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.”

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

most

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

time.

let it affect me, although I saw him looking at me from time to time. I was listening to Alexa’s story when, all of a sudden,

directed at me.

your father talk about Suzanne?”

snapped his head in that direction, and

hand went to his thigh, and I squeezed it, hoping

question. Answerable by yes or no.” Alpha Aurelius

talk about her, maybe I

I answered

voice.

daughter didn’t matter to

them.”

Alexa. Of how he still

where she was, and the last

he was home, he said they found

she was taken by

didn’t do anything to protect

not sure what

has nothing to do

on from this?” Adan was trying to make

calm, but I could see veins

his neck.

to control himself.

was raised

responsible for Suzanne… So I

she

jaw tightened, and I knew he was

control already.

a good father, and

believe he raised me

“Is he?” 1

slammed his

table.

was Aunt

my gaze

I placed the napkin back on the table, excused myself,

as well and

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

I can ask the

left the dining room with my head tilted down, not because

threatened to fall.

stepped out, I heard voices raised and some movements, but I tried

tune out the noise and walked further

toilet I was pointed to. Until I

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

the

few seconds of silence.

perfect. But he had been in my eyes,

I heard the sliding door

I thought it was

aura was different

strong as Adan’s.

strong but

placed on my

body without looking at the person

you…”

the one who gave me

to my side, his

he didn’t say anything. He was just looking at the view

of us.

moment until I couldn’t hold it

sorry that my stepfather made

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