Supernatural world and beings

Lovely's POV

I looked at him in confusion, what sort of test was this?

"Mate?" I repeated, staring at his features. A certain emotion crossed his face which vanished faster than I could blink.

"What supernatural are you?" He inquired, his eyes boring into mine and I stared at him blankly.

"Uh-i don't know? Aren't we all humans?" I replied.

Another emotion crossed his face and I couldn't seem to place my finger on it. Was that disappointment? I didn't know what I had done to elicit such emotions from him but... 

"Who are you?" He gazed at me with a measured look, his eyes running over my figure in quick and subtle assessment. I didn't feel weird one bit. He was staring at me as though I was a lab project. 

"Lovely, it's nice to meet you sir." I quickly introduced myself and he gazed at me again. Wasn't I supposed to say that? 

I heard a cough from the side, breaking our staring match and I turned swiftly. The same lady from the reception rushed forward, as she regarded both of us. "Good morning, sir. I see you've met your new P.A. she was the one who got the role." She said, ignoring my presence. Instead, she focused her attention on the boss.

He stared at me again, his eyes running up and down swiftly that I'd have missed it if I wasn't looking carefully. What was his deal with me?

"Thank you Joyce." He said tersely. Okay, this man was behaving like he was going to war. But I felt strangely at peace in his presence. "Follow me." 

The command was clear and I did. 

" Take a seat." He pointed at the chair opposite his table. "I see that you're my new P.A. So what can you do for my company?" He inquired, cocking his head sideways in perusal.

Make sure that I do my duty? What else was I supposed to do? I snickered but quickly masked it with a small cough, placing my hand against my mouth. What a freaking way to make a good first impression! 

"Thank you, sir. I intend to do my duty the way that would make this company progress. What I'm trying my to say is that, I'll make sure that I have an impact here." I replied with a smile, perhaps that would soften his countenance a bit. He was impervious.

He stared at me for a few minutes which seemed like the longest waiting period of my life. He said with a straight face and I cocked my head sideways wondering what he meant by the word mate.

"Now, you'll be working for me, Miss Lovely." He replied while signing loudly. 

"You must abide by my rules. It's inevitable."

Why did he make it seem like a death sentence? " I value punctuality too much. I hope that won't be an issue for you?" He continued. 

A flicker of doubt shone in his eyes and I stopped myself from slipping into questioning. " That won't be a problem, sir."

"Hmm, are you sure? I don't want stories." He said and I nodded, waiting to see what was happening. 

"I like my coffee black and you will stay in my office." He pointed at the little desk in the office and I nodded. I was too tense to even notice that when I walked in.

" I hate tardiness. Ensure that you make sure that your projects are done on time. I won't run into a mess over your tardiness. Do you get that?" 

" Yes, sir." That goes without saying boss. 

He rattled various dos and don'ts which on a normal day I would have frowned at but I decided to be calm about it and get everything that he was trying to say because I had a feeling that it would come to bite me in the ass later.

"I can do that sir." I ended up replying, wishing that I had recorded this meeting on my phone to always replay it as a moral compass. 

I felt his eyes on me and I looked up. 

"Do you have a boyfriend? A husband that might stop you from working?" 

I shook my head warily and stared at him, "No, sir." That question seemed a bit personal to him.

"Good, because I expect you to put in your best. No less from you." He replied and I nodded. 

A few hours later, I was finally home and I flung my shoes. Whew! I sighed as I sat on the chair immediately. 

Elle chuckled as she stared at me from the sofa. " You look exhausted. What happened at work?"

I sighed loudly again as I stared at her.  "I'm tired, I encountered something strange today." 

" Oh, really, what's that?" She asked and I shook my head before going into details. She was laughing when I was done. " Are you kidding me?" 

" Nope. "

" Why was he acting weird?" 

" I seriously don't have an idea either." 

" But..." She narrowed her eyes at me and I stared at her warily. " You are forgetting something." 

I scrunched up my brows,."oh, really? What's that?" 

" His handsomeness .That should count for something."

I shook my head at her unseriousness. " You don't say..." 

She grinned at me, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively. " I do. So, what are your plans for the party coming up at weekend?" She inquired and I stared at her in mock anger.

"Of all the things that you're bothered about, it's the party that's your priority?" I asked her. 

She shrugged softly. " Well, you know how these things work. We can talk about it later." 

We heard my doorbell ring and she looked at the door before glancing at me. " Is that... Are you expecting someone?" 

"Uh... No? I'll get it." I said and forced myself to rise from the sofa, trudging tiredly to the door.

Looking through the peephole, I didn't see anyone. " Who's there?"

" I don't know." I replied, yet yanked the door open gently. To my surprise, a medium-sized box was sitting on my front step.