Azaria Freeman gave everything to Aldrith Corp. She carried two roles without complaint, held the company together, 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 mornings in Azaria's apartment moved at a slow and almost agonizing pace during her four weeks of annual leave. A few days had passed since her lunch with Rowan and Beatrice, and while the afternoon with her friends had brought a wave of warmth, returning to her empty space meant confronting the stillness once again. She spent her days trying to rebuild an ordinary routine like making tea, reading, and keeping up with minor chores around the flat, but the atmosphere felt lingeringly weird. No matter how hard she tried to force her mind in the present, small details kept dragging her thoughts back to Theon.


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