Scoundrel's Honor (2010)
“Petersburg. Situated on the banks of the Neva, it had once been a grand structure with an ornate frieze carved over the front entrance and tall windows that overlooked the formal gardens. Unfortunately, time and neglect had stolen the original charm, and there was no hiding the growing shabbiness of the estate.
Slipping silently through the cavernous rooms, a portion of Dimitri deplored the rotting floorboards and the mold marring the once handsome furnishings even as he appreciated the lack of... servants. He preferred to invade another’s privacy without interruption.
Intent on his search through the upper bedchambers, he nearly missed the slender man who silently approached the house through the kitchen garden.
With a lift of his brows, Dimitri hurried down the stairs.
He had sent Josef to keep watch on Count Fedor and Sergei, knowing the brothers would attend Czar Alexander’s inspection of his troops that afternoon. They might secretly despise the emperor, and even attempt to undermine his rule when possible, but they dare not publicly ignore his summons.MoreLess
Slipping silently through the cavernous rooms, a portion of Dimitri deplored the rotting floorboards and the mold marring the once handsome furnishings even as he appreciated the lack of... servants. He preferred to invade another’s privacy without interruption.
Intent on his search through the upper bedchambers, he nearly missed the slender man who silently approached the house through the kitchen garden.
With a lift of his brows, Dimitri hurried down the stairs.
He had sent Josef to keep watch on Count Fedor and Sergei, knowing the brothers would attend Czar Alexander’s inspection of his troops that afternoon. They might secretly despise the emperor, and even attempt to undermine his rule when possible, but they dare not publicly ignore his summons.MoreLess
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