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.”

was about to acknowledge her words when someone cleared his throat, and Alpha Aurelius’ voice came. “I think

most of

me and Adan, except his grandfather,

time.

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

directed at me.

father talk about

direction, and I saw his

hand went to his thigh, and I squeezed it,

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

talk about

around.” I answered in

voice.

course, my daughter didn’t matter to

them.”

Alexa. Of how he

where she was, and the last

he was home, he said they

but she was taken

didn’t do anything to protect

not sure what your point

nothing to do with

moved on from

but I could

from his neck. He

to control himself.

here was raised

Suzanne… So I

she

and I knew he

his control

is a good

he raised me

“Is he?” 1

his fist on

table.

It was Aunt

my gaze to

the napkin back on the table, excused myself, and

as well and

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

can ask the females there.”

didn’t wait for his reply as 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 the tears

threatened to fall.

stepped out, I heard voices

noise and walked further

to.

I didn’t have my coat with me, but I didn’t care at

to the temperature. I

a few seconds of

my eyes, and it hurt to see him

sliding door open, and

it was Adan,

aura was different

as strong as Adan’s.

strong but

my back, and

against my body without looking at the person behind me. “Thank

you…”

the one who gave me

my side, his hands

balcony railings, but he didn’t say anything. He was just

front of

moment until I

sorry that my stepfather

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