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.

A full week had elapsed since the council brought an end to the hearing, and Irene had been given a ten-year prison sentence for the abduction of Azaria. With her fate locked away in council facilities, the danger to Azaria had vanished, but the resulting fallout was only just beginning to take root in the surrounding community. In the solitude of his office, Aziel sat behind a dark desk, staring at a small stack of cancelled contracts and termination notices that had accumulated over the past seven days.


Chapter 161 - Chapter 161 - Deep Thoughts