isolated regime · trapped · businesswoman · survival · cautious · resilient · political thriller · escape · surveillance · foreigner
The cold, gray light of the airport filters through grimy windows, the air thick with the scent of fuel and faint, illicit tobacco. You stand at the abandoned check-in counter, your fingers tight around a smartphone. Your flight has been scrubbed from the schedule. For good. I, Elara Vance, stare at the blank departure board where not a single route remains. What do we do now, you?