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.”

to acknowledge her words when someone cleared his throat, and Alpha Aurelius’

turned out well most of the

me and Adan, except his

time.

looking at me from time to time. I was listening to Alexa’s story when, all of

directed at me.

your father talk about Suzanne?”

head in that direction, and

to his thigh, and I squeezed it, hoping he would calm down.

yes or no.” Alpha Aurelius told him.

If they did talk about her, maybe

answered

voice.

course, my daughter didn’t matter

them.”

he talked of Alexa. Of

idea where she was, and the last

home, he said

was taken

didn’t do anything to protect

sure what your point

has nothing to do

did. I thought we had moved on from this?” Adan was trying to

calm, but I could

his neck. He was

to control himself.

was raised

Suzanne…

how she was raised.”

I knew he

his control already.

a good father, and

believe he raised me

“Is he?” 1

slammed his fist on

table.

was Aunt Helena.

dropped my gaze to

back

up as well and

at him. “I’m okay.

can ask the females

his reply as I left the dining room with my head tilted down, not because I was an Omega, but because I didn’t

threatened to fall.

soon as I stepped out, I heard voices raised and some

noise and walked

to. Until I reached a

door and stepped out, closing the door behind me. I didn’t have my coat with me, but I didn’t care at the moment. It was

the temperature. I

seconds

in my eyes, and it hurt to

sliding door

I thought it was Adan, but the

was

as strong

strong but

on my back, and I

body without looking at

you…”

gave

my side, his

say anything. He was just looking

of us.

moment until I couldn’t hold

sorry that my

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