One of the 13 stories in A Friday the 13th Story #9: Frostbite by Raven Lee
Fun Fact:
One of the deadliest microclimates in the world is the Gstettneralm doline in the Austrian Alps where temperatures can get as cold as -62.7 degrees at 4,165 feet. By comparison the nearest mountain peak, Sonnblick, gets as cold as -37.4 degrees at 10,170 feet.
About Frostbite:
As temperatures plummet and escape routes vanish, the group must fight against an unbelievable force determined to trap them in eternal winter, their bodies preserved beneath layers of ice. For some … the thaw never comes.
Excerpt:
Lauren moved to finish helping get the suit off when Chelsea’s hand shot up and grabbed her by the collar, pulling her close. Her fingers were ice cold along Lauren’s neck. “The fog.”
“Yes, we know,” said Lauren, gently, “You were caught in it, but you’re safe now.”
Chelsea shook her head frantically. “They’re in the fog.”
She released Lauren’s collar, causing Lauren to instantly back away, but Chelsea’s blue-gray hand remained risen. Her blackened fingers trembled, but it wasn’t the discolored hand that made Lauren’s breath catch.
There were marks.
Two distinct arcs of bruised, broken skin on the side of Chelsea’s hand. Marks Lauren had seen before while helping a woman divorce her violent husband. Those marks were seared into Lauren’s mind … bite marks.
About the Author:
An avid traveler, Raven Lee, has never met a spooky tale she didn’t love. When not traveling, she channels her paranormal obsession into writing her own stories, hoping to make you sleep with the light on. Raven haunts northeast Oklahoma with her husband, children, and furry family.
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