Betrayal in the Arctic

By my third year at the Arctic research station, the endless cold had pushed my body to its limit.

I went to Carl Tillman, our team captain, to submit my application to return home, but he turned me down.

"I've already given the placement to Susan," he said. "Her health's too delicate for weather this harsh."

Susan Farrow had only been here three months. I'd been here three years. Three years was the absolute limit any researcher was allowed to stay stationed here.

I stared at him, unable to believe what I'd heard. "Carl, my complications are getting worse.