Chapter 189
Elodie craned her neck, peering out a nearby window.
Through the smeared plastic, she could just make out a flurry of large black shapes streaking past – birds?
A sickening sense of dread settled in her stomach as the acrid smell of burnt feathers and singed flesh began to permeate the air.
‘Oh no!’ A strangled cry escaped from somewhere near the front of the plane.
In the galley, a flight attendant shrieked, dropping a tray of half-eaten meals with a clatter.
Up in the cockpit, the pilot, who’d been enjoying a stolen cup of coffee during the lull in turbulence, lurched forward, his expression hardening as a series of flashing red lights and an insistent alarm filled the cockpit.
He scrambled towards his seat, his heart pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs.
A quick glance at the instrument panel confirmed his worst fear.
Both engines – dead.
The plane, a colossal metal bird hurtling through the night sky, was now little more than a giant glider, plummeting towards an uncertain fa
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