# Thirteen Hours to Zero

Author: Evelyn Cross
Site: ReadNovelHub
Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/thirteen-hours-to-zero
Genre: System-LitRPG-LevelUp

## World
You have thirteen deaths to make your executioner believe you.

## Tropes
- Enemies to Lovers
- LitRPG System
- EnemiesToLovers
- ForcedProximity
- FoundFamily
- SlowBurn
- LitRPG
- Forced Alliance
- Deadly Fate
- Memory Reset
- Apocalyptic Countdown
- System & LitRPG

## FAQ
### What is Thirteen Hours to Zero about?
You have thirteen deaths to make your executioner believe you.

### Who is the author of Thirteen Hours to Zero?
Thirteen Hours to Zero is written by Evelyn Cross. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is Thirteen Hours to Zero a Enemies to Lovers story?
Yes. Thirteen Hours to Zero is tagged for Enemies to Lovers, LitRPG System readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

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### What happens at the start of Thirteen Hours to Zero?
"Kneel. Now." A hand slams my neck. Drives me down. My knees crack on the grating. "Get off me," I hiss. "I'm not kneeling for a lie." "You're kneeling because I told you to." Dax Calder's glove stays on my nerve.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### The Executioner's Seal

"Kneel. Now." A hand slams my neck. Drives me down. My knees crack on the grating. "Get off me," I hiss. "I'm not kneeling for a lie." "You're kneeling because I told you to." Dax Calder's glove stays on my nerve. Black coat, flint eyes. He looks at me like I'm a bug in his system. "Mara Venn. Courier. You bled the core. Who paid you to break the Spire?" "Nobody paid me, you prick." I twist to look up. "I was patching the leak before the district went dark." "Try again." He leans in. Chest brushes my shoulder. Ozone and cold rain. Heat rolls off him and the sterile air goes tight. "Who gave you the override codes?" "Check the logs." My voice shakes but I don't look away. "You'd see the seal was forged. Tribunal set me up. I was just fast enough to get caught." "The Tribunal doesn't make mistakes." His thumb digs. My vision flickers. "You do." "Then why's the core still humming?" I gasp. "If I'd blown it, the Spire would be a crater. It's not. It's waiting. You're too busy playing executioner to see the clock." He stills. One second. Eyes flick to the blue-white pulse behind us, then back to me. "You think you're clever," he says. Hand slides from neck to chin. Forces my face up. Palm hot. "Clever girls still die on the platform, Venn." "I'm not just clever." My breath hits his. Inches apart. "I'm the only one who knows where the real seal is." "Where?" "Archives. Third layer. Meridian lock. But you won't find it licking Tribunal boots." His eyes narrow. He doesn't let go. The air between us goes tight. I feel his pulse through the glove, fast, controlled. Then he shoves me. Hard. "Archives are sealed," he says. "You're about to be erased." He flicks his fingers. Two greys clank forward. Grab my arms. Haul me up. I kick. Nothing. They drag me to the center. The execution

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