Aria's POV
The afternoon sun slanted through the windows of Holt Enterprises as I wrapped up the emergency board meeting.
"Emily, you're acting CEO effective immediately. Audit every project Ethan touched. Full restructuring within sixty days." I held her amber gaze. "You have full authority. I trust your judgment."
Translation: I'm handing you the power to break free.
Lucas had told me everything after the Gala—how he and Emily were True Mates,and how Alpha Richard Crane had written her inheritance so that the day she took a mate, she'd forfeit every cent of it.
Three years trapped, watching him from a distance while Alpha Richard Crane jerked her around like a puppet.
Now that Damian and I had found each other, I wanted to give them their shot too.
"Understood, Ms.
