The Transfer

I sighed as I walked away from Liam's office. I shook my head to myself and rubbed my arms. I felt uncomfortable.

I only wanted to go and say hello to Liam, but the moment I got close to his door, I sniffed out Veronica. I knew it would be stupid if I had gone in that room. I probably would've tried to kill her. I was still pissed at everything that had happened. I didn't want to face any of that.

I sighed again as I left the pack house. I looked up from my feet and held my breath as I watched Henry approach me. I stopped walking as he stopped in front of me. He looked angry.

He still hadn't spoken to me about what had happened with Veronica and I. I thought he was letting me off, but I wasn't completely sure. He seemed pretty pissed when he first spoke to me, when Veronica and I were finally pulled away from each other.

"Henry," I acknowledged. He glared at me and stilled. His body tensed up and I thought I saw him gulp.

I stood a little taller. I felt strange, not being intimidated by this Alpha. My Alpha.

My beast didn't see him as my Alpha. She didn't respect him and she wouldn't give in to his hard glare and intimidating eyes.

Most wolves could never be this bold to their Alpha. I could never even act like that with my father. They were always the ones in charge, but my beast and I did not respect this wolf. I knew that I could easily go against his orders.

"You're walking on a thin line, Alison. You don't know what you're getting yourself into," Henry told me with a low growl. I frowned at him and clenched my fists a little. I wanted to hit him already.

I knew I couldn't do anything. Retaliating would turn the majority of the pack against me and probably get me thrown out the pack. I didn't need that.

"I haven't done anything, Henry. Your daughter is the one who can't leave my mate alone,” I told him calmly. Henry scoffed and made a look. He screwed up his nose in disgust and shook his head. I hated him.

He was disrespectful and plain rude. He had no reason to hate me. I hadn't done anything to him. "Veronica is not the problem. You are. You need to stay away from Liam," Henry told me. He sounded like he was ordering me, but I didn't feel the need to comply.

I wanted to punch him badly.

"He's my mate! I'm not staying away from him!" I hissed out in shock. What was he saying? Asking me to stay away from Liam?

Who did he think I was?

"I gave you an order, Grey. I expect you to follow along,” Henry said in a low voice. I screwed up my nose and glared at him. "You are not good for that boy.”

"Over my dead body," I told him. Henry's lips curled upwards. His devilish smile made my skin crawl. "Listen here, my daughter gets what she wants. She wants Liam and you're in the way. I suggest you back the hell off and let the boy mark my daughter, or I'll be forced to take matters into my own hands,” Henry threatened me. I widened my eyes and him. I seriously was contemplating hitting him at this point.

Me? I need to back off? To let Liam mark Veronica? Bullshit!

I knew that there was one disadvantage in my relationship with Liam. The marks that we had yet to put on each other. Until I had a mark on my neck and he had the same, we weren't officially claimed.

"You should know better than anyone that true mates don't get thrown away!" I hissed out as my anger began to build up. Henry stared at me with a slight smirk on his face.

"What's going on?" I heard from behind me. It was Liam.

The hair on the back of my neck stood as I felt him near. I smelt Veronica also and my blood bubbled. I was getting more and more pissed by the second.

I couldn't be nasty. I had to let Henry win this argument. But it depended on how far he went. I would undoubtedly step up if he went too far.

"She is an issue, Liam. You need to cut her off. I won't have my Veronica waiting for you forever,” Henry said, making my eyes widen. Liam frowned at him and growled lowly.

What the hell? Wa she being serious?

"Henry, she's my mate,” Liam said through gritted teeth and clenched fists. I stared at Henry intensely. He was starting something.

My beast whined. She wanted me to retreat and get the hell away. There was something about to happen. We both knew it.

"Calm, Ali. Calm. Let it happen. It will show him you can still be ordered around. He won't be suspicious,” Ezra's voice forced its way into my head. I shuddered slightly at his demands.

"Do you love this pack, Liam?" Henry asked him. Liam looked from Henry to me, clearly confused. He furrowed his eyebrows as he nodded.

"Of course,” Liam replied. Henry smiled some more.

"Would you do anything to keep it safe?" Henry asked him. He was being serious, but the smirk on his lips made me think he was up to something. He was guilty of something.

"I'd give my life," Liam said honestly. I knew he cared for the pack. He was the true Alpha of Takiani. He cared a lot.

"Don’t you see? Everyone hates the Hastings and the Greys. Rogues have always gone after both families, for as long as anyone can remember. With the two of you together, it would only bring them back so they could destroy everything you both love. Your friends, family, the pack," Henry said, speaking slowly. He was making sure Liam and I were both processing his words. I didn’t want to listen.

My ears burned.

He was right. My family had always been targeted by rogues. My mother and father both used to tell me about the feuds all the time. The war between my family and rogues was as ancient as time. Generations and generations of my family were targeted relentlessly by the damned rogues.

Liam's family were killed by rogues. They were in an ongoing war too. They were hated and definite targets.

"We don't need anymore people dead, do we? With my son in line, he'll protect the pack, and with you with Veronica together, the pack will be even safer. The bond and all facts prove it," Henry said, grinning as he shook his head. I held my breath as I had a feeling as to where he was going. "Henry, no, I—" Liam started to speak but Henry cut him off by holding up his finger. I watched carefully as Veronica broke into a grin and licked her lips.

My beast whined and clawed. She was panicking. I was beginning to panic.

"Liam, if you really love this pack, you'll do the right thing. Show me how much you really love the pack,” Henry said. The sound of his voice cut deeply.

The world around me seemed to stop. Everything slowed and my head began to spin.

Oh God no. I knew what was about to happen. It couldn't let Liam do it. I couldn't watch it.

"Kiss me, Liam. Show me that we're supposed to be together," Veronica said, pleading with him, wide and desperate eyes. I swallowed as I wished for the ground to swallow me up.

"What?" Liam exclaimed in shock. He took a step back and Veronica grabbed his arm and pulled him close. He tried to pull his arm away but he looked just as shocked as I did. He was helpless.

My heart sped up. It beat so hard against my chest that I thought it would burst.

Liam looked at me and I shook my head. Henry was insane. Officially.

"Tell him to do it, Alison. Tell Liam to kiss her," Ezra told me. His voice in my head made my brain throb. I didn't want to.

"Henry needs to get what he wants at the moment. I promise you, things will be okay. Just tell him to do it," Ezra told me again. I took a cautious step backwards and Henry growled at me, a warning. I had to stay and I had to watch

I did the hardest thing I ever had to do.

"Liam, kiss her. Just give them both what they want,” I told my mate. Liam's eyes widened as he looked at me. Tears welled in my eyes and I wished I was dead.

"Kiss her, please. Do it for me,” I begged him. I sniffed and blinked back the tears.

"Do it Liam. You heard them. I really am just a side piece," I said out loud. Henry broke into a grin as Liam looked distraught. Veronica had a shit-eating grin on her face and I couldn't help but cry over it

Tears slipped down my cheeks as Liam hesitated to turn towards Veronica. Her eyes lit up with pure admiration for Liam as he cupped her cheek and grabbed her waist.

I held my breath as I watched him close the gap between them.

Liam kissed Veronica. But I could tell that he hated every second of it. He caressed her gently and I crossed my arms as I held back my sobs.

My entire body burned. I felt like I was literally on fire. It was the worst feeling I had ever experienced and it was worse that I had to watch it all unfold in front of me.

When Liam pulled away, Veronica giggled and threw her arms around Liam and hugged him. He looked to me, pain evident in his eyes. I shook my head as I turned and raced off towards my cabin. I pushed into the house where I collapsed into Ezra arms almost immediately. My sobs were loud as my body was in agony. My heart felt shattered and the bond was pulsing painfully.

This wasn't going to be easy to fix.

1

The blanket over me wasn't keeping me warm. I felt cold and empty, the same way I felt when my parents died. It was a hollow feeling in my gut that I couldn't seem to shake. It was pain that I couldn't get rid of. Not this time.

I shivered as he walked into the room. The whole room seemed to brighten and swirl with colours that only I could see. My entire body reacted to him. My lower abdomen throbbed and my head spun. My fingertips became warm and my body tingled.

The pull cried out as it twisted. There was so much pain and so much hurt. The bond was hurt. Damaged. Liam and I were damaged.

He walked over and sat down, and then grabbed me and pulled me onto his lap, cradling me with my legs and head against his chest. I didn't care how vulnerable I was or how weak I might have looked.

I cried. I cried so hard and for so long that by the time I was done, he was crying too. He held me close and pulled me closer with every sob that I made.

My chest ached with such pain that I thought I might've died on the spot. It felt like a heart attack. I wished for death. I wished for something to take away the pain. Something that would end the misery I was facing.

I wasn't mad at Liam. I couldn't be mad at him. He had done exactly what I had told him to do. I wished he hadn't. I wished he had turned to Henry and tore his throat out. I wished he had punched Veronica in the throat and told her to go screw herself.

I understood what Ezra mean when he told me to make Liam do it. Henry had to be satisfied. I had to stay away from Liam. I had to act like it didn't bother me at all.

Henry was already suspicious enough about me. He had to know that I was onto him and his traitorous activities. He needed to think that I was some weak wolf who couldn't fight for what she wanted.

I looked up at Liam with my tears eyes. His chest rumbled through his tears. His face was wet from crying and he looked like a literal mess.

"Liam, I'm so sorry," I whispered to him as I reached up to his face. I cupped his cheeks and used my thumbs to gently wipe the tears away. He choked back a sob as stared at me with his glossy eyes.

I had made him do it. He was hurting because I made him kiss Veronica.

The thought made me shudder.

Liam sniffed and shook his head. It was the first time I'd ever seen him look so scared and so vulnerable. He looked terrible, like he didn't know what he was doing. I could feel his confusion and his pain and sadness. It was overwhelming.

"I—I don't love her. I just want you," Liam said through sobs. I started crying again as I looked at his pain stricken face. His eyes told me everything.

"I know baby, I know. It'll be okay. You just have to do this, okay? You have to do it," I told him and I wiped the tears from his face again. He sucked in a deep breath and shook his head at me.

"But it hurts,” he told me as he tears stopped. His eyes were glossy but he had run out of tears to cry.

"It's going to fix everything. You'll always be mine," I told him as I kissed his forehead. He sucked in another deep breath as he leant forwards and buried his head in the crook of my neck.

We held each other for a little while before Ezra walked into the room. Jenny followed him and she sighed sadly as she walked over to us.

"Veronica is looking for you, sweetheart. She says that you're supposed to be at her house, staying for dinner tonight. You've got to go,” Jenny said softly. Liam pulled away from me and stared deeply into my eyes. He didn't want to leave, ever.

“Liam, I'm sorry, but I hope you know that you can't come here anymore. You've got to do what Henry says, just for a little while,” Ezra added gently. Liam stood, holding me in his arms. He turned and placed me back on the couch. He coughed a little and then bent down. Ezra and Jenny left the room quickly.

"I love you. Only you. I'll be back for you," Liam told me. He kissed me and then quickly left.

I sunk into the soft comfort couch as I began to cry again.

He loved me. But he wasn't allowed to be with me.