Scandalous Summer Nights by Grace Callaway EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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“You’ve done well,” Malcolm Todd said from the other side of the desk.
Peregrine William McLeod—known as Will or McLeod to anyone who
wished to live—acknowledged the praise of the gaming hell owner with a
nod. Working as a guard-for-hire wasn’t an easy living, but it was a
lucrative one. Coming from a long line of younger sons, Will had to make
his own way in life using the set of skills he’d acquired from his time in the
regiment.
His specialty was scouting: as a member of the 95th Rifles, he’d done
his share of tracking over enemy lines. He’d hunted down messengers and
spies, scouted field positions and the adversary’s terrain. Even now, the
memories of smoke and blood, flashing carnage, caused his battle-scarred
hands to flex in his lap.
“I knew your skills would prove useful,” Todd crowed. He was a small
man whose balding pate and cherubic face belied a vicious nature. “Took
you less than a day to identify the thieving bugger. You’ve outdone
yourself, McLeod.”
“Thank you, sir,” Will said.
After selling his commission eight years ago, he’d thought to find peace
in his native Scotland. When those plans had met with a swift demise, he’d
come to London to seek his fortune. For the past five years, he’d worked as
a guard on a contract basis for whoever could afford him. Unfortunately, his
clients tended to be of the cutthroat variety. Given the territorial wars
amongst the kings of the London underworld, Will’s ability to gather
information about the enemy was in high demand.
Case in point: Will had just traced the missing cases of Todd’s finest
brandy to a rival named John Harding. Disguised as a footman, Harding’s
man had cleverly stowed the brandy beneath serving domes and delivered
them out of Todd’s club.
“Can’t believe that Harding’s man had the bollocks to steal from me.
Well, he doesn’t have them any longer, does he?” Todd said with a wide
grin.
Will suppressed a shudder. He’d merely provided the requested
reconnaissance; how Todd chose to act upon that information was not his
concern. He felt a flash of pity for Harding’s lackey—but any man stupid
enough to cross Malcolm Todd reaped his own reward.
“’Tis a warning to Harding and his ilk: no one takes what’s mine,” Todd
said smugly. “The world will know that I always collect my due.”
There was no doubting that Todd collected and collected well. His
office and the rest of the club smacked of overblown opulence: everything
was gilded, draped in velvet, or carved from the finest pink marble. The
Underworld offered the crème de la crème of depravity: from gaming to
drinking to auctions for wenches, any sinful desire could be attained for a
price.
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