Chapter 15 - Emergency crash landing in the remote Alaskan wilderness leaves the survivors stranded in freezing temperatures while federal drones track their thermal footprints closely.
The transport plane scraped across a frozen glacier lake before skidding to a halt in a snowdrift.
Smoke billowed from the starboard engine as the cabin doors were forced open against the ice.
Julian carried Clara out into the biting wind, stepping knee-deep into the fresh snow.
Dr. Harrison followed with the survival kit and the infant wrapped securely in heavy wool.
"Thermal drones are orbiting directly above us," the uncle warned, scanning the grey sky.
They ducked beneath the heavy pine canopy of the old-growth forest for natural cover.
Clara shivered violently, her post-partum exhaustion catching up with her rapidly in the cold.
"I can't go much further, Julian," Clara whispered, her lips turning pale blue.
Julian pulled her against his chest, sharing his body heat to stave off hypothermia.
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Eleanor stood guard with a military-grade tracking jammer borrowed from the transport plane.
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