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.”

someone cleared his throat, and Alpha

out well most

Adan,

time.

listening to Alexa’s story when, all of

directed at me.

father talk about Suzanne?”

head in that direction, and I saw

to his thigh, and I squeezed it, hoping he would

just asking a question. Answerable by yes or

If they did talk

I answered

voice.

daughter

them.”

of Alexa.

where she was, and

he said they

taken

he didn’t do anything to

not sure what your

to do with what

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

calm, but I could see veins

from his neck. He was trying

to control himself.

here was raised

for Suzanne… So I

how she

tightened, and I knew he was

his control

good father,

he raised me

“Is he?” 1

his fist on the

table.

It was

dropped my gaze to my lap

the napkin back on the table, excused

as well and held my arm.

chest as I smiled at

can ask the females there.”

for his reply as I left the dining room with my head tilted down, not because I

threatened to fall.

I stepped out, I heard voices raised

noise

pointed to.

my coat with me, but I didn’t care at the moment. It was

to the temperature.

a few seconds

my eyes, and it hurt to see him in a different

I heard the sliding door open,

I thought it was Adan, but the

was

strong

strong but

was placed on my back, and

without looking at

you…”

who gave me the coat

my side,

say anything. He was just looking at

of

for a moment until I couldn’t hold

sorry that my stepfather made

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