ELLA'S POV My body tingled with a strange sensation when my shoulders brushed past him. The atmosphere was still, and fragile. My wolf perked her head up and swirled her fur sensually to their musky scent. It was annoyingly mesmerizing. I hated that my body arched and burst out with goosebumps because of their presence. They haven't even said a word to me about the whole mate bond situation. As much as I hated these dudes, I knew nothing would prepare me for the kind of pain I was going to feel if they rejected me. And judging by how my chest tightened at how close Cathy was to Roman, how she frolicked with him, gosh! The pangs of rejection would hit close to home. I angrily stabbed some sushi rolls onto my plate. “For someone with delicate skin like you, you sure have one hell of str