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.”

her words when someone cleared his throat, and Alpha

turned out well most of the

me and Adan, except

time.

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

directed at me.

talk about Suzanne?”

head in that direction, and I

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

Answerable by yes or no.” Alpha

did talk about her,

I answered in a soft

voice.

course, my daughter didn’t matter to

them.”

he talked of Alexa. Of how he

no idea where she

was home, he

she was taken by another pack.”

didn’t do anything to protect

not sure what your point is.

nothing to do with what

had moved on from this?” Adan was

calm, but I could see veins

out from his neck.

to control himself.

female here was raised by the

for Suzanne… So I

she was raised.”

I

his control

is a good father, and

he raised

“Is he?” 1

his

table.

It was Aunt

my gaze to my lap

move. I placed the napkin back on the table, excused myself, and

stood up as well and

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

can ask the

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.

heard voices raised and some movements, but I

tune out the noise and walked further

to. Until I reached a balcony.

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

adjust to the temperature.

few seconds of

Diego was not perfect. But he had been in my

the sliding door open,

first, I thought it was Adan, but the

aura was different

strong as

strong but

coat was placed on my back, and

tightly against my body without looking at the person

you…”

one who gave me

side, his hands clutching

didn’t say anything. He was just looking

front of us.

for a moment until I couldn’t

sorry that my stepfather

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