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.

Sitting on the edge of the squeaking spring mattress in the dark basement, Azaria pulled her knees tightly against her chest, shivering and wrapping her arms around her shins to keep the freezing dampness from going even deeper into her bones. The door above the stairs had slammed shut hours ago, but the horrifying echo of Irene's voice still rang violently in her head along with her threat.


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