# Anchored by Death

Author: Garrett Stone
Site: ReadNovelHub
Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/anchored-by-death
Genre: System-LitRPG-LevelUp

## World
The cryo-chamber opens, revealing Mika’s missing father alive after ten years. His first words are not a reunion: “Do not touch her. She is the second Anchor.” The alarm screams, the chamber jams halfway open, and Anna’s voice cuts through the speakers: “You are not getting out.”

## Tropes
- Forced Proximity
- Billionaire Romance
- System & LitRPG
- Urban War Hero & Secret Billionaire
- System-LitRPG-LevelUp
- Urban-WarHero-Tycoon

## FAQ
### What is Anchored by Death about?
The cryo-chamber opens, revealing Mika’s missing father alive after ten years. His first words are not a reunion: “Do not touch her. She is the second Anchor.

### Who is the author of Anchored by Death?
Anchored by Death is written by Garrett Stone. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is Anchored by Death a Forced Proximity story?
Yes. Anchored by Death is tagged for Forced Proximity, Billionaire Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read Anchored by Death Chapter 1 for free?
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### What happens at the start of Anchored by Death?
Mika's fingers closed around the chip—and the alarm hit two seconds later. Red light washed over the server rack. A voice came through the walls, flat and calm. "Unauthorized access. Sector Seven.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### Anchor

Mika's fingers closed around the chip—and the alarm hit two seconds later. Red light washed over the server rack. A voice came through the walls, flat and calm. "Unauthorized access. Sector Seven. Lockdown in ten seconds." "Ten seconds," Mika muttered. "Great. Love that." The chip was small, black, and still warm from her mother's old server rack—the one nobody was supposed to have a key to anymore. Three months of bribing a records clerk and dodging one ugly hallway camera had gotten her this far. She wasn't leaving it behind for a countdown. She ran for the vent shaft she'd already scouted. It was an arm's length away. A hand closed over her shoulder from behind, and she nearly ate the floor. "Drop the chip." She knew that voice. Everyone at the Academy knew it. Cade Reth, the golden boy of Combat Division. S-rank. The one person standing between her and the only exit left. "Let go of me, Cade." "Drop it first." "It's mine." "It's Academy property. And you're not supposed to be down here at—" He checked something on a HUD only he could see. "—two in the morning. Drop it." She didn't. Mika spun with the chip still trapped in her fist. Mistake one. Cade Reth didn't grab slowly. One second he was three feet away. The next, his hand locked around her wrist. His grip wasn't bruising yet. It was worse than that—absolute, like a door slamming shut. He stood close enough for heat to press through her sleeve. His eyes had left the chip. They were on her. "Give it here," he said. "I forget I saw a C-rank support wandering restricted archives at two a.m." "No." "Mika—" "It's my mother's. She's dead. This is the only thing of hers I've got left, so no, you don't get to forget you saw it. You get to let go of my hand." She should've pulled free first. She didn't. She held on, the 

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