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, and Alpha Aurelius’ voice came. “I think we should

most of the

happy for me and Adan,

time.

listening to Alexa’s story when, all of a sudden, my attention. was drawn to the grand

directed at me.

talk

that direction,

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

yes or no.” Alpha

If they did talk about her, maybe I

answered in a soft

voice.

my daughter

them.”

of Alexa.

she was, and

home, he said they

she was taken by

do anything to protect her.

not sure what your point is.

do

we had moved on from

I could

neck. He was trying

to control himself.

was

for Suzanne… So

she was raised.”

tightened, and I knew he

his control already.

good father, and

to believe he raised me

“Is he?” 1

slammed his

table.

was Aunt Helena.

my gaze to my

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

up as well

hand went to his chest as I smiled at him.

ask the females

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

threatened to fall.

as I stepped out, I heard voices

the noise and walked further

pointed to.

door behind me. I didn’t have my coat with me, but

adjust to the temperature. I

a few seconds of

had been in my

I heard the sliding

first, I thought it was Adan, but

aura was

strong as Adan’s.

strong but

my back, and I held

against my body without looking at

you…”

gave me the coat

my side, his

didn’t say anything. He was just looking

of

stayed in silence for a moment until I couldn’t hold

my

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