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Chapter 14

Alpha Maximus

I can’t sleep after losing my best friend. My sweet little Hope is screaming in her sleep. As I gently wake her, she burst into tears.

'Nathan didn't do anything wrong! He didn't deserve to die!' she cries.

She had just dreamt of the explosion and Nathan dying, a trauma I knew she would forever have. I wish I could have shielded her from seeing it, from being there. I wish I could have prevented Nathan's death, the explosion, all of it.

My mind replays when the car window wound down, revealing a gun pointing at the petrol tanker. I knew that the whole place would explode if he shot the tanker. It was a run-or-die situation. Then I grabbed Hope's arm and ran as fast as possible, praying to the Moon Goddess if we could just outrun the explosion in time.

Not wanting to think about it, I nuzzle my face into Hope's neck. My tears drip down her neck as I listen to her little heartbeat as she has managed to fall asleep again. Finally, at some point through the night, I, to
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Regina Reyna Alvarado
Lol! Oh little Hope, so naive...she can't help what she says. Bless her innocent heart! I'm glad they are safe for the meantime. It was good by chance the Beta had a friend living in the city they were in. I hope the remaining Pack members escape safely for Alpha Dan's Pack
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Bella Jersey
Hope has got to learn to shut up about certain things
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Devi Persaud
I hope Nathan is not dead
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