He rules the boardroom. She audits the bodies. When forensic auditor Aria Hart walks back into the glass empire run by Alpha CEO Cole Vale, the air itself lies to her cedar, rain, and a history that should’ve stayed buried. Four years ago he rejected the bond neither of them asked for. Today an NDA chains them together while missing shipments, midnight edits, and a smear of fresh blood point to a killer inside his pack. Aria hunts with evidence and a steady pulse. Cole protects with teeth he keeps sheathed and a new rule he never breaks: he doesn’t touch without consent. Their deal is simple: see, signal, ask, act. Their problem isn’t. Cold rooms. Looping cameras. Enemies in silk and in fur. To save the company and the pack, they’ll have to risk the one thing they both swore off trust. Fated mates. Rejected once. Forced-proximity, slow-burn, and a boss who can command a room but won’t command her heart without a yes. Click to enter the audit. The truth has a scent and it’s getting closer.