Elena's POV I balance the glasses filled with the cold ale take it into the dining room where my parents are sitting across from Alpha Alec. I distribute the glasses and then eye the remaining vacant seat beside the Alpha. Slowing sitting in my seat, I open my napkin across my lap and then reach for the bowl with the salad in front of me. "Do you like mushroom gratin Alpha Alec? I hope what I made for dinner is to your liking," I hear my mom say as she serves the dish in front of the Alpha and then passes it to me, her eyes never leaving his face. "Actually, it's a favourite of mine. Thank you for having me, Mrs Reed," Alpha Alec responds while treating her to a beaming smile. My mother seems to melt with that smile as she continued to look at him, not even realizing that she by

