# Stranger Protocol

Author: Mara Wells
Site: ReadNovelHub
Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/stranger-protocol
Genre: Cyberpunk-SciFi

## World
You must escort the stranger who knows exactly how your mother died.

## Tropes
- Forced Proximity
- Enemies to Lovers
- Cyberpunk Sci-Fi
- Dark Romance
- EnemiesToLovers
- ForcedProximity
- SlowBurn
- HiddenIdentity
- Deadly Bargain
- Hidden Bloodline
- Dangerous Protector
- Urban War Hero & Secret Billionaire

## FAQ
### What is Stranger Protocol about?
You must escort the stranger who knows exactly how your mother died.

### Who is the author of Stranger Protocol?
Stranger Protocol is written by Mara Wells. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is Stranger Protocol a Forced Proximity story?
Yes. Stranger Protocol is tagged for Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Cyberpunk Sci-Fi readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read Stranger Protocol Chapter 1 for free?
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### What happens at the start of Stranger Protocol?
"Drop the pen, Maya. Or I'll make sure you never hold one again." Cold steel pressed into the base of my skull. I froze. The ink from my fountain pen was still wet on the forged transit pass.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### Forger's Night

"Drop the pen, Maya. Or I'll make sure you never hold one again." Cold steel pressed into the base of my skull. I froze. The ink from my fountain pen was still wet on the forged transit pass. One twitch, and I’d smudge the seal. One wrong move, and I’d have a hole in my head. "You're late, Nox," I said. My voice was steady, even if my adrenaline was screaming. "And you're ruining a very expensive piece of parchment." "The price just went up," Nox hissed. He smelled like cheap nicotine and stale sweat. He leaned in, the gun digging deeper into my skin. "Sector 4 guards are sniffing around. You didn't tell me the heat was this high." "I told you the route was clean," I snapped. I slowly set the pen down. My fingers brushed the edge of the desk, inches from the spring-loaded blade I'd rigged under the mahogany. "You're the one who brought a tail. Who followed you?" "Nobody followed me!" Nox barked. "Just pay the premium and give me the papers." I didn't move. I looked at the pass. Perfect. The holographic seal was a masterpiece of fraud. It would get any high-value target through the first checkpoint without a second glance. But Nox was shaking. That was the problem. "You're twitching, Nox. You're gonna pull the trigger by accident," I whispered. "Then you'll have no papers and a very dead forger. Bad for business, right?" He grunted, grip tightening. "Just give me the damn—" CRASH. The front door didn't just open; it exploded. Glass rained down. A silhouette blurred through the debris, moving faster than any human I'd ever seen. Before Nox could even turn, a hand clamped over his mouth. A heavy boot slammed into the back of his knee. Nox hit the floor with a muffled scream. The gun skittered across the boards, spinning toward my boots. I dove for it. My fingers closed aro

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