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.”

acknowledge her words when someone cleared his throat, and Alpha

most of the time

genuinely happy for me and Adan, except

time.

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

directed at me.

father talk about

in that direction, and I saw his brows furrowing.

thigh, and I squeezed it, hoping he

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

If they did talk about

around.” I answered in a

voice.

my daughter didn’t matter

them.”

Alexa. Of how he

no idea where she was,

was home, he said they found

was taken by another

didn’t do anything to protect her.

not sure what your point

has nothing to do with what Diego

on from this?” Adan was trying to make

calm, but I could see veins

neck. He was trying

to control himself.

here was raised by

responsible for Suzanne… So

how she

and I knew

his control

a good

he

“Is he?” 1

Adan slammed his fist on

table.

was Aunt Helena.

my gaze to my lap

placed the napkin back on the table, excused

up as well and held

hand went to his chest as I smiled at him. “I’m okay.

I can ask

I left the dining room with my head tilted down, not because I was an Omega, but because I didn’t want anyone to see

threatened to fall.

as I stepped out, I heard voices raised and

the noise and

to.

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

to the temperature. I just

few seconds

he had been in my eyes, and it hurt to

sliding door open,

I thought it was

aura was different

strong as

strong but

was placed on my back, and I held

my body without looking at the

you…”

the one who gave me the

side, his

say anything. He was

of

moment until I couldn’t hold

that my stepfather made

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