My Lady Rogue (A Nelson's Tea Novella book 2)
“Tap. Tap.
Ridley opened the thick oaken doors to Habersham Place and gazed ahead, perturbed to find the landing empty. He rubbed his ears then stepped out onto the stoop to inspect the lane. His shoe met resistance. Out of sorts, he looked down, cursed, then grunted. Lying before him was a bloody man, his broken body frozen in death. Attached to the man was a note pinned with a long-handled silver knife engraved with a bold crest.
Rattled that the stoop had been spoiled by the presence ...of a dead man, Ridley stepped back and shut the door.
A few moments later he returned with Lord Guildford’s assistant at his side. His Lordship needed to be kept informed, especially if a threat was presented to a man as important as Lord Guildford, a prominent member of the House of Lords.
“What’s this?” Lord Fleming’s tone suggested boredom.
“Who do you ’spect did this, my lord.”MoreLess
Ridley opened the thick oaken doors to Habersham Place and gazed ahead, perturbed to find the landing empty. He rubbed his ears then stepped out onto the stoop to inspect the lane. His shoe met resistance. Out of sorts, he looked down, cursed, then grunted. Lying before him was a bloody man, his broken body frozen in death. Attached to the man was a note pinned with a long-handled silver knife engraved with a bold crest.
Rattled that the stoop had been spoiled by the presence ...of a dead man, Ridley stepped back and shut the door.
A few moments later he returned with Lord Guildford’s assistant at his side. His Lordship needed to be kept informed, especially if a threat was presented to a man as important as Lord Guildford, a prominent member of the House of Lords.
“What’s this?” Lord Fleming’s tone suggested boredom.
“Who do you ’spect did this, my lord.”MoreLess
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