Thirty-six thousand feet below the surface, the only thing more dangerous than the crushing ocean is the monster keeping me alive.

Jessica

I am an engineer for the Aegis Corporation. My entire life has been defined by my ability to fix things, to be perfectly, flawlessly useful. But when a catastrophic tremor shatters Benthic Station Seven, plunging it into the freezing blackness of the Mariana Trench, my tools cannot save me. The glass is cracking. The water is rising. I am going to die in the dark.

Then, the titanium airlock is ripped open by a nightmare.

Gideon

He is a terrifying bipedal hybrid of scaled muscle, indestructible chitin, and raw, abyssal rage. Forged by the cruel genetic experiments of the very corporation I work for, Gideon is the apex predator of the deep. He hates my uniform. He hates human technology. He only pulled me from the freezing floodwaters because he needs my human retinal scan to unlock the station's security doors.

The Descent

It starts as a cold negotiation: my biometrics for his physical protection. But as we navigate the flooded, predator-infested corridors of the dying station, the freezing terror turns into a scalding, undeniable heat. Gideon is brutal and silent, yet his massive, armored body is the safest place I've ever known. Beneath the monster’s shell is a man who was betrayed by the world—and he has just decided that I belong to him.

But Aegis Corporation hasn't forgotten their prized asset. Heavily armed extraction subs are descending through the dark to drag Gideon back to a dissection table. If I want to save the monster who claimed me, I can't just be a good, useful employee anymore.

I have to become dangerous.

What to expect:

• Sci-Fi Monster Erotica
• Deep-Sea Isolation & Forced Proximity
• Extreme Size/Anatomy Difference
• "Touch Her and Die" Protective Hero
• Grumpy/Sunshine (Avoidant & Anxious Dyad)
• High Heat & Guaranteed HEA (Happily Ever After)

Author's Note: This is a full-length, standalone sci-fi monster romance intended for mature audiences (18+).