Aiden Metcalfe halts mid-stride as a vibrant red-haired woman loads shopping bags into a sleek black Range Rover. Something stirs within him—a primal recognition he can't explain. "Charlie," he breathes. The voice inside him claws for attention, demanding he find her scent, but Aiden suppresses it. There's work to do. He deliberately collides with an elderly passerby, a practiced move in his arsenal of deception, before scanning the nearly deserted car park. She can't die here. Not yet. As he approaches, her scent hits him like a physical force—intoxicating, overwhelming, awakening something dormant within his very soul. His wolf stirs violently, commanding him toward her with an urgency that threatens to shatter his control. "Need help?" he offers, fighting the tremor in his voice. When Charlie turns, Aiden's world fractures. The tattoos spanning her shoulder and chest mesmerize him. Her caramel eyes burn into his consciousness. In that moment, desire and devastation collide. "I'm fine, but thanks," she replies, unaware she's speaking to the man hired to end her life. Aiden walks away, every instinct screaming at him to turn back. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The half-fae, half-werewolf son of a Faery princess and an Alpha wolf, Aiden Metcalfe possesses a lethal ability that's made him untouchable—a contract killer without peer. When mafia boss Rafael Hernandez enlists him to eliminate his daughter Charlie, the key witness in his murder prosecution, Aiden expects another routine execution. He couldn't be more mistaken. As his pursuit intensifies, Aiden's suppressed wolf awakens with savage hunger. Charlie harbors secrets that challenge everything he believed, and their connection runs far deeper than fate alone. His mission crumbles against an unexpected truth: she's his fated mate. Can Aiden defy Rafael's orders, or will his awakening wolf demand a price too steep to pay?