Viscous Grace

A Sci-Fi Monster Romance

They built him to be a biological weapon. She taught him to be a sanctuary.Dr. Ann Kovan has one rule: Data is safe. Emotion is a variable.Exiled from the university and blacklisted by her peers, Ann’s career has dissolved into a humid, steel-walled nightmare: Sector 4. It’s a black-site laboratory designed to contain the uncontainable, and her new assignment is the crown jewel of their collection.Subject X-7.He is a genetic anomaly. A hybrid of human DNA and deep-sea terror. He has no legs, only a massive, translucent tail that crushes concrete. He has no voice, only a bioluminescent glow that shifts with his mood. The guards call him a monster. The corporation calls him a product.But when a containment breach traps Ann inside his tank during a catastrophic storm, she discovers the truth that the data missed.His skin isn't just toxic; it’s neuro-conductive. His touch doesn't kill; it quiets the screaming anxiety in her brain. And the creature lurking in the dark isn't hunting her. He’s building her a nest.Now, the storm is clearing, and the Corporate Oversight Committee is coming to "harvest" the asset. Ann has spent her life following the logic, but to save the monster who saved her, she’ll have to burn the rulebook—and the laboratory—to the ground.VISCOUS GRACE is a standalone sci-fi monster romance novella featuring a disgraced scientist and the bioluminescent hybrid who becomes her obsession. High steam, high humidity, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After.