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. “I think we

turned out well most of

the table looked genuinely happy for me and Adan, except his

time.

me from time to time. I was listening to Alexa’s story

directed at me.

talk about

Adan snapped his head in that direction, and I

I squeezed it, hoping

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

If they did talk about

not around.” I answered in a

voice.

course, my daughter didn’t

them.”

Alexa.

where she was, and

he was home, he

she was taken by another pack.”

didn’t do anything to protect

I’m not sure what your point is.

do

on from this?” Adan

voice calm, but I could see veins

out from his neck. He

to control himself.

here was raised

responsible for Suzanne…

she

I knew he was

control

good

believe he raised me well.”

“Is he?” 1

slammed his fist on

table.

It was

gaze to my lap

the napkin back on the table,

stood up as well and held my

to his chest as I smiled at him. “I’m

ask the

my head tilted down, not because

threatened to fall.

stepped out, I heard voices

the noise and

was pointed to. Until I reached a

stepped out, closing the door behind me. I didn’t have my coat with me, but I didn’t care at the moment. It was chilly,

to the

seconds

my eyes, and it hurt

the sliding door

thought it was

aura was different

strong as

strong but

on my

my body without looking at the person behind me.

you…”

who gave me

my side, his

anything.

front of us.

for a moment until I couldn’t hold it

that my stepfather

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