The Transfer

Ezra stared at me as I sat with my head in my hands at the dinner table. He sipped slowly on his coffee and didn't take his eyes off of me.

My mind whirled with so many different thoughts. Memories of my mother flashed through my mind like a slideshow. I felt the pain of losing her all over again.

It'd been almost ten years, and I still wasn't over it. I couldn't help but miss her. I couldn't help but be bitter about her death. Alfie was right. It shouldn't have happened. But it did.

My mind switched to my beast. She whined sadly in the back of my mind. She paced back and forward, her head down and her whines low and painful to listen to. She was upset. So damn upset.

She knew what Alfie said was true. She knew it and so did I.

Our fire was gone.

Every wolf had a fire. Whether it was hot or not was the important part. I knew what Alfie meant when he spoke about my father.

When anyone walked into a room with my father in it, they knew who was in control. Whenever I was in a room with him, I always felt the energy of his wolf. I felt his blood hum. It was like a nonstop buzz.

When I met Henry, I remembered feeling his blood hum. It was strong, almost knocked the breath out of me. His beast was the one in charge and everyone knew it. That's why he was an Alpha.

Even Lila's blood hummed. On our runs, she was always buzzing with such hot electricity that I was jealous. I wished I could hum like that. I wished I burned hot like all the other wolves.

Why was I cold? Where the hell was my damn fire? Where was my electricity and my hum?

"Ali girl, you know that Alfie is going to help you get the spark back. He's not going to stop until he turns you into a strong Alpha," Ezra told me, snapping me out my thoughts. I looked up at him.

"Alfie is going to help you the best he can until you're back to where you're supposed to be. He likes you. He thinks you have potential to be very powerful. I do too, girl. You're going to leave Takiani with more power than you've ever felt," Ezra said softly. His voice calmed me, but only a little. My beast was angry and upset.

She was angry that her and I let this happen. How could we let ourselves get to the point where we were barely an Alpha? How did no one ever see it and try to help?

My beast was upset because we lost yet another important thing to us. We had our Alpha position, and we probably didn't even have that anymore.

We were weak. We were tired and we were not a real Alpha.

"This is all so dumb," I hissed out. My wolf yelped in agreement. She hated it.

"You're strong, princess. You'll get your fire back and you'll be so strong that people will cower in your presence," Ezra assured me. I smiled warmly at him.

My hair fell in front of my face as I looked down at the table. I smelt the meat being cooked in someone else's cabin and my mouth watered. My tummy grumbled loudly and I rolled my eyes at it. I ate four sandwiches minutes before.

There was a knock at the front door. I got a strong whiff of lavender and another of vanilla. Lila and Brayleigh.

Can we come in?" Brayleigh called to me over the link. I almost sighed in relief that they were visiting. My wolf trusted them a lot already,

shoes on the floor. I glanced up as Lila and Brayleigh walked into the room. They both shot me sad looks.

rubbed her cheek against mine and I felt myself calm slightly. My beast purred, happy that the females

I felt a short spurge of

meant my words or not. I knew that I wasn't

wrong. But we had no idea about what had happened

a moment. I felt the power roll off her and felt her veins hum. She was so strong. I didn't understand

it out of you," Brayleigh explained to me. I nodded

it did on the run, then that meant there was a chance that I

reached out to me. There was a slight pull between the two of us, and I didn't know what

it back, Ali. We won't let you leave without your fire," Lila assured me. Ezra and Brayleigh both nodded in agreement. I smiled at

special occasion. I'm thinking pancakes?" Ezra suggested to the three of us, with a goofy

things better.

eagerly in agreement. The two girls sat forwards in their seats,

feel how powerful they both were. Their wolves were both destined to

of boring over there," I told them honestly. Lila scoffed at me.

the hot guys?" She queried. I playfully

secluded and reserved. Most people there kept to themselves. It was always kind of quiet there.

country to other places. Some went rogue, the pressure of losing their Luna was too much. The

wasn't room for messing around anymore. No

who weren't too effected and I had plenty of friends. Often, we'd go for a run and then make our way down to the river where we'd go swimming.

and the wolves that would follow me around, guarding me like I was the next victim. It got

years," I explained to them with a shrug. Lila and Brayleigh exchanged quick looks

could feel how curious she and Brayleigh both were. I knew that my

feeling sorry

out," I replied bitterly. I remembered what happened that night as if it was only yesterday. It

I was forced to watch it

sorry, Ali. My parents were killed by rogues too," Lila apologised gently. Then, I felt the pity that I dreaded. But it was

I pitied Lila.

mine was killed. What the hell was I so bitter about? I still bad a father, although, he was

eyes and it made my gut twist. It hurt to see one of our friends upset. It hurt to know that she

easy. It was messy. It effected

said as he places a stack of pancakes in front of us. He set down toppings and then plates and cutlery.

get better. Right?" I smiled at Ezra. He smiled and nodded back