Azaria Freeman gave everything to Aldrith Corp. She carried two roles without complaint, held the company together when it mattered, and believed her reward was finally within reach. Instead, the promotion she earned was handed to someone with the Aldrith name.

Furious and done staying silent, Azaria storms into a board meeting and challenges the very people who overlooked her. But the moment she steps inside, everything changes.

Because Theon Aldrith realizes the truth.

His mate has been right under his nose all along.

And she is human.

Something that hasn’t happened in centuries.

Now, power, instinct, and fear collide as Theon faces an impossible choice: claim her and risk everything, or walk away from the one person fate has chosen for him.

The next week had been a good one. Azaria noticed, somewhere around the days after she had spoken to Theon, the absence of the hairs on her neck rising or the gut and unmistakable feeling that she was being observed. The feeling was gone. No glances she had to talk herself out of, no prickling at the back of her neck when she walked down the hallway, and there was no second-guessing herself in the cafeteria. She didn't know if it was the conversation with Theon or simply the passage of time, but either way she was grateful for it.


Chapter 49 - Chapter 49 - Sweet Invitation