Chapter 78

"You knew the freezer door would lock automatically and didn't think to mention it sooner?" Natasha's tone still carried a trace of frustration. She instinctively reached for her phone, then remembered that she'd tossed it outside earlier. "There's no signal in here anyway," Zachary said, pulling out his phone. It was completely dead from the cold. His expression remained unreadable. "Don't worry. Julian will notice I'm missing and start looking for me," he added. His calmness came from the certainty that someone would eventually come. With no better option, Natasha sat down beside him. With every passing second, she could feel more warmth slipping from her body. "Most freezers have some kind of emergency call button—" Zachary began. Hearing that, Natasha immediately started to get up and look around. "But, this ferry is pretty old. The freezer system was never updated with those features," he continued. She froze mid-motion. "And you couldn't have led with that?" With a sig