Handle‑Locked: First Pull — Chapter Three: Civilian Mode — Failing

The Handle-Locked series returns with Chapter Three — and Ava is finally outside.

After her first week in obedience training, she wakes in her apartment bed, alone. No handler. No collar. No voice in her ear.

But the rules still echo in her spine.

This chapter follows Ava through the tension of re-entry: navigating crowded city streets, hiding her obedience triggers, and trying not to flinch when her feminist revolutionary friend asks too many questions.

She’s free.

But only technically.

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Expect:

• Civilian dissonance and obedience withdrawal

• Conversations that turn her thighs to fire

• The first official glitch in the simulation

• Flashbacks, pull triggers, and a growing hunger for control

• A mysterious message: “Room 14 has been notified.”

This is adult speculative fiction built around themes of psychological surrender, control engineering, and enforced obedience.

Explicit without being graphic. Submissive without saying the word. Dark without needing to scream.

If you crave inner conflict, dystopian heat, and women walking the line between freedom and ownership — you already know what this is.

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Includes:

• Chapter Three (3,300+ words)

• PDF Format

• Continuation of Ava’s story

• Standalone-readable for new readers