An entomologist afraid of the very thing she studies… A scorpion man in need of a breeding mate… Welcome to the Pollenverse, where otherworldly delights are bountiful, and questionable. Theadora thinks she’s heading to an alien world as part of a three month study program. She doesn’t realise it’s a one way trip, because she’s been sold as a breeding partner to an alien being. Trapped on an alien planet, thrown into a terrifying situation, and at the mercy of a beast intent on procreating before his breeding haze passes… she’s in her own personal hell. Will Theadora find a way to escape from Nessler’s control, and return to Earth, or will she remain a prisoner forever? Can Nessler resist his breeding urge long enough to keep Theadora alive, or will he keep her locked in an exoskeleton to breed until the very end? Originally published in the 2024 Pollenverse Anthology; Wildest Beauty.