The Transfer novel Chapter 81

I walked down the hallway, Gwendoline following quickly behind me. I glanced back at her and smiled. I was incredibly glad that I was going to be to be friends with the female.

Bodie was returning back to Takiani. He was going to stay with Ezra, Jenny and I. Gwendoline was obviously going with Bodie, and she'd be moving in also. I was excited to get to know the both of them.

I supposed that we needed to get back to Takiani first.

I didn't care though. I was happy for them both. I was especially happy for Bodie. I was excited that he was getting to return to Takiani. I didn't know what he was going to tell people when they asked about where he'd been. Henry had told everyone that he'd died. Everyone would be more than confused.

He deserved to be happy, and Gwendoline made him happy.

"You ready? We're already late," Bodie asked us both as we walked into the kitchen. I nodded and looked to Gwendoline who nodded too. He smiled as we turned and headed towards the door.

We'd been invited to lunch at Nicolas' house. Apparently Liam's family had a lot of family lunches and dinners. I enjoyed seeing the family so often. It was different from what I was accustomed to.

We left the house and treaded quickly down the trail that lead to Nicolas' house. It was a five minute walk if we walked quickly.

"Did Rae and Jax make it back to Terialta safely?" Bodie asked me as we walked. I looked to him, noticing his hand that was intertwined with Gwendoline's. I envied them both.

"Yep. They said the trip was boring," I replied as I playfully rolled my eyes.

Rae and Jax had gone back to Terialta on demand. Beckett requested that they returned as he needed them for business, or something like that. I didn't mind that they left, but they weren't so happy. Rae didn't want to leave me because he thought someone would try to kill me, and Jax didn't want to leave because he thought I'd try to kill someone.

But they left eventually and made it home safe within a few hours.

I didn't mind that they weren't around. I had to return to Takiani some time. I just needed to wait a little longer. I didn't know what to do with the new information that I had. I dreaded having to tell Liam.

But it would have to wait. It wasn't the right time.

I knocked on the door to Nicolas' house and waited for an answer. Trixie was the one who opened the door. I grinned at the little girl.

"Hey kiddo!" I greeted her. She pulled the door open all the way and hugged me tightly, her arms wrapped around my legs. She was still so tiny.

I could already smell the strength on her and knew that she'd be a strong beast. The same with her cousins. They were all growing so fast.

"Hi Ali. Hi Bodie, hi Gwenny," Trixie greeted as she pulled away from me. I flashed her a wide grin and she let us inside. We shut the door behind us and then continued down the hallway.

I heard the voices of everyone in the house and I felt my headache ease a little. I had had a nonstop headache. I didn't know what it was from. Bodie kept telling me it was because of my separation with Liam, but I didn't want to believe it.

If I was really feeling sick from not being with Liam, that would mean that I really should be with him.

I knew he was pissed at me for not talking to him every day like he wanted me to. But I knew that I'd cave in if I did. It was better for the moment.

"Better late than never, right?" Darcy said as I walked into the room. The older female offered me a smile and chuckled a little. I rolled my eyes playfully and shook my head.

"You can blame our lateness on Ali this time. She took forever in the shower," Gwendoline said, nudging my arm as she passed me. I crossed my arms and let out a stubborn huff.

My beast yipped.

Darcy laughed she came forwards and rubbed my cheek with hers. I smiled warmly and the followed her over to the table where everyone else was sat.

"Hey Kenny," I said as I sat down at the table next to Kendall. She looked to me and grinned.

"Hey there," she greeted back. I tucked my hair behind my ears. The only advantage of being late was that the food was already plated up on the table.

"You look happy today. Any particular reason?" Jonathan, who sat on my left, nudged me. I frowned at him and shrugged. Did I look happy?

Across the table, Nicolas reached forwards and tried to slap his nephew across the head. "Shut up!"

I raised my eyebrows at their interaction. What the hell? Jonathan just chuckled and then continued to plate up food. Nicolas quickly got involved in another conversation.

I looked to Kendall who just smirked. Did they all know something that I didn't?

"What you smiling about?" I asked her. She giggled and shook her head.

"Oh. Just nothing," she replied in a suspicious tone. She was definitely giggling about something. I rolled my eyes and started to put food onto my plate.