They were only pretending to be married... until pretending wasn't enough. The Husband Protocol is a standalone high-heat, forced-proximity, age-gap novella. Suburbia has no idea what’s happening behind closed doors. Reid Hawthorne is a man built for covert operations, not white picket fences. But when the job demands he pose as the perfect husband, he’s prepared to fake anything... except his desire for the woman wearing his ring. Sharing a bed wasn’t required. Neither was the way she says his name. Their marriage may be a cover, but Reid? He’s never been more serious. Set in the DARO-verse (same world as Sanctioned Vows.) This is a COMPLETE STANDALONE. No prior reading needed.