Page 10 of Sweet Dominion

“But. . .”

“I could have told you but I believe that if you see it, then this will be much better.”

My heart pounded.

“Monique, I want you to know how much I care for you.” Leo reached across the table and his hand settled on top of the gift. “You are my daughter and this gift. . .it’s not an ordinary one. It’s a symbol. A symbol of my trust in you and of how much you mean to me. I am putting all of my faith and my bloodline into your hands.”

“Leo. . .that’s a lot.”

“Itisa lot.” He moved his hand. “Open it.”

I swallowed hard, glancing between Leo and the gift.

The air thickened with tension.

“Okay.” Summoning all my courage, I reached for the lid again.

You can do this. It won’t be bad. It’s probably a. . .dead bird or something symbolizing. . .I don’t know. . .life. . .

Or it could be Chanel’s face.

He did have possession of her dead body.

Man. . .I don’t want to see that. . .

This time, I lifted it fully, bracing myself for whatever horror awaited inside and when I did see it. . .holy fucking shit. . .I couldn’t even move.

Oh God no. . .

My breath caught in my throat.

Terror coursed through my veins.

The sight was worse than I could have ever imagined.

No. No. No.

There, nestled in the box, was the severed head of Yan.

Leo’s daughter.

Lei’s sister.

I froze right there, holding the top in the air.

Was this some nightmare that I had found myself trapped in? If so. . .I would have loved to wake up right in that moment?

But I didn’t wake up.

Because this was no nightmare.

This was my fucking crazy ass father-in-love.

Why the hell did he give me this?!

Chapter two

My New Psycho Father

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