Redefining Protocol: Chapter 6
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A-A+B☼☽☾↔⛶Tommy woke precisely seven minutes before his alarm was set to go off, just as he had every morning for the past twenty-two years. Force of habit, Ainsworth called it. Pathological punctuality, Augustus preferred. The medical term was probably something far more clinical, involving words like “trauma response” and “control mechanisms,” but Tommy had never…
A-A+B☼☽☾↔⛶The week before publication “One million,” Charlotte said, her voice crackling through Ellie’s ancient iPhone speaker. “Plus royalties.” Ellie nearly choked on her Tesco Meal Deal sandwich, a sad triangle of egg and cress that suddenly tasted like victory. She glanced around the cramped university library carrel where she’d been attempting to salvage her PhD…
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A-A+B☼☽☾↔⛶The Night Before Publication James walked briskly through the palace gates towards Clarence House, shoulders hunched against the evening chill that had descended over London. The weight of what he was about to do pressed against his chest like a physical presence. “Your Majesty,” one of his protection officers called, hurrying to catch up. “The…
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