Ice Breaker

I'm a marine biologist from sun-drenched California—more comfortable in tidepools than tundra. So trekking into the Arctic on a humanitarian mission was never part of my plan.

But fate—and a collapsing ice sheet—doesn't care about comfort zones.

Captain Nathan Hayes runs the operation with steady hands and stormy eyes, a man of few words and unwavering resolve. He's not just leading a crisis response—he's quietly undoing every wall I've ever built.
Then a cultural misunderstanding turns into a...