The Transfer novel Chapter 68

I grunted in pain as Lucas tightened his grip on my waist whilst he set me down on the couch. My knees buckled and I winced. Lucas held his breath and I heard his heart speed up. He was still pissed and upset about the whole situation.

He wanted to fix things just as much as I did. Everyone was tense and it didn't make anything better that I wasn't with Liam. At least when I was with him, everyone knew he was stable. If Liam was stable, then things were running smoothly.

Everyone knew he was anything but stable.

"There you go. Is that better?" Lucas asked me softly as he helped me to lift my feet into the couch. I nodded at him slowly and sat back. Lucas grabbed my bear skin from the other couch across the room and he placed it on me.

I held it close and sighed softly. Lila walked into the room holding a plate and a glass of water. She smiled at me weakly as Brayleigh followed behind her. I hadn't seen much of the female lately. She'd been so busy with her doctor courses. I was so proud that she was blooming into the strong wolf she was made to be.

"Eat this. Ezra said you had to eat it all, or he'd kick your ass," Lila told me as she handed me the plate. She set down the glass of water on the floor by her feet and then walked around it to sit on the end of the couch with me.

I adjusted my feet to make more room for her as I nodded and ate.

It'd been three days since the incident. The silver in my system was still taking a toll on me. I was weak and unable to do almost anything. I wouldn't walk without an intense pain all over my body. It was torture.

There wasn't any kind of process that I could do to speed up my healing. I was healing at what seemed like the pace of a human. It was agonising and boring.

"I'm so over this," I sighed out as I ate. I was tired of feeling crap. I needed to get outside and go for a run. I needed to do something other than sit inside all day and dwell upon everything that had happened.

"You can say that again," Brayleigh huffed out. She crossed her arms and looked up as Kade walked into the room. Leon, Cass and Quo walked in moments later.

Barely any of them had left my side since I was allowed to sleep in the cabin again. Lucas was always around. He'd sleep on the couch at night. Lila barely left either. She was always with me in my bedroom, and when she wasn't, she was on a run.

Leon didn't like leaving either. Most nights, he'd sit on the couch and fall asleep. Cass would stay often also. I had Ezra set up mattresses in my bedroom, and that was where Lila and Cass slept when they stayed over.

It was depressing. No one was happy and no one knew what to do.

I knew it was their way of keeping me safe.

"You all look so depressed. Can you get out my damn house and go lighten up?" I hissed out at them. I bit into my sandwich again as I looked at them all. They all had such sad faces and it pissed me off to know that it was mostly my fault.

I had turned them against their Alpha and it was probably messing with their heads.

I had decided in the infirmary after Henry spoke to me that I wasn't going to talk about him being a traitor anymore. I knew that it was taking a toll on them. I had to be sure of my feelings before I acted. They needed to forget about it and let me do the dirty work.

They all wouldn't understand. Most of them were younger than me, too young to process the information they were receiving. Quo was older, but even he didn't seem to handle things as well. I worried about them all. They were all getting into something dangerous.

Plus, they'd been in the pack for years. Henry was the only Alpha they'd known. I was different; a transfer. My father was my true Alpha. My wolf could never look up to Henry.

"Yeah, guys, it would be good for us all to lighten up a little. Don't you think?" Cass piped up. I shot her a thankful smile. I needed everyone to leave and take a break.

It would give me time to think about things. I needed them to be happy so I could work things out. I wasn't sure if I had time before something bad happened again.

Henry said he wouldn't be so forgiving the next time something happened. I didn't know what his plans were, but I was sure they wouldn't be nice. I had to tread carefully.

"But—" Lucas started but I quickly cut him off.

"No buts! Go home! Take a shower, you stink," I looked to him and offered a bright smile. I watched the corners of his mouth tug upwards.

"Stop annoying me. A girl needs her alone time every now and then, you know," I joked with them. I was slightly serious. I needed to be alone for a little.

I couldn't think when all the others had so much to say.

"Come on, let's go. I need a long and hot shower," Cass said as she tugged at Leon's arm. She pulled him out the room and I was thankful for it.

When Leon left, everyone else did too. They all piled out the cabin and finally left me alone. I sighed and relaxed.

I sniffed at the bear skin on my body. It still smelt of Liam, but the scent was fading. Usually I had Liam with me almost every night. The scent was always so strong.

I guessed things changed pretty quickly.

"Liam is outside. He wants to see you. He says that Henry and Veronica aren't around for the day," Jenny walked into the room. She smiled at me weakly and I nodded at her. I wanted to see Liam so badly.

I knew it was bad. I knew I shouldn't, but I had to.