BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M

Chapter 38

038 – I Don’t Think I Can

LUCY.

“Ready for dinner?” Adan asked as a

warm smile tugged on his mouth.

“Ready!” I smiled at him after I blinked

back the tears pooling in my eyes.

“Good, I’m starving. I missed lunch because some little bunny riled me up…”

He teased me as we walked toward the

dining hall with our hands still clasped

together, and I just couldn’t help but giggle softly because he was right. We

didn’t come out of his suite after the

incident at lunch with Alexa and Alpha

Aeon, and we were just informed about

this dinner when Beta Collin mindlinked

him.

We entered the dining hall in silence, and Adan helped me onto my chair before he

sat beside me. Soon another older female with blonde hair came in, carrying a bowl

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of vegetable salad. She was so beautiful, and she looked like Alexa.

Her eyes fell on me, and she gave me a warm, motherly smile as she placed the

bowl on the table. She then walked to

where I was seated, and I immediately stood up and faced her.

“Oh, Lucy! You’re as beautiful as Adan told me you are…” Her arms wrapped

around my body, and I heard a chair being pushed before I felt Adan’s presence beside me.

“This is my grandmother, Crystal. Grand

Luna of the pack and where Alexa got her

blonde hair.”

“And her smart mind,” she added, pointing a finger to her temple, which

made me smile.

“And stubbornness.” Alpha Aurelius

added, his voice still as cold as snow.

“Oh, honey, you’re the stubborn one here. I’m sure your son and grandkids.

would agree.” Luna Crystal added,

smiling at her mate before she returned her gaze to me. “A pleasure to meet you, Lucy.”

“The pleasure is mine, Luna Crystal.”

“Momma… Everyone calls me momma.”

words when someone cleared his throat,

turned out well most of the

me and Adan, except his grandfather, who was quiet

time.

it affect me, although I saw him looking at me from time to time. I was listening to Alexa’s story

directed at me.

talk

head in that direction,

his thigh, and I squeezed it,

a question. Answerable by yes or

did talk

around.” I answered in a

voice.

course, my daughter didn’t matter to

them.”

he talked of Alexa.

idea where she

he was home, he

but she was taken by

do anything to

I’m not sure what your point is.

nothing to do with what Diego

moved on from this?” Adan

voice calm, but I could see veins

his neck. He

to control himself.

female here was

responsible for Suzanne… So I

how she

jaw tightened, and I

control already.

stepfather is a good

to believe he raised me well.”

“Is he?” 1

slammed his

table.

Stone!” It was Aunt

my gaze

back on the table, excused myself, and stood

well and held

smiled at him. “I’m okay. I just

ask

head tilted down, not because I was an Omega, but because I didn’t want

threatened to fall.

I heard voices raised and some movements, but I

the noise and

the toilet I was pointed to. Until

didn’t have my

to the temperature. I

few seconds of silence.

was not perfect. But he had been in my eyes, and it

I heard the sliding door open,

it was Adan,

aura was

as strong as Adan’s.

strong but

on my back,

against my body without looking at the person behind

you…”

gave me the coat

side, his

he didn’t say anything. He was just looking at the view

of us.

moment until

my stepfather

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