No Straight Roads: Eve Novels & Stories

Knowing the Night Gate Director not to typically respond well to Captain Armistice’s particular brand of candidness, there was an annoyed sigh that escaped Cazer before further explanation was offered. “The map, which Ms. Trenton has so kindly placed before all of you, is in fact Ineset. However, more specifically it is all of the roads in Ineset that were ever known to be in existence.” Cazer said. The detail, causing Allen and others to lean in more closely to review the intersecting and overlapping routes, he noted now that dates were scribed on each. Whilst there were some roads still employed, there were a great many that had been built over or had been relegated to the dismal backstree

From each location Eve would choose the best images and post them to her blog and the photo-sharing sites. That night Eve and her servant endured a long rickshaw ride to policewoman's house, which was on totally the opposite side of the Island from New Dixie. Because it was nighttime, the rickshaw driver was not about to risk climbing the unlit curvy road to Paradise Pass. The detour meant going all the way around to the north end of the Island, passing through the capitol, and then taking the main road south to the airport. In the darkness Trish felt her Mistress's hand caressing her thigh and her fingers teasing her between her legs. As best she could in the cramped vehicle, she spread her

Three years after my release from prison, I ran into my ex-wife in the presidential suite of the most exclusive hotel in Bayshore. It had been years since I last saw her. She was draped in a silk robe, radiating wealth. When she recognized me, something unreadable passed through Cecily Monroe's eyes. "On the day you got out, why didn't you wait for me to come pick you up?" I said nothing and handed over the takeout. Her gaze dropped to the scar on my wrist, and her breath caught. "I went too far with that. But you've always been tougher than Adrian. You can always get back on your feet." She was talking about what happened six years ago, when Adrian Burke was involved in a catastrophic

We all had one thing in common, we were anxiously awaiting something, anything at all. "Eve, come with me", Jade commanded. By the tone she used in conveying her message, I knew I couldn't rebel so I just followed her until we got into an empty ward. Little did I know she was thinking the same thing I was. "Do you think River might be behind this?", She asked quietly.

She turned to leave. Seth rushed and stood in front of her, " Where...where are you going? " Eve gave a sarcastic smile, " To Bermuda... where do you think? " Seth recognized that version of Eve immediately, " Just answer me. " He waved. Eve brushed past him, and he followed her. " Where are you going? " He asked again. " To our initial destination! " Eve yelled, " Didn't I tell you to drive me home before this charade happened? " Eve was on another mood as she gestured to the scene of the robbery with a smile on her face.

Blake looked at me. “What?” “The beginning,” I continued. “It’s not just a place.” Cesare’s eyes narrowed slightly. “It’s a system.” “Yes.” The Reconstruction I leaned back slightly. Thinking. Connecting. Rebuilding everything I knew. “Project Eve didn’t start in one location,” I said. “It started in multiple.” Blake frowned. “So we’re looking for what—dozens of places?” “No.” I shook my head. “One.” Silence. Then— “The main one.”

Thousands of encrypted lines scrolled across the screen. John stood beside the console. “You said Michelle sent coordinates.” “Yes,” Sam replied. “Decrypting now.” The map appeared. A blinking location marker. Mei leaned closer. “Where is it?” Sam zoomed in. The map revealed the city again. Cairo Jasmine blinked. “Wait…” “You’re telling me…” Sam confirmed. “Project Eve is located in Cairo.” Sarah looked stunned. “So the next AI is already here?” Sam continued scanning. “Correction.” “Project Eve is located beneath Cairo.”

EVAN The road shouldn’t exist. That’s the first thing I think as the asphalt narrows and then breaks into gravel, my tires crunching too loudly in the quiet. The GPS gave up five minutes ago, the blue dot freezing in place like it decided this wasn’t a destination worth acknowledging. I’m driving on instinct now, on the faint logic of a map overlaid with coordinates that never wanted to be found.

EVE The Void wasn't what I expected. I'd imagined something dark and scary, like a horror movie. But when we crossed the boundary at dawn, following the witch's guide to the invisible line that marked the entrance, it just looked like more forest. "This is it," the guide said, stopping abruptly. She pointed ahead. "Past that oak tree is the Void. I go no further." "It looks normal," Eve said, adjusting Lucia in her arms. "That's what makes it dangerous. You won't know you're in trouble until it's too late." The guide handed Adam a pack of supplies. "Good luck. You'll need it."

I waited for my revenge and it wasn't long before I got a chance. Guess what reader ! The first revenge was he invited me to come over and I reminded him of the hotel incident. I told him that I needed him to fulfill 3 conditions if I were to come. One condition was to send me transport money to his destination, two from his destination and three to refund me the hotel money I paid in the recent weeks. He promised to send it to me on arrival but I resisted that the condition was to first receive the money before setting off. He indeed fulfilled his promise. Minutes later I received a mobile money message on my phone and checking my account balance my account had been credited.