As the untouchable Alpha CEO of Ashford International, Christopher Ashford rules with an iron fist. He never surrenders. Until a sudden, violent collapse exposes a terrifying reality:The king of the corporate world has differentiated into an Omega.Desperate to protect his secret and save his multi-billion-dollar throne, Christopher finds himself locked in an addictive, high-stakes clash with Cassian Collins – his brilliant, infuriatingly handsome rival. But Cassian is an enigma. Hovering closer with unreadable motives, sharp glances, and an intoxicating presence, he holds a quiet power that threatens to shatter Christopher’s remaining control.With corporate vultures circling and a sinister biological conspiracy unraveling from the shadows, Christopher must navigate a lethal line between survival and temptation.In a world where surrender is fatal, is Cassian his salvation or the ultimate trap?

For five years, structural engineer Jossie Hollis was the quiet problem-solver of a marriage that treated her partial paralysis like an inconvenience. She worked longer hours, covered every family expense, and swallowed every soft cruelty until the Cascadia quake hit and a deadly fungal infection began turning survivors into monsters.There was only one seat left on the evacuation transport. Her husband took it. “You slow everyone down.”She dies alone in a collapsing stairwell… and wakes eight weeks before the end of the world.This time Jossie has a mysterious system, a fully restored body, and the exact knowledge of what is coming. But when Captain Nolan Beckett, the man connected to the accident that once shattered her life, reappears amid the first major aftershocks, Jossie discovers that surviving the apocalypse may be easier than trusting someone with her heart.In her first life, her disability made her disposable.In this life, the ground itself will learn how dangerous it is to underestimate her.