Ep28

Antiope

“What’s wrong with him?” Egil asks.

I raise my brow and keep my mouth shut. I know what is wrong with him. His little prisoner is not falling on her knees to beg him to fuck her. But I am not sharing that information with Egil. He can tell too that Magnus was completely drunk during the Council which meant that he has been drinking for hours.

“I do not know,” I lie. “I will talk to him.”

I need to play the good Luna for a little while. It’s either today or never. I am not sticking around anymore and test Magnus’s limits. I am not afraid for me but for my sister. In this state, furious as he was this morning, he could kill her just to hurt and break me.

“Aren’t you coming?” Egil says before he leaves Magnus’s office.

“Do you think he has any work done in his state? I will check for urgent matters and will let you know if I need help.”

“OK, Antiope. And... thank you,” he smiles at me.

Well, fuck. Egil’s gratitude is crashing me but this is pure survival. I need to find where my