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.

Aziel stood in the kitchen, the phone pressed tightly to his ear long after he gave Valeria the address, and his pulse hammering an erratic tune against his ribs as Valeria's question still echoed down the line. Before he could formulate a coherent thought, the chime of the property's gate bell rang through the house. A sudden surge of adrenaline shot through his veins. Assuming she had somehow already arrived at the house, his heart leapt into his throat and he practically sprinted out the door toward the gates.


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