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.”

words when someone cleared his throat, and Alpha Aurelius’ voice came. “I think

out well most of the

me and Adan, except his grandfather, who was quiet most

time.

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.

directed at me.

talk about Suzanne?”

Adan snapped his head in that direction, and I saw his

I squeezed it, hoping

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

talk about her,

around.” I answered

voice.

my daughter didn’t matter

them.”

talked of Alexa. Of how he still

idea where she was, and

he

but she was taken

didn’t do anything to

I’m not sure what

nothing to do with what

thought we had moved on from this?” Adan

calm, but I

his neck. He

to control himself.

female here was raised by the

responsible for Suzanne… So I

how she was

and I knew he

his control already.

stepfather is a good

to believe he raised

“Is he?” 1

slammed his fist

table.

Stone!” It was Aunt Helena.

gaze to

move. I placed the napkin back

up as well and held

as I smiled at him. “I’m okay.

I can ask the

my head tilted down, not because I was an Omega,

threatened to fall.

soon as I stepped out, I heard voices raised and

out the noise

pointed to. Until

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

to the temperature.

seconds

in my eyes, and it hurt to see

I heard the sliding door open,

it was Adan, but

was

as strong as

strong but

coat was placed on my back, and

tightly against my body without looking at the person behind me.

you…”

who gave me the coat

side, his hands

anything.

front of

moment

sorry that my

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