Dominic's (pov)
It has been hard to concentrate all day. All I wanted to do was grab Ella and hold her and kiss her. But I am trying to be a professional here. Besides if she is my mate shouldn't she be more involved in me? I am glad she is here, her smell is amazingly keeping me calm and centered right the moment. I love her smell, a sweet blend of strawberries and roses. I want her so badly right now I can hardly contain myself.
When she came to my office earlier to ask about the desserts I got instantly hard. I wanted her right then. Now as I watch her working I am having a hard time again. She is not doing anything provocative, all she is doing is setting out the dishes for lunch as I go behind her and set out the folders for the treaties. I have brushed against her a few time, she doesn't seem to mind but she doesn't react either. I am at a loss and it's driving me crazy.
When I got a mind link from the Alpha of the Blue Ridge pack I was never so happy for the distraction in my life. I excused myself and went out to talk to him. A few minutes later Ella peaked her head out the door. The Alpha noticed her and they started talking. Well at least this answers the question as to if she is a Wolf or not. But why is she not responding to me? I try hard not to get jealous as they hug because I want her arms around me like that.
The other Alpha's start showing up so I am able to distract myself for a bit. As I introduce Ella as our chef I watch as she blushes and says thank you after everyone claps for her. She looks so cute with those pink cheeks and that smile is driving me crazy. I do notice that she knows three other Alpha's at the table. As she is serving us I see how she jokes with two of them but the third one Derrick she stays back from. She is polite to all of them but him she tries not to touch at all. I look over at her Alpha and see he doesn't seem to like him either. I will have to ask him about it later.
Once we are done eating I ask Ella and her crew to wait for a bit before they serve dessert. It is interesting that Derrick is the only Alpha who is arguing with me over the treaty. Maybe I should ask Ella why she doesn't like him? She didn't seem to have any issues with the other Alpha's only him. And he is the one fighting me. She seems to be a good judge of character. I put him in is place and he signs the treaty. I also intend to call his father later to find out why he did not come.
When Ella and her group bring in dessert I get so excited. The Alpha's that know her get excited as well. I guess she has baked for her Alpha as well. Once again I get jealous because she hugs her Alpha when she sets down the desserts. Then when the Alpha from the Blue Lake pack kisses her cheek I almost go beat him until she called him grandpa. So when the third alpha hugs her I keep my cool as much as I can. I notice Eric watching me so I try to keep it together more than I am. It makes me proud as everyone oohs and awws over Ella's baking. When she puts my plate in front of me her hand slides over mine and the tingling drives me crazy. I want to grab her and kiss her but I keep my cool. As I look up to say thank you she is smiling at me. I loose my train of thought so I just nod at her. She nods in return and leaves the room.
Once everyone is done with dessert we talk for a bit more. Ella and her crew comes in and clears away the plates. When she picks up my plate I notice she starts shaking a bit, could it be that she is actually affected by me as well? I start to get excited again. Then Eric brings me back to the discussion at hand and I have to think about something else for a while.
Once we finish talking everyone starts to leave. But I notice Eric go back to the conference room. Maybe he forgot something or maybe he noticed more than I thought he did. I'm sure he will come talk to me about it. We have to discuss other business before he leaves anyway. So I go back to my office and wait for him.
Ten minutes later he comes to my office. We get the pack business out of the way and then that's when he hits me with the most wonderful conversation in the world.
"Dominic I need to know are you Ella's mate? If so why have you not shown more interest? You are confusing my poor girl and I can't have that. So out with it. Oh and she knows about Daniel. I had to explain why you both have the same scent."
" So I was right she could tell in some way we were the same. But wait are you saying she is my mate? I tried to keep things professional as much as possible. And once I tasted her food I didn't want to fire her to try to date her. She didn't list her pack on her application so I couldn't be sure she was a Wolf. She hides it so well."
"Okay let me explain a few things about our Ella then we can go from there. Ella is an orphan who is being raised by humans on my pack lands. Her father trains my warriors and her mother is one of the pack doctors. My Luna has been training her in all things Wolf related but she is not doing a good job at it. She has gone to a human school all her life. Sadly she has been bullied by some of the pack as well as the humans at the school. She has had her Wolf since she was twelve but she has not changed but for that one time. She can speak to her but nothing else. Her mother found her wandering down the road when she was three so we know nothing about her. The Luna has not let her out of her sight since she shifted that one time at twelve. My Luna is a good women but when it comes to Ella something is not right. So whatever you are doing here you need to make yourself known to her. If you are her mate then tell her, But don't play with her this way."
"Eric no I never meant to do that. I wasn't sure if she was a Wolf I didn't want to scare her. I did not mean to hurt her in any way. Does she feel anything for me?"
"Yes my boy she does but since you didn't show any signs of being interested she didn't know how to proceed. She actually came to me for advice."
"Okay so how do I proceed then? I don't want to upset her."
"Boy she is already upset you need to fix this. She is your mate now go show her that. And whatever you do don't hurt her or I will come and beat your ass. Now I have to get back to the pack. Go talk to her and depending how things progress I don't want details but let me know how it goes. She is the daughter I never had so keep me updated."
"Yes Eric and thanks for the advice I'll call you later."
After I walk Eric to his car I head up to Ella's office to talk to her.