Dungeness and Dragons by William Cook

Author:William Cook [Cook, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

25. Elysium

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2018. “Drink this.”

“I’m not thirsty.”

“We’ve been over this kind of thing before, Patricia.” Gideon frowned at the young woman, who had remained seated on the floor of the closet. “Do it voluntarily or I’ll force it down your throat, and that won’t be pleasant.”

“Poison, I hope?”

“Hardly. Think of it as a relaxer. Now drink before I lose my patience and hurt you.”

Patricia complied. “Hmmm. Nice nose. No tannins to speak of. Reminds me of the ‘audition vintage’ I sampled a few days ago.”

“You’re such a wise ass, you little bitch. No wonder you don’t have a boyfriend to come and rescue you.”

She was about to leap off the floor and slap him when the vertigo hit. Before she lost all ability to speak, she managed to say, “Sorry about the size of your penis, dickwad.” Then she collapsed on the floor, unconscious.

“You are a piece of work,” he whispered. “I’d like to ride your sorry ass to hell and back, but duty calls.”

He stepped out of the closet and began to prepare the special locker they would use to transport their “prize” to the crabbing boat. It would fit into Smaug’s empty live well for the trip out to Elysium. He put a fur-lined parka on her to keep her warm during the voyage.

As he was completing preparations, his brother arrived with the SUV. Gideon opened the bay door so they could drive both vehicles inside for loading. They split the cases between the pickup and the SUV, and loaded the locker in last, sliding it into the back of the SUV, making sure the air holes weren’t blocked by the cases around it.

“Seas are calm. Should be an easy trip. I say we get out there early.”

Paul nodded. “Sounds good to me. I’ll be so friggin’ glad when this chapter is over. Speaking of which, we still haven’t done anything about Carl.”

“I got some ideas about him. I’ll tell you on the way. That big storm coming that I told you about? We may be able to use it to our advantage. Anyway, let’s high-tail it to the harbor.”

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