Chapter One: The Descent

Marilyn Q

The deadliest shot is the one you never hear. They sent Olivia Kane into the frozen shadows to stop a war before it began. Her mission: track a rogue assassin whose bullet could ignite an international crisis. Her reality: the Arctic isn’t just cold — it’s a predator. Cut off from her team and hunted through a labyrinth of ice and lies, Olivia must outthink an enemy who knows her every move. Allies can’t be trusted. Truth and deception blur. And one wrong step will echo in blood across the snow. From the moment the crosshairs find her, Olivia learns the first rule of survival in the Arctic: you never hear the shot that kills you. The Silent Trigger is a relentless thriller for readers who crave shadow wars, deadly precision, and heroes who refuse to break — even when the ice does beneath them.