Absolute Zero

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The conference room door swung wide as Doctor Rebecca Yates breezed in, and the two men who’d been waiting almost twenty minutes rose to greet her. Doctor Matthew Palmer was immediately taken by the elegant woman before them. She was youthful with a pretty smile—not at all what he’d expected of such a notable physicist. “I’m Agent Don Nichols, Homeland Security, and this is Doctor Matthew Palmer from NASA.” Nichols gestured in Matthew’s direction without taking his eyes off his target. Matthew shook the woman’s hand and looked into cool, intelligent, blue eyes. He noticed her dangling earrings that resembled the double helix of DNA, and her necklace with a dainty silver cross nestled above her cleavage. Rebecca smiled as she shook hands with the two serious looking men, neither of whom smiled in return. “Please, take a seat,” Agent Nichols motioned toward the glass table that took up the central part of the conference room. She took a seat, and Agent Nichols sat directly opposite her, leaving Matthew to take the seat next to his. “We appreciate you taking the time to meet with us, Doctor Yates,” Nichols began in a serious tone, his unflinching gaze causing Rebecca some unease. She ignored her discomfort and kept up her smile. “Can I ask what this is about?” “We have reason to believe you and your team made a significant breakthrough in the area of ultra-cold particle physics,” Nichols stated, his eyes studying her for any change in expression. “The government has a particular interest in your work. We would like to know the details of that breakthrough and what your team has discovered.” Rebecca’s gray-blue eyes widened, then narrowed, her smile now gone. “I’m sorry, gentlemen. I can’t divulge anything about our recent work.” “Doctor Yates, this is a matter of great urgency and utmost importance to the security and wellbeing of our nation and the entire world.”