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THE TRINITY DIVIDE – CHAPTER SIX – The Devil’s Due

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

—†— CHAPTER SIX —⸸— The Devil’s Due I woke to the sound of car doors slamming and men shouting outside. The late afternoon sun cut through the window at a sharp angle, painting amber stripes...

THE TRINITY DIVIDE – CHAPTER FIVE – St Cloud Minnesota

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

—†— CHAPTER FIVE —⸸— St Cloud Minnesota I walked through the aperture and felt my knees buckle. I grabbed for the cathedral’s iron railing, trying not to collapse on the stone steps. The bright sun seared my...

THE TRINITY DIVIDE – CHAPTER FOUR – Escape From The Show

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

—†— CHAPTER FOUR —⸸— Escape From The Shit Show I woke up coughing and wheezing. Although the pain was gone, every muscle in my body felt sore. I found myself curled up naked on the...

THE TRINITY DIVIDE – CHAPTER THREE – Welcome To Purgatory

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

—†— CHAPTER THREE —⸸— Welcome To Purgatory Welcome to the shit-show,” Azazel said, gesturing at the twisted landscape around us. “Purgatory. The cosmic junkyard where God throws all his broken toys.” The miniature demon...

THE TRINITY DIVIDE – CHAPTER TWO – The Trinity Protocol

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

—†— CHAPTER TWO —⸸— The Trinity Protocol The darkness fell away. Golden text started burning across my vision where Remiel and Azazel had just been. The words hung in the air, following wherever I...

THE TRINITY DIVIDE – CHAPTER ONE – Ninety-Three Breaths

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

—†— CHAPTER ONE —⸸— Ninety-Three Breaths The van door slid open. Again, my legs moved without me telling them to. They always did. I followed him down the side of the house, my feet...

THE TRINITY DIVIDE – PROLOGUE – Nursery Rhymes In The Dark

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

—†— PROLOUGE —⸸— Nursery Rhymes In The Dark I spun the glass and watched the perfectly square, oversized ice cube slosh around in the finger of bourbon at the bottom. I knew some people out there said...

THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER FIVE – If you’re going to throw up, trash cans are located at every exit

April 22, 2026April 22, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

CHAPTER FIVE ROSLYN CONFERENCE HALL: 36 hours after the Global Grid Failure. I didn’t get much sleep the night before, and I don’t think any of the others did either. Now we sat in the...

THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER FOUR – This is so above my pay grade

April 22, 2026April 22, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

CHAPTER FOUR ROSLYN COLONEL DIMITRI’S OFFICE: 14 hours after the Global Grid Failure “I don’t like this.” Colonel Dimitri Antonov stood behind his desk, arms crossed, glaring at Henry. “You told me that once it...

THE FIRST CRADLE CHAPTER THREE – Absolutely brilliant, terrifying, but sentient

April 22, 2026April 22, 2026JE PAYNELeave a comment

CHAPTER THREE ROSLYN BRIEFING ROOM: 8 hours 3 minutes after the Global Grid Failure I’d asked the question before I could stop myself. What would it be like inside the system? Would we just be...

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