A Wife for the Torturer by Daniella Wright

Author:Daniella Wright
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Family

Markus

Ellen left my room not long after our brief cuddling moment. She feigned tiredness, but I knew she was craving some time alone after what we’d just witnessed from Paul and Patty. Thankfully, the planet was now thoroughly burnt to a crisp and the Rogues had steered us on a course away from the disturbing sight of the old couple’s fantasy of an entire world being destroyed by poisonous flames.

I laid on my bed, willing sleep to come, but it wouldn’t.

Then, for the first time since I set foot on the Rogues’ airship, the small communication device on my wrist dinged with a message. I was surprised it was still working, as far as we were from my home planet and original timeline.

The tiny screen lit up blue in the darkness and I frowned. Usually, I only got messages from my friends when there was a new party invitation making the rounds, but the name of the person sending it didn’t belong to any of my partners in debauchery.

It was my sister.

Lilia. The eighth heir, the fourth sister. Just as unimportant and forgettable as I was, but somehow more loyal to our family than anyone with that status should be. I’d never been particularly fond of her. It had always been difficult for me to stomach the sight of her scrambling for attention and affection from the rest of the family her entire life. It was a shame; because we were so close in age, as well as the last two in line for the throne, we should have gotten along. Though I supposed I didn’t hate her the way I hated my brother Jack or my asshole of an uncle.

Still, she was on my list of family members to kill in the ruined timeline.

With a sigh, I read through her message.

Markus, it read. Where have you gone now?

I snorted. Questions like that hadn’t been asked of me in over a decade. No one bothered to care where I disappeared to; in fact, it would be even stranger if I stuck around at the family castle for prolonged periods of time. The fact that Lilia was sparing even a second of her time to ask me where I was suggested that something out of the ordinary was happening.

Usually, I wouldn’t respond to any message from my siblings, but I was alone on an airship barrelling toward a timeline in which I was planning on cutting the throats of those very siblings.

And I was bored. Though it had only been a handful of days, I’d grown used to Ellen’s company. It was nice to have someone to talk to and bounce my ideas off of.

I typed out a quick reply back to Lilia. On a trip. Why?

Lilia’s response came more quickly than I expected. Mother went to find you after dinner and you were already gone. You’re not in the tabloids like you usually are. Thought you fell off the face of the planet or something.

Though she couldn’t see me, I rolled my eyes.

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