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.”

about to acknowledge her words when someone cleared his throat, and Alpha Aurelius’ voice came. “I think we

most of the

table looked genuinely happy for me and Adan, except his grandfather, who was quiet

time.

although I saw him looking at me from time to time. I was listening to Alexa’s story when, all of a sudden, my attention. was drawn to the grand Alpha when he asked a question, and

directed at me.

father talk

in that direction,

thigh, and I squeezed it, hoping he would

a question. Answerable by yes or no.” Alpha Aurelius told him.

did talk about

answered in a

voice.

daughter

them.”

talked of Alexa. Of how he still

she was, and

he was home, he said

taken

do anything to

what your point

nothing to do

on from this?” Adan was trying to make

but I could see veins

neck.

to control himself.

here was raised

responsible for Suzanne…

how she was

tightened, and I knew he

his control

is a good

he raised

“Is he?” 1

Adan slammed his fist

table.

was

my gaze to

my next move. I placed the napkin back on the table, excused

up as well and

smiled at him.

I can ask the females there.”

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

threatened to fall.

I stepped out, I heard voices raised and some

out the noise

was pointed to. Until

the sliding door and stepped out, closing the door behind me. I didn’t have my coat

to the

few seconds of

perfect. But he had been in my eyes, and it hurt

I heard the sliding door

I thought it was Adan, but the

aura was

as strong as Adan’s.

strong but

coat was placed on my back,

against my body without looking at the person behind me.

you…”

one who gave me the

side, his

anything. He was just

of us.

moment

that my

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