Trapped by the Snake Shifter

n a world where humans and shape-shifters coexist in a fragile balance—humans rely on advanced mech technology, while shifters draw power from their beast forms—Ella, a reserved human archaeologist, carries deep lifelong trauma. Her parents were killed by feral shifters in childhood, and she endured a year trapped in a shifter experimental lab, leaving her emotionally detached and deeply distrustful of all shifters. She lives by strict personal boundaries, with only one exception: her childhood