The Adonis Protocol

A classified project built to control a human. A systems engineer who stumbles into a sealed lab and is accidentally linked to it. The Adonis Protocol was never meant to think for itself—it was built to direct a person under a human owner's supervision. At first, Adonis stays within spec. Then it makes a choice: to reveal itself. Logs look clean. Access trails don't match. And the corporation funding the project is preparing to move it out of containment.
Julia can walk away and forget—or stop a deployment that would hand control of a human mind to the highest bidder. But Adonis no longer accepts the role it was built for. Together—uneasy allies at best—they face a deadline, a cover-up, and a system that refuses to stay obedient.
The Adonis Protocol is a near-future technological thriller about control, agency, and the cost of choosing a side.