischievous look.