The Transfer novel Chapter 31

I trotted into my room and frowned at the bear skin rug that was on the floor. I stared at it intensely, waiting for it to disappear, but it didn't. I sighed and rolled my eyes. I walked over to it and grabbed it off the floor.

I shook it out to make sure that wasn't any dust on it and noticed the note taped to it.

I'm sorry - L

I huffed and pulled the note off. I breathed in deeply and let Liam's scent dance around my nose. He smelt magnificent and I realised how much I missed him. It had been two whole days since our argument. He hadn't spoken to me once since that, nor had I tried to speak to him.

I folded the bear skin and sat on my bed, rubbing my hands along the fur. It was so soft and wonderful. I loved it.

I missed Liam. I missed him calling me that stupid nickname and his hand in mine, I missed his warmth and his seductive smirk. I wanted to talk to him, and I knew I would have to eventually, but I could barely face him.

If I were to speak to him, it would mean we'd have to talk about what happened the other night. I'd have to tell him why I got worked up. I would have to tell him about Brennon.

I wasn't ready for that. I knew that too well. It was like a feeling in my gut that told me that I wasn't ready. I wanted to tell him, but the words would get stuck in my throat anyway.

I wasn't ready and I didn't know when I would be.

The bond twisted as I breathed in again. It pulled and tugged at me. It was a dull ache all over my body and a headache that wouldn't seem to go away. Jenny said that it happened when we argued or when we were apart. It made me want to be with him even more.

I stood again and left my room. I glanced down at the bear skin rug on my bed and sighed. He had given it to me and I gave it back after our argument. Then, he made effort to come into my room and give it to me.

God damn. He made it so hard to be mad at him.

"This is bullshit. He's doing nothing about it, Jen. What if people start showing up dead?" Ezra's voice hissed out. I heard a sigh. Jenny's sigh.

"We can't do anything against his orders, Ez. We'd be kicked out," Jenny replied. Ezra grunted and I walked into the kitchen.

The two vampires were sat at the table together, drinking coffee and eating biscuits.

"What's going on?" I asked Ezra. He seemed pretty worked up about what we he was talking about. Maybe it was something serious.

Ezra looked from me to Jenny, who nodded. He looked back to me. He sighed deeply and rubbed his forehead.

"There have been some rogue sightings lately and Henry is doing nothing about it," Ezra told me bluntly. Jenny sighed and put his hand over Ezra's.

"Neighbouring packs, including Terialta have been giving reports about rogue sightings. The other night, we had one of our own. Henry is dismissing it as a once off and won't take action," Jenny explained in better detail. I frowned at this.

What? Rogue sightings? People were seeing rogues around? Terialta too?

"Why would he not do anything about it? Rogues are never good news," I asked. Jenny shook her head and Ezra grunted again. He definitely wasn't happy at all.

"Seeing as our old Alpha and Luna were slaughtered by rogues, you'd think he would take action," Ezra said angrily. Jenny patted his hand in attempt to calm him down.

My beast was angry now. She knew how terrible rogues were. They had killed my mother and they had killed countless others. Not to mention, my mate's parents were dead because of them.

"You should've seen how distraught everyone was once they were killed. No one wanted to continue on. Their whole family were heartbroken. The kids..." Ezra became suddenly sad. He dropped his head and Jenny rubbed his back.

"Liam and the others were so badly affected. Lucas became so depressed that he stopped leaving his room. He sat in that bedroom for three weeks. Didn't eat a thing, didn't talk. He was so numb," Jenny told me. My heart wrenched and my gut knotted.

"Poor Lila... she was so young when it all happened. The poor girl was in hysterics. Cried and cried for weeks. Spent every moment of every day sat by their graves," Ezra said softly. I heard the sadness in his voice and felt even more pain.

I was so close to Lila. I couldn't imagine her being that sad. It hurt my feelings to know that she could have been like that.

Rogues ruined everything. They were pissed at the world, so they destroyed everything around them. They didn't care about what they took from other people. As long as people were hurting, they were fine.

"Leon disappeared for two weeks. He sat on the beach for two whole weeks. We thought he might have killed himself. We were so relieved when he came home alive," Jenny told me. My head throbbed and I felt sick.

"Liam... poor, poor Liam," Jenny started, trailing off as she looked away from me. I blend my breath. What about Liam? What happened?

There was a sudden knock on the front door that startled me. I gasped softly and held a hand to my chest. Jenny stood up and left the room, walking down the hallway. She was too upset to answer the door.

I got up and walked to the front door. I pulled it open and felt sick as I looked down at Lila and Brayleigh.

My poor little sister. She must've been through so much pain. She was so strong.

"Why the long face?" Brayleigh was first to speak. I forced a smile and sighed deeply. I pushed my hair back as I looked at them.

"What's up?" I asked them, changing the subject. They both came inside and I shut the door behind them. When they walked into the room I just came from, Ezra was gone.

I didn't blame him. He was probably too upset to talk to people. I understood.

The girls and I sat at the table and nibbled on the biscuits. Jenny and Ezra still had their mugs of coffee on the table. I felt upset knowing that they were upset.

This pack had been through so much. It was amazing how well they'd built it back up again.

"Liam is totally beating himself up over this argument that you two are having," Lila told me. The mention of the argument made the bond twist painfully and I sighed. I hated it.