Chapter 16

I inform Hope of the details of the conversation with Alex, explaining our plan. “No! Maximus!” She cries. “What if something happens to you and you get hurt or get yourself killed?” She sobs.

“I’m a lycan, not a werewolf. I have the strength of three alpha’s put together. If I take them on one by one, then there is no way they can defeat me,” I explain.

“What if the pack members also attack?” She asks.

“Well, hopefully, it won’t come to that. If I’m careful enough not to be seen, but if it’s a small pack, I should be able to take the whole lot on.”

“But what if it’s a large pack?” She asks.

“I’ll be fine,” I assure her.

“You don’t know that!”

“Hope, whatever happens to me doesn’t matter. What matters is you surviving and you being safe,” I tell her.

Hope Storms off into the bathroom and shuts the door behind her. I can hear her crying, and it’s breaking my heart.

I walk over to the door and knock, “Hope, I’m sorry I upset you,”