BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M

039-Lucky Lucy

GRAND ALPHA AURELIUS.

Of all my grandpups, only Adan grew up under my watchful eyes. The rest were

brought up in the South, and I would just occasionally see them.

But Adan, I have held him since the very first day and have seen him through his first step, his first tooth, and the first time he shifted into his wolf at fourteen.

I loved all my grandpups, but Adan would always be special. He was like me.

I knew him inside out, and I knew the struggle within him. Despite the tough facade he showed everyone, inside him was an insecure boy who thought he was not worthy to be an Alpha. He would always say that Suzanne’s bloodline, my eldest daughter, should have been the rightful

Alpha. But despite that, he worked hard to

prove it every day so as not to disappoint me and his people.

He was a perfect Alpha. But he was missing

one thing.

A Luna.

Two weeks ago, we talked over the phone, and I told him not to feel pressured about

getting a Luna or an heir. Because if it came

to the point that he would not be able to

produce an heir, we would have Alonso, Alexa’s son. Or if not, Sebastian’s or Anya’s son. He had nephews who could take over.

It didn’t matter to me who would be Pack Alpha as long as they came from my bloodline, and as long as they were

conceived out of love. It was the sole reason I refused to hand down the title to Suzanne and opted for Audrius instead to take over the pack after me.

So when the news that Adan had finally taken home a female reached me, I knew

something was off. Adan, for the life of me, had never brought home a female, and two weeks ago, he still did not have one. 1

It might be his way of proving to me again that he could produce an heir or find a Luna, but I would not be played for a fool. If Adan would have a Luna and an heir, it must be

out of love, not out of a contract.

So here I was, playing the bad guy again, just to make sure my grandpups would never fall into the trap of a loveless union.

“What the fuck was that, grandpa?” Adan yelled at me the moment Lucy was out of earshot.

He had never raised his voice at me in the ten years that he was pack Alpha and he had done it multiple times today.

“Adan! Can you calm down and stop disrespecting your grandfather?” It was Helena.

Adan ignored her and kept glaring at me. He

was furious. His eyes were dilating, and I

was letting his aura out, but I was trying not to flinch or budge from my seat. I wanted to see how far he

up for

hate the girl. She looked lovely

born at the wrong place and wrong time.

to be the victim

like that female?” I asked

think I would introduce her to you? She wanted to meet my family, and I fucking gave in to make her happy, but if I knew

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snapped at

treated her

eyes were dilating, and

not to flinch or budge from my seat. I wanted to see

born at

had to be the

female?”

void of any

my family, and I fucking gave in to make her happy, but if I knew you would

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below the belt.”

at

he treated her is okay with

Because I sure as hell won’t allow him to disrespect my female! Not on my fucking watch!”

lose his temper, but he had never disrespected

leaving. And we’ll just see to it that she doesn’t cross paths with you.”

can you fucking calm

disrespected when she has done nothing, nothing to disrespect any of you! She’s not a bitch, and I demand you respect her the way she was respecting

side with

my Luna. She was always my voice of reason. “I didn’t like the way you were addressing Lucy, honey. Besides,

happened. It was unfair that you…”

let out a sigh and pushed my chair back to stand

was already blocking

out of his neck, but he was trying to talk calmly this time.

not

not say or do anything

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you.” He hissed,

I wasn’t. Because I knew I would never trust anyone when it came to my Luna and he was showing the same

myself in case he would attack me. “I can’t blame

is not to your liking, I will denounce

oath.”

him to reply as I made my

I thought I could find the female. It might be too early to tell, but maybe I was wrong. Maybe Adan really liked her, or maybe he even

needed to find out if

about him.

one of the balconies overlooking the rest of Audrius’ estate. She was outside on a chilly night without a coat or a jacket, but she looked like she wasn’t bothered by it, or probably her

and grabbed one of Crystal’s coats before I went back to where she was, slipping out of the sliding door

I placed the

shoulders.