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.”

someone cleared his throat, and Alpha Aurelius’ voice came.

most of the time –

Adan, except his grandfather, who was quiet most of the

time.

affect me, although I saw him looking at me from time to time. I was listening to Alexa’s story

directed at me.

father talk about

Adan snapped his head in that direction,

his thigh, and I squeezed it, hoping he would calm down.

Answerable by yes or

did talk about her,

not around.” I answered in a soft

voice.

course, my daughter didn’t

them.”

talked of Alexa. Of how he

she was, and the

he was home, he said

but she was taken

he didn’t do anything to protect her.

what your point

do

I thought we had moved on from this?” Adan was trying to make

calm, but I could see

his neck. He

to control himself.

was

Suzanne… So I

she was raised.”

I knew he

control already.

good father,

believe he raised me well.”

“Is he?” 1

slammed his fist on

table.

Stone!” It was Aunt Helena.

my gaze to

placed the napkin back on the table, excused

stood up as well and

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

can ask the

left the dining room with my head tilted down, not because I was an Omega, but because

threatened to fall.

voices raised and some movements, but

out the noise and

I was pointed to. Until I reached a balcony.

the door behind me. I didn’t have my coat with me, but I didn’t care at the moment.

to the temperature. I

seconds of silence.

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

sliding door open,

thought it was Adan, but the

was different

strong

strong but

my

looking at the person behind

you…”

one who gave me

side,

didn’t say anything. He was just looking

of us.

moment until I couldn’t hold

sorry that my stepfather

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