> He doesn't believe in mates. He believes in contracts. Luca Di Benedetti is Italy's coldest CEO-an alpha who doesn't do romance, mistakes, or mess. His company owns half the country's tech, a luxurious grotto resort, and now... a fake fiancé. Enter Marco "Mio" Bianchi-polite, sweet, and always neat in his hoodies. He's a college student balancing school projects and part-time shifts when a school collaboration lands him face-to-face with the last man anyone would expect to need a mate. When Luca offers Mio a deal-pretend to be his bonded omega for one month-Mio thinks it's just a bizarre business arrangement. No scenting. No cuddling. No falling in love. But in a penthouse of secrets, press appearances, and carefully staged smiles... feelings have a way of slipping through the cracks. And nothing's more dangerous than pretending not to feel something real. One contract. One month. One soft hoodie-wearing omega who might just thaw an alpha's frozen heart.

Short stories around campfires.