The Ascendancy Chronicles - The Beginning
her body.
    I gazed once more at my wife as she laid her
head down, breathed a deep breath and closed her eyes, the leather
whip of her hair lying softly on her shoulder. I shut the top, and
locked it down. The fans could not be heard and unless you looked
very carefully, the holes for the airflow were difficult to see. I
placed a second slightly smaller footlocker – the one containing
the remainder of the gear and my own clothes – on top. A third
locker holding the chair – now broken down for transport – was
stacked on top of this. I buckled a set of heavy cargo straps
around all three and put her suitcase on top of that, now re-tagged
as my own.
    I sat down and enjoyed the breakfast,
considering a number of options for my new pet before calling for a
bellhop to assist me with my luggage.
    The large wheels bolted to the carriage
attached to the bottom of my "pet carrier" rolled easily on the
thick pile as the bellhop pushed the strapped-together lockers down
the hall and to the front desk. I took my time settling my account,
then accompanied the bellhop with the luggage and lockers out to my
waiting SUV. I explained the lockers – nothing more than modified
footlockers like the ones used by traveling bands to hold concert
equipment - held electronic gear I used in my job as the bellhop
and I hefted each into the back of the SUV and I lashed them down.
Handing him a substantial tip, I breathed the crisp air deeply into
my lungs and shut the hatch. I had already driven her car back to
the house and taken a cab back to the hotel. Going through my mind,
I made sure all was as it should be.
    In less than an hour, Drew would begin her
new life in earnest.
     
    *****
     
    To find out what happens to Drew when she arrives at
the house, check out
    The Ascendancy Chronicles, Volume I

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