Alaz has built his empire on precision, power, and an unrelenting drive for innovation. As the CEO of the world's leading AI corporation, he has never tolerated obstacles—least of all in the form of a person. Efficiency rules his life, and sentimentality has no place in it. But when the board forces him to work with Asi, a fiercely intelligent and uncompromising Ethical AI Consultant, his carefully ordered world begins to unravel.
Asi isn't intimidated by Alaz's reputation or his ruthless approach to technology. She's built her career on ensuring that AI serves humanity responsibly, and she won't stand by while he pushes forward a dangerously unregulated project. He sees her as a naive idealist, constantly challenging his authority, while she views him as reckless—willing to risk ethical boundaries in pursuit of progress. Their clashes are immediate, explosive, and impossible to ignore.
What starts as heated boardroom battles soon bleeds into something far more dangerous. One night, in the midst of a particularly volatile confrontation, their tension reaches a breaking point. A single impulsive mistake—one they both swear won't happen again. But when Asi discovers she's pregnant, their conflict takes on an entirely new dimension.
Forced into an uneasy alliance, Asi and Alaz must navigate a relationship neither of them wanted. He is used to being in control, but she refuses to be managed. She challenges him at every turn, unwilling to let their situation change who she is. And yet, as the pregnancy progresses, so does the confusion between them. Moments of unexpected tenderness replace hostility. Alaz, a man who has never allowed himself to care, finds himself drawn to her in ways he can't explain. Asi, despite everything, starts to see glimpses of someone beneath the ruthless exterior.
But when love and ambition collide, who will be the first to surrender? And when the child they never planned for forces them to face their deepest fears, will they fight for each other—or will their differences finally tear them apart?
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The Only Exception
FanfictionAlaz, the ruthless CEO of a world-leading AI corporation, has never let anything-or anyone-stand in the way of innovation. Efficiency, power, and control define him. But when the board hires Asi, a sharp-tongued and unshakable Ethical AI Consultant...
