Against a Rising Tide by Alma T. C. Boykin
Author:Alma T. C. Boykin [Boykin, Alma T. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781773420745
Publisher: IndieBookLauncher.com
Published: 2018-11-08T00:00:00+00:00
The Forestry Ministry inspectors reached the House office before the press men did, but only by a few seconds, or so it seemed to István. He had been eating breakfast and listening to Weronica describe her plans for the day with one ear, his mind drifting to the pending Royal Council meeting. Then he heard the telephone bell ring. Weronica stopped mid-sentence.
âWho would be calling at this hour?â
Whoever it was, it could not be good, that much István could guess. He waited, taking another bite of his eggs. Ferenk appeared.
âMy lord, Mr. Gereb for you. It is urgent.â
âThank you, Ferenk. If you will excuse me?â He waited for her nod before bolting to the phone in his office. âYes?â
âMy lord, I apologize for disturbing you, but there are gentlemen here who are most insistent on speaking with you and reviewing the business records. They are from the Forestry Ministryâs permits department and Revenue Ministry.â
âThank you, Gereb. I will be there shortly. Tell the staff to allow the men to have access to any records they need, after you confirm their identities.â
István could well imagine someone claiming to be a government official for their own purposes. After all, smugglers had done so during the war.
âVery good, my lord, and I will do as you order.â
After István hung up, he snarled, allowing himself to show his anger and disgust with the situation. After glaring at the wall and a map of the House lands, he composed himself so he would not scare the staff or Weronica and went upstairs. When he returned to the ground floor, Dobroslov and Ivan had the car ready. István got in.
âMy lord, there are reporters outside the gate,â Dobroslov warned. âWeâll clear your path, but be careful.â
âThank you, and I will.â
István nodded to Fiodor, his driver for the day, and the car started rolling toward the heavy wooden gates. Two men pulled them open, and Dobroslov and Ivan rushed out, clearing a path through a cluster of people, all of whom seemed to be waving notepads or cameras. Fiodor got the car into the road, and Ivan jumped into the front seat beside the driver as Dobroslov and the others closed the gates. Weronica would not be going out, István suspected.
âStop here,â he ordered as they came around a corner onto the block with the House business office on it. He could see the muddle of people filling the sidewalk and growled to himself. Damn vultures, circling any hint of a rumor or story.
âIâll walk from here.â
âMy lord, donât,â Ivan began.
âNo, and you stay here. That is an order, Ivan.â
I cannot be seen with a Russian guard, and that is all they will see, not the manâthey wonât attend to anything but the name and the accent. Even a decade and a bit after becoming Hungarian, Ivan sounded as Russian as Lenin had.
âIâm not worried about my safety, not until after the newspapers come out tomorrow. Iâll call for you when I need you.â
âMy lord, I mustââ
âNo.â
István put his strength as House Head behind the command, and Ivan ducked.
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