Before the world deleted a second, Eli Vale tried to stop it. In a desert lab where timekeeping meets faith, a single scientist warns that subtracting even one second could unravel logic itself. When his warnings are ignored, the countdown begins—and the moment time is edited, the illusion of order shatters.
The Leap Second Protocol is a standalone prequel to Minus One Second, exploring the experiment that started it the scar, the firing, and the signal that changed everything. Blending the precision of hard science fiction with the emotional tension of speculative suspense, this short novel invites readers to the edge of the first silence.