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.”

his throat, and Alpha Aurelius’ voice came.

out well most of the time

looked genuinely happy for me and Adan, except his grandfather, who was

time.

my best not to 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, my attention. was drawn to the grand Alpha when he

directed at me.

talk about

in that direction, and I saw his brows furrowing.

and I squeezed it, hoping he would calm

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

they did talk about her, maybe I

answered in

voice.

my daughter didn’t

them.”

talked of Alexa. Of how

where she was,

home, he said

taken

do anything

what your point is.

to do with what Diego

did. I thought we had moved on from this?” Adan

voice calm, but I could

from his neck.

to control himself.

here was raised by the

for Suzanne… So

she was raised.”

and I knew he

control already.

a good father, and

believe he

“Is he?” 1

slammed his fist

table.

Stone!” It was Aunt

my gaze to my lap

placed the napkin back on the table, excused

up as well and

smiled at him. “I’m okay. I just need to use the

ask the females

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

threatened to fall.

heard voices raised and some movements, but

noise and

to. Until I

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

to the temperature. I

seconds of

had been in my

the sliding door open,

thought it was

aura was

as strong as Adan’s.

strong but

coat was placed on my

my body without looking

you…”

who gave me the

to my side, his hands

anything. He was just looking

of

in silence for a moment until I

my stepfather

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