Exploring Cosimo’s World: A Closer Look at the Climax
Here’s another excerpt from Cosimo’s story.
The lab building was chained shut, but father had provided keys and a letter from the current lien holder allowing me to inspect it for possible purchase. Twelve gave a shudder as she read the name on the placard beside the door while I removed the lock and unwrapped the chain from the door handles. A second key unlocked the door.
“Are you alright, Twelve?” I asked as I slipped the lock from the chain into my pocket.
She was wearing a warm work coat, a dark stocking cap, loose gray pants and a pair of hastily acquired work boots. I was dressed as a low or possibly hard-working high-guilder, ready to inspect a disused property.
“Yes, master. This slave just remembered how vile a man she was married to previously.”
Her former family name was on the building.
“Well, that is behind you now. While he is the one that caused your current placement, I for one am glad to have met you. You are a remarkable woman.”
She snorted as we stepped inside. “You are the remarkable one, master. This slave was an arrogant, self-entitled prima donna. You are a protector of the empire, even if no one knows of it. This slave is pleased that she can be of service to the empire and you, despite what her former husband plotted.”
I thought to speak more but demurred. “Let’s see what there is left of Dr. Kenyon’s office here,” I said.
We took the stairs upward, unsure which floor the good doctor had her offices on. I suspected it would be closer to the top, fourth floor, but wanted to look carefully, in case anyone was keeping an eye on us. I needed to appear to be genuinely interested in the property, not just looking for scattered clues.
This except is from the concluding chapters of the book when the plot is in full-tilt and building to the climax of the story. I hope you enjoy and encourage you to check out Cosimo: A Families of the Empire Story on Amazon.
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