The storm was already whispering when Dr. Elena Myles stepped out of the observation dome and into the snow-blind world of Antarctica. It hadn’t fully hit yet—just a foretaste—but she could smell it in the air, sharp as ozone, heavy with dread. The radio had been silent for over an hour. Not even static. Just dead air.
The storm was already whispering when Dr. Elena Myles stepped out of the observation
dome and into the snow-blind world of Antarctica. It hadn’t fully hit yet—just a
foretaste—but she could smell it in the air, sharp as ozone, heavy with dread. The radio
had been silent for over an hour. Not even static. Just dead air.
She zipped her parka to the top and secured her hood. The digital thermometer clipped
to her belt blinked red: -48°C. Her breath crystallized the moment it left her lips, hanging
in the still air like ghosts fleeing her mouth. Somewhere beneath the miles of ice, a
seismic anomaly had triggered a tremor—small, but deep. It had knocked the outer
satellite tower off its axis and silenced their only reliable connection to the outside world.
Of course, the others hadn’t noticed. Not yet.
Published on 2025-10-30 by Jam eBooks
Categories: Fiction Science Fiction Thriller / Mystery