He Banished Me to the Rogue
"Xavier Highness… If you refuse to let it go, I’d like to buy it from you."
"My brother has money. Name your price."
I arrived just in time to see Xavier, perched atop his horse, lips curved in a mocking smirk. He raised a gloved hand and casually signaled an astronomical number.
"One million," he drawled.
My jaw nearly hit the ground. Penny, though? She didn’t even blink. She immediately dug out her checkbook—and scribbled the amount.
In exchange, she received an injured eagle that wouldn’t survive the day.
But the moment she took it into her arms, the bird thrashed, its sharp beak dangerously close to her fingers. Startled, she teared up again, then hesitated.
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