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. “I

out well most of the

Adan,

time.

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

directed at me.

father talk about Suzanne?”

Adan snapped his head in that direction, and I

to his thigh, and I squeezed it, hoping he would calm

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

talk about her, maybe I

around.” I answered in a soft

voice.

daughter didn’t

them.”

of Alexa. Of

idea where she

home, he said

taken by

he didn’t do anything

what your point

nothing to do

we had moved on

voice calm, but I could see veins

his neck. He was trying

to control himself.

female here was raised by the

Suzanne… So

how she was

jaw tightened, and I knew he

his control

a good father, and I

to believe he raised

“Is he?” 1

his fist

table.

It was Aunt

my gaze to my

placed the napkin back on

up as well and

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

can ask the females there.”

room with my head tilted down, not because I was an Omega, but because I didn’t want

threatened to fall.

heard voices raised and some movements, but

out the noise and walked further

the toilet I was pointed to. Until I

I didn’t have my coat with me, but

adjust to the temperature. I

seconds of silence.

he had been in my eyes, and

heard the sliding door

first, I thought it

was

strong as

strong but

on my back, and I

body without looking at the person behind

you…”

the one who gave me

side,

say anything. He was just looking at the

front of us.

moment until I couldn’t hold it anymore.

my stepfather

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