On the frozen planet of Neptune, desire is the most dangerous crop of all. Shelby is a snail-woman hybrid with glowing slime, a twitching tail, and a brilliant mind that keeps the AI overlord’s greenhouses running. For nine years she’s stayed carefully out of trouble. Then a prison ship crashes. Among the survivors is Tommy Chains—tattooed, pierced, and far too charming for an ex-con. When Shelby is allowed to claim one prisoner as her bodyguard, she makes the hottest, riskiest choice of her life. Avr’s rules are clear: no relationships. Humans who break them become meat. Tommy doesn’t care about rules. He cares about the shy, glowing boss who saved him… and exactly how many forbidden lessons it will take to make her come apart. One snail girl. One dangerous human. One relationship that could get them both killed.