Skyla Novea - The Promotion -

Captain Vellen, a woman with eyes like cold coffee and a reputation for eating ambitious juniors for breakfast.

A promotion wasn't a reward for good work. skyla novea - the promotion

"What if I refuse and tell everyone what you've just told me?" Skyla asked. Captain Vellen, a woman with eyes like cold

Until today. The message arrived at 04:17 ship time, encrypted and flagged Priority: Vermilion . Skyla was in the middle of a 22-hour shift, elbow-deep in a malfunctioning atmospheric scrubber. She wiped her hands on her jumpsuit and opened the comm. Until today

Skyla swallowed. "Because the last three candidates resigned under mysterious circumstances, ma'am."

"Mysterious," Director Halix echoed, tasting the word. "One had a nervous breakdown. One was reassigned to a garbage scow near Betelgeuse. And one…" He glanced at the silver-haired woman. "One simply vanished."