Page 234 of Sweet Dominion

Jesus.

Epilogue

Psychopath

Moni

I stepped into the room, feeling the weight of everything that had just passed between Lei and me hanging heavy in the air.

My heart ached, but I pushed it aside.

I had to be strong for TT now.

For all of us.

Alright. Now it’s time to say goodbye. . .

The moment I spotted TT sitting back on the floor, with her little legs crossed beneath her, my chest tightened.

She was still assessing that damn puzzle.

Fuck.

There she was tracing her fingers along the connected daggers with the kind of concentration only a child could muster in the middle of such chaos.

But then I realized something even more important.

I looked around and all I could see were her bed, drawers, mirrors, and those dragons painted on the ceiling. But there was one thing missing.

I blinked. “Where is Leo?”

Finally, she looked up and a bright smile spread across her face. “He went through the closet.”

I blinked again. “Through the closet?”

TT nodded. “Yep. He showed me the secret passageways earlier. There’s tons of them in this house—even in the living room. It’s a painting that takes you to the basement. But the coolest one is in the library—there’s a door hidden behind the bookshelves.”

I raised an eyebrow. “He showed you all of that?”

“Yep. It’s like one of those spy movies. This house is so cool.”

Walking over to her, I forced a smile, even as my stomach twisted at the thought of Leo showing her around the house’s dark, secret corners. “You’ll have to show me when I get back, okay?”

“I will.” She put her view back on the map.

I lowered myself to the floor beside her, kneeling so I could be at her level. “Hey, TT. I have to. . .I have to go with Leo.”

She didn’t look up at first. “I know.”

I looked down at the puzzle map. “You did a great job with this.”

“Leo helped.”

“But did he bother you in anyway? Did he say something crazy? Threaten you? Hurt you or—”

“No.” She looked at me. “He’s a nice man, although. . .”

“Although what?”

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