Bound By Love
“Petersburg was a squat building that appeared to be in imminent danger of being consumed by the encroaching woodlands.Inside there was little to recommend the shabby establishment to passing travelers. The rooms were cramped with stone walls, rough planked floors and open timber ceilings. Even the private parlor that Leonida requested was a barren room with a dining table in the center of the floor and two cushioned chairs near the fireplace that she had asked be lit despite the grumbling compl...aints of the slovenly innkeeper.If she had not been aching from head to toe from their endless flight, not to mention starving, Leonida would never have given in to Pyotr’s insistence that they halt for the night. Not only did she doubt the cleanliness of her chambers, but the persistent knowledge she was being pursued by dangerous enemies made it nearly impossible to rest.Huddled near the fire as night fell and a decided chill entered the air, Leonida desperately attempted to ignore her grimy surroundings and the pervasive scent of fried onions.Soon she would be home, she bolstered her flagging spirits.MoreLess
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