#Chapter 205: Jealousy

Ella POV I smiled. People liked it when I smiled. “So, you’re Agent Travis,” I said. “I’ve heard so much about you from Zane.” He smiled back, but I could tell his heart wasn’t in it. He was quite attractive, for a beta, and he smelled newly mated. Zane sat beside him quietly. “And you’re Ella, the face that launched a thousand ads.” I laughed. It was a quote from an interview I did years ago that still showed up online as a meme. “And how may I help you today, Agent Travis?” His expression continued to be pleasant, but I could see his eyes looking around my apartment. I supposed he was looking for clues to my personality, but I’d had the whole thing done by a professional, so the best he could hope for was knowing I liked to keep things uncluttered. I did have a favorite painting hanging on the wall behind me, a copy of Monet’s Woman with a Parasol. He could glean from that whatever he liked. “First, I want to say I’m sorry for your loss,” he said. “I’ve been told yo