Hucows of Verdant Vale: Escape from DECR Series by Maeve Milch

When Cara Ellis is taken by a secret government agency conducting illegal experiments on magical beings, she expects to be broken. She doesn't expect him. Trip'rrak is a fenfire—made of living flame, restrained by coolant and chemicals, and completely certain that the cold-running human woman they keep bringing to his cell is his mate. Cara has spent her whole life running cold. Trip is about to change that... moreWhen Cara Ellis is taken by a secret government agency conducting illegal experiments on magical beings, she expects to be broken. She doesn't expect him. Trip'rrak is a fenfire—made of living flame, restrained by coolant and chemicals, and completely certain that the cold-running human woman they keep bringing to his cell is his mate. Cara has spent her whole life running cold. Trip is about to change that. The Elemental Frees His Hucow is an explicit monster novella featuring a fire elemental male, a hucow heroine, forced proximity, fated mates, and a guaranteed happily ever after. less

Locked inside a collapsing DECR facility, Nora has spent years surviving a brutal system built to control her body and break her will. When chaos erupts in the darkened corridors, an escaped minotaur warrior named Hoss crashes into her world—and into the mate bond she never saw coming. What begins as a desperate fight for survival becomes a fierce escape through smoke, blood, and secrets buried beneath the facility... moreLocked inside a collapsing DECR facility, Nora has spent years surviving a brutal system built to control her body and break her will. When chaos erupts in the darkened corridors, an escaped minotaur warrior named Hoss crashes into her world—and into the mate bond she never saw coming. What begins as a desperate fight for survival becomes a fierce escape through smoke, blood, and secrets buried beneath the facility. As enemies close in and the building comes apart around them, Nora must decide whether to keep surviving alone or trust the one monster who swears she is his. less