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’

most of the

at the table looked genuinely happy for me and Adan, except his grandfather, who

time.

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 I knew

directed at me.

talk

that direction, and

went to his thigh, and I squeezed it,

just asking a question. Answerable by yes or no.” Alpha Aurelius

did talk about her, maybe

I answered in a soft

voice.

course, my daughter didn’t matter

them.”

talked of Alexa. Of how he still

no idea where she was, and

he said they

taken by another pack.”

do anything to

sure what your point

to do with

thought we had moved on from

calm, but I could see

out from his neck. He was

to control himself.

was

for Suzanne…

she

jaw tightened, and I

his control

is a good

to believe he raised me

“Is he?” 1

Adan slammed his fist

table.

was

gaze to my

the napkin back

as well and

I smiled at him. “I’m okay. I just need

I can ask the females there.”

not because I was an

threatened to fall.

out, I heard voices raised

tune out the noise and walked further

pointed to. Until I reached a balcony.

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 chilly, but my body

the temperature. I just

few seconds of

knew Diego was not perfect. But he had been in my eyes, and it hurt to

sliding door

I thought it

aura was

as strong as Adan’s.

strong but

my back, and

without looking

you…”

the one who gave me the

my side, his hands clutching

balcony railings, but he didn’t say anything. He was just looking at

of

in silence for a moment until I couldn’t hold it anymore.

sorry that my

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