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

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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

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

stand up for Lucy.

didn’t hate the girl. She looked

Just born at the wrong place and wrong

to be the victim of my

female?” I asked in

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

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snapped at him.

the way he treated her is

eyes were dilating, and I

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

smart. Just born at the

she had to be the

even like that female?” I asked in a

of any

you? She wanted to meet. my family, and I fucking gave in to make her happy, but if I knew you would step down to that level, I

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That’s below the belt.”

snapped at

treated her is okay with you?

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

but he had never disrespected

like her, fine, we’re leaving. And we’ll just see to it that she doesn’t cross paths with you.”

fucking calm down.”

Dad! I’m not just going to sit here and look while she’s disrespected when she has done nothing, nothing to disrespect any of you! She’s not a bitch, and I demand you

with Adan this

were addressing Lucy, honey. Besides, she was not even born yet when all the things about

It was unfair

I cut her off before she could state all the reasons I was at fault here. I let out a

was

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

not

or do anything harmful to

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He hissed,

should be offended. But I wasn’t. Because I knew I would never trust anyone when it came to

and walked past him, preparing myself in case he would attack me. “I can’t

liking, I will denounce the pack and move out. An

oath.”

him to reply as

the direction where 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 loved her, or I would never see

just needed to find out

about

until I found her on 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

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

placed the

shoulders.