Alpha Maximus I relay the conversation I had with Alex to Hope, explaining our plan. ‘No! Max! What if something happens to you and you get hurt, or killed?’ She argues. ‘I'm a lycan, not a werewolf. I have the strength of three alphas put together. If I take them out, one by one, they can’t kill me,’ I explain. ‘What if the pack members attack you?’ ‘Hopefully they don’t. If I’m careful enough to not be seen I should be able to take the whole lot on,’ I explain. ‘If it's a large pack?’ ‘It won't come to that.’ ‘You don't know that!’ She says. ‘Hope, whatever happens to me doesn't matter. What matters is your survival and your safety,’ I explain. Hope storms off into the bathroom and shuts the door behind her. I hear her crying and it breaks my heart. I tap