The Transfer novel Chapter 32

After my second run for the morning, I returned to where Alfie and I usually met. He was rugged up, warm inside his jeans, long sleeved shirt, hoodie and vest. He wore a beanie and had his fists shoved inside his pockets.

"You cold or something, Alf?" I cocked my head at him playfully. Alfie rolled his eyes at me and kicked his leg out. I dodged his foot and he rolled his eyes again.

"You'll be cold when I throw you in the damn river, girl," Alfie retorted. I smirked teasingly and crossed my arms as I looked around. There weren't many people training this morning. Not even Lila was out. She linked me this morning to complain that it was too cold to go outside.

"Bunch of babies. Half of them don't like the cold so they refuse to come out," Alfie muttered under his breath. I rolled my eyes at him.

I felt Liam's presence before I actually saw him. He was around somewhere, and I felt his eyes on me. I sniffed but the wind confused my nose and I wasn't sure where he was standing.

But I ignored it anyway. I didn't want to speak to him right now.

"I'm going to get you sparring with someone completely new today. Since you're pack now, things are going to be much more interesting," Alfie told me. I nodded at him as walked along side him.

Alfie found me someone to spar with. It was another male who looked like the Incredible Hulk. He was tall, towering over me like a building. He had muscles in spots I didn't even know could have muscles.

We sparred together and I found myself doing better than I thought. Although, every time the Hulk landed a blow, I heard a grunt come from outside the ring. I knew it was Liam. The pull between us was simmering.

Although the Hulk won, it was only just. I had slipped in mud and landed right on my ass, and he acted quickly and pounced on me. His wolf was quick to go for my neck, in which I heard Liam growl lowly at.

"Oh shut up, brother. You're giving me a headache," I heard another voice. I was sure that it was Leon's.

Hulk stepped away from me and nodded his head respectfully as he shifted. I averted my eyes from his body and stood up. I shook out my fur and head clapping as I watched Lucas rush towards me.

"Nice job! That was good. I can't wait to kick your ass," Lucas said with a cheeky grin as he handed me a t-shirt dress. I took it from him in my mouth and glanced in Liam's direction before I bounded away to change in the trees.

When I came back, Quo had joined Lucas and Leon. Liam was also there, but I paid no attention to him. I was still angry at him, even though we spoke last night. He was still acting like a dick.

Although, Liam was alone now. He had been accompanied by Veronica since I had left for the few minutes that I did. She giggled and laughed at him, despite the fact that he had a straight face and didn't speak a word.

I rolled my eyes and walked back over to Alfie. He was writing on his clipboard.

"Nice job today, kiddo. I don't think we'll have too many more trainings after this. The snow should be falling pretty soon," Alfie told me. I nodded at him and rubbed my tired eyes as Quo and Lucas bounded over to me.

"Come on. There's a football game on in five minutes and we have to watch it," Quo said as he grabbed my hand and pulled me in the direction of Lila's cabin. I hoped that she was awake by now. I didn't feel like being in that cabin surrounded by all those boys, including Liam.

I entered the cabin and found myself standing in the middle of the living room moments later. Lila and Brayleigh were sitting on the couch together, a total of four blankets between the two of them. I giggled as I walked over and sat in between them.

I moved underneath the blankets and pulled up my legs to be comfortable. Leon and Cass walked into the room together and sat in each other's arms on the couch. Lucas followed and handed Quo a beer before tossing one across the room to me.

Lucas sat and then Liam walked into the room. I felt goosebumps on my arms and up my back. My whole body reacted to him whenever he was around. I loved it yet hated it at the same time.

Liam's eyes were on me as he sat down across the room. I forced myself to not look in his direction at all. I didn't want to look him in the eye. He knew my secret now, and I wasn't ready to talk about it.

Lucas snatched the t.v remote from Leon, which caused Leon to reach over and punch his twin brother in the gut. Leon took back the controller and switched on the game.

"My money are on the blues. They're undefeated this season!" Lucas said once he recovered from his punch to the gut. Quo scoffed and shook his head as he laughed.

"The reds may not be undefeated, but they have the best players and defenders in the league! You have no chance!" Quo retorted as Leon turned up the volume. Lucas and Quo began arguing about who would win before Liam scolded them to shut up. They settled on a bet and then turned their attention to the game.

Kade walked into the room and little while later. He was a little dirty, and sweating slightly. He must have just finished training.

"Hey everyone. What have I missed?" Kade asked as he made his way over to Brayleigh. He sat next to her, causing the couch to become a tight squeeze. Lila and I groaned at him.

"Shut up, I'm moving," Kade rolled his eyes at us.

"Move over, fatty. You've got half the couch!" Lila groaned back. Kade chuckled a little before he grabbed Brayleigh and pulled her into his lap. Giving us more room again.

The room was awkward as people looked at Kade and Leon with their mate's on their laps, and then looked to Liam where he didn't have me sitting anywhere near him.

"Still mad at him? He came home late last night looking pretty upset," Lucas asked me. I wanted to sigh, but I held it back as the game actually commenced.

"I went for a run because I couldn't sleep. He followed me out in his damn pyjamas, which was an idiot thing to do. Then, we argued until I told him the truth," I muttered back to him. I noticed Lucas still from across the room and then breathe out slowly and relax again.

I thought of Lucas as a brother. As I did with Leon. I was close with them already, despite knowing them for not long. I was closer with Lila, but I'd known her a lot longer than I knew the others.

"He does care about you. He just has a dumbass way of showing it," Lucas said next. I stopped myself from sighing again and I leaned back on Lila, and she let me.

"I guess so," I replied. I didn't doubt that Liam cared about me. He had shown it plenty of times before, but I was cautious, just as anyone else would be if they had been through what I had.