Hi all, I just found out my new job is once again in jeopardy. Working in tech sometimes really sucks, especially as you get older.
Anyhow I'm putting in extra hours trying to stay on so it's been slow writing on the Nexus Book 3 - Evolution front. I have nearly completed Chapter 20 so that puts me over halfway. I am planning on releasing chapters here once I get to Chapter 30.
Don't forget those of you who haven't seen it yet, you can view free character illustrations and get some more sneak peeks (and maybe buy me a coffee) on my Kofi site: ko-fi.com/cesavage. Of course, you can also support my writing on Bookapy at CE Savage
Here's a teaser from Chapter 12 and a question. How does Joe keep getting out?
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Joe paused. There it was again. A low keening sound. It sounded like maybe an injured animal or maybe a child or a woman. He couldn’t tell and visibility into the dark brush line along the county highway was next to nothing on this dark, nearly moonless night.
Joe had awakened inside his cozy barn knowing that something was wrong, that someone or thing needed his help. His first thought was to alert the security patrol but he was a little wary of setting those people off. They took their jobs very seriously and would undoubtedly wake everyone up. But he couldn’t ignore it either, Joe knew to listen to his feelings. This one didn’t seem to be related to any immediate danger. So he found the closest door, nudged it open (Ben didn’t even try to keep him contained anymore), and made his way down the long graveled driveway onto the quiet county road turning left towards town.
Twenty minutes later he was about 2 miles away from the ranch and felt very close to the source of the alert, but where was it?
There was a rustle in the leaves to his left just under a clump of vine maples and then a sobbing sound. Joe approached as softly as he could. It was a woman! She was scratched and bleeding everywhere.
“Joe is that you?” the woman said.
Joe nickered in response as he made his way closer. He could tell that the woman wouldn’t be able to ‘hear’ him but maybe she would understand that he understood her. What was he going to do? He didn’t have any way to help her. He could run quickly back and summon help but he sensed that this woman needed someone with her now. Her wounds were more than physical.
“Oh, Joe thank God! Can you help me get to the ranch?” said the woman.