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Me: I would if he were willing to talk. Sadly, when I went to say hello and see if he wanted to get a cup of tea, he shut the door in my face. Not exactly eager to discuss things with me.
Seb: Ouch. What did you do?
I truly didn’t know because I’d not been able to get him to talk to me.
Me: I wish I knew. I was introduced to him, and although I immediately recognized him as my One, I didn’t acknowledge our connection in that moment. Do you think that’s why he won’t talk to me now?
It took Seb a moment to respond, and when he did, it wasn’t helpful at all.
Seb: I don’t know. I wouldn’t think so, but perhaps he is hurt you ignored your connection in that moment. Or maybe he’s hesitant because you’re there to ask him questions? How did that go, by the way? Was it awkward?
Me: I didn’t ask the questions. I’m still here, but once I recognized Dominic as my One, I reached out to Master Edison and let him know the situation and asked to be removed from the case. My team is still here as far as I know, but Master Edison sent Carrington to do the questioning.
Seb: Ah. So that’s where he went off to. He was here this morning, then suddenly gone. His team is still here though, and nobody knew where Carrington was.
I did feel bad that Carrington got pulled away to do what was my job. I had been tasked to this assignment, and I’d not been able to do it.
Seb: Are you going to try and talk to him again? I can’t believe you completely struck out. You have been so excited about finding your One and starting a family.
Seb: What are you going to do if you end up being the carrier? You said he’s another warlock. One of you has to be the carrier. Are you going to be all right with that?
He brought up valid points and questions. Caspian, Sebastian’s oldest brother just found his own One. But his One was an alpha, and it was immediately obvious that Caspian would be the carrier between the two. Like others, I never would have guessed that for Caspian, but he seemed perfectly happy and content with the way their dynamic had worked out. It was still very early in their relationship, and Caspian had months left to go in his pregnancy, but Dimitri was a good man and I had no doubt that my cousin would be well cared for.
Me: I will be eternally happy to be the carrier in the relationship if it meant I got to have a family with Dominic. I wouldn’t remain an enforcer though. I’d probably ask Master Arthur to join the coven here since Dominic seems to be happily settled in here.
I heard a noise from the entryway of the hallway and when I looked up, I found Master Arthur standing there.
Me: Talk to you soon. Master Arthur is here.
I stood, and as I did so the chair I’d been sitting on disappeared.
“I’ve used that same bit of magic before. But I didn’t recognize that chair at all,” Master Arthur said as he moved to the doorway of his office.
“It’s mine from my place in Montana.” I loved that chair. It was one of my favorites, and was incredibly comfortable. I hadtwo, and since I didn’t yet have a suite here at the coven for my visit, it was just easier to pull a chair from my place in Montana.
“That would be why I didn’t recognize it from any of the rooms here.” Master Arthur gestured to his office. “Shall we?”
I nodded, and when he walked into the office, I followed closely behind. Once Master Arthur was settled behind his desk in the plush office chair, he gave me an expectant look. “Tell me what it is that you wished to discuss with me.” Master Arthur indicated the chair that was on this side of his desk, and I sat.
“I’ve come to ask if you have any tips on how to get Dominic to talk to me. I went to his suite to see if he would go with me to the dining all and have tea or something and we could talk about what we both wanted from our relationship but he never gave me the opportunity. Instead, he closed the door on me and didn’t answer again when I knocked.”
Master Arthur raised both eyebrows at me, surprise evident on his face. “I’m sorry, were you not the same man who was in here just a bit ago saying that under no circumstances whatsoever would you ever consider a relationship with Dominic? And that you were disappointed in the fates because they matched you with someone of his questionable character?”
I winced. I knew when I’d said those words earlier, I was being unfair and would regret them. Now that Master Arthur said them back to me out loud, I really did.
“Yes, that is the gist of it. I was unfair earlier, and I regret being so rash in my words. I would very much like to get to know Dominic, but as I said, he wouldn’t give me a chance to talk to him. Do you happen to have any suggestions as to what I can do to get him to talk to me? Anything at all? I’m open to any and all suggestions at this point because I have found that I do not like having a door closed in my face.”
“Well, I can simply send for him. We can have a conversation and find out why it is that he closed the door on you. I don’t likethe thought of someone in my coven being so disrespectful to a guest anyway. Not that you were exactly fair to him, even though he didn’t hear you.” Master Arthur froze shortly after he started to reach for the phone. “Unless he heard you. The door wasn’t closed when we were talking this morning.”
I felt my heart fall from my chest. Oh no. What if that was it? What if Dominic had heard my rant about him? Would I ever get him to talk to me? Would he forgive me if that was the case?
“Don’t go freaking out on me before we talk to him,” Master Arthur said. “I’ll have him come to the office and we can see why he doesn’t wish to talk to you. It’s possible that he simply doesn’t want to be mated. He’s not exactly young.”
I looked at Master Arthur and fought a glare. I wasn’t young either. That didn’t change the fact that I wanted my One though. I longed for a family, and had for some time. What would I do if Dominic didn’t desire those same things? What happened if someone’s fated mate rejected them? I knew what used to happen, but was that still the case? I needed to find out before I stressed myself out to the point of doing something desperate.
Chapter 4
Dominic
