# Countdown Protocol

Author: Marcus Holt
Site: ReadNovelHub
Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/countdown-protocol
Genre: System-LitRPG-LevelUp

## World
Die twenty-seven times, or watch the woman you protect execute you on the twelfth floor.

## Tropes
- Billionaire Romance
- Dark Romance
- System & LitRPG
- Urban War Hero & Secret Billionaire
- Cyberpunk & Sci-Fi
- Mafia & Dark Romance
- System-LitRPG-LevelUp
- Urban-WarHero-Tycoon
- Cyberpunk-SciFi
- Mafia-Dark-Romance

## FAQ
### What is Countdown Protocol about?
Die twenty-seven times, or watch the woman you protect execute you on the twelfth floor.

### Who is the author of Countdown Protocol?
Countdown Protocol is written by Marcus Holt. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is Countdown Protocol a Billionaire Romance story?
Yes. Countdown Protocol is tagged for Billionaire Romance, Dark Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read Countdown Protocol Chapter 1 for free?
Yes. Chapter 1-5 Free. Chapter 6+ unlocked via Ads or a $0.00 trial. Start Countdown Protocol on ReadNovelHub.

### What happens at the start of Countdown Protocol?
"Stay behind me." Iris doesn't move. She's frozen three steps back, heels rooted to marble, staring at the elevator panel like it might explain why we're still dropping when we should've stopped two floors ago. "Iris.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### Countdown Protocol - Chapter 1: The First Shot

"Stay behind me." Iris doesn't move. She's frozen three steps back, heels rooted to marble, staring at the elevator panel like it might explain why we're still dropping when we should've stopped two floors ago. "Iris." I don't reach for her. I keep my hand where it is—inside my jacket, fingers wrapped around the Glock I'm not supposed to need. "Get behind me. Now." She moves. Finally. Her shoulder brushes mine and I feel the tremor in her breath, fast and shallow. She smells like expensive perfume and fear. The elevator lurches. Stops. Floor twelve. The doors slide open and I see the muzzle flash before I hear the shot. I shove Iris sideways. She hits the back wall hard, gasping, and I'm already moving, dragging the Glock up as the first round punches through my shoulder. Pain explodes white-hot down my arm but my finger finds the trigger and I put two rounds center mass into the shooter in the hallway. He drops. Two more behind him. I fire. Miss. The recoil's wrong, my shoulder's screaming, and they're already spreading, one left one right, professional spacing, suppressed rifles coming up smooth and fast. I throw myself back into the elevator, slamming the close button with my elbow, but the doors don't move. They're jammed. Or overridden. Doesn't matter which. "Cade—" "Shut up." I grab her wrist and yank her down as the next burst rips through the space where her head was. The back wall of the elevator punches inward, metal shrieking, and I feel something hot streak across my ribs. No exit. No cover. No time. I twist, firing blind into the hallway, buying seconds. My shoulder's wet. Warm. I can't feel my fingers anymore but I keep squeezing the trigger until the slide locks back, empty. Iris is pressed against me, shaking so hard I can feel it in my bones. "We're goi

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