Page 218 of Sweet Dominion

Heading to TT’s new bedroom, we passed some of them and there was no fear in their eyes.

No hesitation.

They were waiting for their next order and that command would come from only one man.

Leo.

I could feel Lei’s rage simmering beside me, ready to boil over.

Please, don’t let anyone die tonight.

Lei was barely keeping it together and all it would take was one wrong move, one wrong word, for the situation to spiral out of control.

We get TT out of here and then we just. . .I don’t know after that.

We got closer and closer.

Jo had picked the room right next to the library due to the view showing her the corner of the garden where Mom had taken the picture.

Chloe grabbed the room further down and across due to it having the biggest bathroom, complete with a massive jacuzzi tub, big vanity table, and decked out shower near it.

However, TT chose the bedroom all the way at the end of the hallway because it was the only one that would fit this huge table for her puzzle pieces. It had the smallest bathroom with just a shower, sink, and toilet, yet these awesome gold and blue dragons were painted on the ceiling.

TT’s innocent little laugh filled the space again.

It was that sound, that beacon in the unknowing darkness, which kept me calmly moving forward.

Lei leaned my way and kept his voice low. “Do me a favor?”

“Okay.”

“Don’t look up at the ceiling.”

I pursed my lips.

Now why would he say that?

I had no fucking intention to look up, but now. . .all I wanted to do was lift my view that way.

What is up there? Shit. Shit. Shit.

I tried not to look up.

I swear I did.

Every fiber of my being screamed at me to keep my eyes straight ahead, to focus on TT’s laughter—the only thing that felt real in this moment.

But curiosity, or maybe fear, gnawed at me, pulling my gaze upward before I could stop myself.

And then I saw it.

OH MY GOD!

My breath hitched in my throat and I stumbled, nearly losing my balance.

Bodies.

Dead men.

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