The Cube

"The Cube appeared as if from nowhere. He felt his eyes well up... It was beautiful."

Will barely remembers life before the Cube. He and Kim were early players of the game but since her death, he has been in a cocoon of grief, doing his best to ignore the Cube and people in general.

On a rare night out with friends, Will is as surprised as anyone that he still believes in the virtue and grandiosity of the game—and perhaps more startling, that he has emerging, yet deep-rooted feelings for his ...