Chase chuckled at Eva’s small rebellions. He found them useless and pointless. Sometimes, hilariously so. But he didn’t find the harm in them, and even found them somewhat endearing. He looked over at her half-stripped body to inspect his work, but his libido suddenly jumped into his throat as he
The fears she held magnified even more as she looked at it, as she watched her own videos on its screens in the corner. Her eyes settled on the center of the whole thing, where a black and white collar hung from a peg. There were a handful of medical vials and devices affixed to it. Her eyes went
Eva stilled her mind and heart. She relaxed her body and breathed deep, then focused on herself once again. She didn’t have the energy to overpower her restraints, but perhaps she didn’t need to. She imagined that the more she resisted, the more pressure it applied. But what if she did the opposite
Amal and Kali both wrenched the semi-reinforced door wide open with only marginal difficulty. Xylo hopped right on through with her pistol held at the high ready. Claire came in right behind, but held her pistol with a low ready. Miko’s cottonball drones then buzzed past them, down the side hallway
“Agreed,” said Amal. “No more solo’ing, alright?” The rest of the Ravens quickly agreed. There was always more safety in numbers. Eva especially vowed to no longer do anything alone. She turned towards Miko with a sheepish grin. It was Miko who had initially warned her about Chase in the first pl
“Unfortunately, thanks to this, I have to adhere to a homicide protocol,” he said. “I hope you understand - it’s nothing personal. I just have to deal with procedure. Apologies for the inconvenience.” “It’s fine,” said Eva. “Ask away.” Claire immediately paled when she realized what was happening.
Dressed in an unremarkable bright red jumpsuit, Eva walked into her tiny 2.5 cubic meter cell. Just as she stepped through the threshold and stopped at the center, thick clear slabs of transparent metal slid shut behind her and locked her in. She sighed as she looked around at the threadbare cell,
Chase’s assault and unjust incarceration truly ate at her. She felt them tear at her edges, as though they were threatening to completely undo her. Eva hit a count of 108 before she stopped. It wasn’t because she had finally found some peace of mind. Rather, she had been interrupted by an intrusive