The Rogues Who Went Rogue
Desmond was the first to shrug like it was no big deal when he said, “Better than w’all standing ‘round doin’ nothin’. Yo, Zane! What d’ya wanna do first?”
Greg’s animal was scratching its face at Desmond’s casualness before the duke’s hand went for the Money Retriever’s nape as he delivered a stern, shivering reminder, “After the queen finishes speaking, we place an arm across our chest as a sign of loyalty and say the standard words of ‘As you wish, My Queen’ as a demonstration of obedience. Is that understood, Desmond?”
Desmond nodded without needing to think. He might have been afraid of the way Greg looked at him with that partially-onyx glare, but the follower was more afraid of disapp