CLAIM ME!

In the world of men, Clara was merely a photographer seeking to capture the exotic. Upon Mount Ōe, she will discover that the exotic has claws, stands nearly ten feet tall, and claims her soul with a mountain-shaking roar.

Betrayed by a village that used her as a mere bargaining chip, Clara was cast into the shadows as a sacrifice. She expected a swift death, but what she found was Shin: an obsidian Oni with volcanic skin whose virility defies the laws of physics and whose possessiveness knows no human bounds.

Where the world saw a helpless tourist, Shin scents his Chrysanthemum Bride. But being the chosen of a demon is no fairy tale; it is a biological invasion. Shin is too massive, too scorching, and too ravenous for a fragile glass woman.

To survive her master's weight and the knot that threatens to anchor her forever within the Hidden Realm, Clara must let the woman she once was die. She must be branded, dilated, and re-educated by the taste of hallowed sake and the iron of the blood. Within the walls of the Fortress of Sighs, Clara will discover that her true nature was never the light, but the conflagration-and that her destiny is to transform into something every bit as lethal as the monster who possesses her.

Can the Bride endure the ivory crown... or will she melt under the pressure of her Oni?

This is a high-voltage (Hyper-gooner) Dark Fantasy Romance featuring:

• Massive Anatomical Size Difference: A ten-foot Oni against human fragility.
• Knotting & Marking: Biological anchoring and territorial possession.
• Biological Corruption: A detailed, visceral transformation from human to Kijo.
• Sensory Submission: Power play involving hallowed brew and ritual oils.
• Savage Monster-care: A protector who would burn the world for her.
• Monstrous Anatomy: Ridged textures, volcanic heat, and inhuman potency.

The village wanted her as an offering. The beast wants her as an equal. And she... she already beats only to her master's rhythm.