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The Return Protocol

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  • Ch. 1–2 free

The Return Protocol is a novel in English. Chapters 1 and 2 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

Liam wakes from a five-year coma to find his family gathered at his hospital bed, but a stranger named Alex—his near-perfect double—walks in, and Liam's children, Lily and Sam, rush to call Alex "Daddy." His wife Florence and her parents insist Alex cared for them while Liam was unconscious, and that the two men should get along.

At home, the family portrait has been replaced with one of Florence, her parents, the children and Alex, who has taken over Liam's bedroom. Lily attacks Liam, screaming that he is bullying her daddy, and her grandfather orders Alex to stay in the master room while Liam is sent to the guest room.

When Florence's phone lights up with a message from Alex, Liam finds her password is no longer his birthday but Alex's, and their chat history reveals an hour-long video call. In the kitchen, his son Sam murmurs that daddy does not like cilantro or onions—then sees Liam and scowls.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

My children, all grown up now, stood vigil by my hospital bed. My wife, Florence, threw her arms around me, her embrace a desperate anchor. Her parents, my in-laws, were weeping with joy.

I was just about to dismiss the System, to choose to stay here, in my life, when the door creaked open.

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Contents

Chapters 1 and 2 are on this page. Chapters marked with a lock continue in the official app.

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Which chapters of The Return Protocol are free?

Chapters 1 and 2 are free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 3 the book continues in the official app.

Where do I keep reading The Return Protocol after chapter 2?

In the official app. Install it, enter code 594521, and the book opens where this preview stops — chapter 3.

What is The Return Protocol about?

Liam wakes from a five-year coma to find his family gathered at his hospital bed, but a stranger named Alex—his near-perfect double—walks in, and Liam's children, Lily and Sam, rush to call Alex "Daddy." His wife Florence and her parents insist Alex cared for them while Liam was unconscious, and that the two men should get along.

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