Page 138 of Savage Throne
His lips were warm against my skin, warmer than any ring of power could ever be. The soft brush of his mouth sent electricity crackling through me, stunning in its intensity.
I jerked my hand away and my heart hammering in my chest.
Hold up now. I know you don’t be kissing your daughter’s finger like that. Well. . .you killed your daughter so I don’t know how you truly treated her, but still. . .
I stepped back. “What are you doing?”
Leo kept his gaze on me yet remained in his place. But there was an unfamiliar look in his eyes—a type of victory that didn’t need words to be acknowledged.
"The game has changed, Monique." He said softly, as the sound of helicopters receded into the distance and an unsettling silence descended around us.
The ring felt heavy on my finger and I stared at it, feeling something akin to dread curl in the pit of my stomach.
“What do you mean the game has changed, Leo?”
“It is hard to explain.”
“You’re the game master—”
“Yet, even the master gets surprised when the game goes in another direction.”
“And what direction is that?”
He gave me a sad smile. “Chaos.”
Song entered the room, and his eyebrows furrowed and his lips pressed into a thin line as anger marred his features. “You were supposed to wait until I was ready, Leo. You were not to come in here.”
“I wanted time alone with our new Mountain Mistress.” The tension in the room snapped like a wire. Leo turned to face him. “Why? What is wrong?”
Song’s gaze flickered to me, taking in the fur, the gown, and—briefly—the ring on my finger. His scowl deepened. “We need to move. Now.”
Leo arched a brow, unbothered. “Patience, Song. There’s still time. I’m not done talking—”
“You are done—”
“I need time—”
“You don’t have it—”
“Says who?”
Song’s voice grew tense. “Lei is here and he already killed Guan and Jietang.”
“What!”
I widened my eyes.
Song continued. “I had no time to stop him. Lei just stepped off the helicopter and sliced both their necks with Soaring Precious. Suzi passed out. Blood sprayed before I could even blink my eyes.”
Leo’s calm manner shattered. “Why the hell would he do that!”
“He yelled that Monique should have been in front of him and that he was done playing around—”
“Who the hell does he think he is?”
“Lei also said that we had ten minutes to get Monique at the feast and next to him or he’s just going to be killing all of our top men one by one, and meanwhile Chen and Duck pointed their swords atmewhen he said it.”
“Have they lost their minds? We aretheirelders! And I will not be rushed!”
