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

043-In All Your Forms

LUCY.

“Are you an Angel? My special Angel?”

I should have smiled at the way he addressed

me, but his words only cut my heart. 1

“I’m not. I’m the exact opposite.”

My eyes watered, as I let my horns surface from my temples while my tail began to

swoosh around my back until it was

standing proudly beside me.

Adan’s mouth dropped as his body stiffened,

and I saw the shock in his eyes,

but I

couldn’t tell if he despised me or not. “Your

eyes.’

I had horns and a tail, and all he noticed

were my eyes. But yes, my eyes turned

crimson red.

“Don’t run.” My voice broke as my

shoulders began to shake, while I tried my

best not to cry.

When did I get so weak?

I was standing naked in front of the only man I was willing to show my true self to, and I knew that if he ran away, he would shatter me to pieces.

“I’m sorry…”

‘Don’t be sorry for who or what you are.’ A voice rang in my head. 1

Am I hearing something? I swallowed hard and looked around to see if anyone else was present. Maybe it was Selene speaking with

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My eyes locked with Adan’s again. His face was void of any emotion, and I hated it. I wish I could read his mind.

‘Calm yourself or the fire will come out.’

Whoever she might be, she was right, I need to calm down or the fire will come out.

My horns and my tail, as well as my wings, were things my father would not be able to detect because they were part of my body. They were my own.

But the fire was my connection to him it was a gift that linked me to him.

I dropped my gaze from the Alpha as I rushed toward where he was seated to grab the necklace on the ground beside him, but before I could take it, his hand grabbed mine and stopped me from picking it up.

I felt my horns retract, as well as my tail, because of the opal stone’s presence.

I tilted my head to look at him as my heart thudded loudly. His face was still void of any emotion. I had no clue if he was repulsed or terrified of me.

“Show me more,” he said in a calm voice.

“I need the necklace.”

“I want to see your full demon form. Out

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your horns again!”

The way his deep, baritone voice came out

with that order was too sexy, making tingles spread in between my thighs.

I gulped and shook my head.

“Is this the reason why you can’t change into your demon body?”

“Yes,” I answered.

“If I throw it far, you can let your horns and tail come out?”

the same time and let out a loud shriek when I saw him grab the

I can’t control fire without it! “I blurted it out as fast as I could as I tried to take it from his hand, but

do you mean?” His forehead creased

remained fixed on the necklace

promised you

out.”

“Explain then.”

my demon form. And fire will not come out of my body.” I swallowed, waiting for him to say something, but he kept quiet. “I

him about

to see my demon form again, I will show it to you, all of it. But

me, I can take it and

you’re not telling me.

about the fire burning the whole forest. Why are you

you to do things you don’t want, like the

Adan knew me.

of fire… it connects me to my father. If I use it, he

And then…”

Your father, is

demon?”

demon. The prince of darkness.

now, he will be chosen as the God of

the Underworld.”

“That powerful…”

“He wanted to take away my werewolf blood and make me

demon.”

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Shit!” he grumbled as he brushed his palm across his face and tugged at his

you don’t want me here anymore. I will

be half demon,

did you say?”

said I mean no

where I don’t want you anymore?”

as he closed the gap between us and grabbed my neck, pulling my face close to his as

face as I slowly parted my mouth and kissed

was it enough for him to

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let me go, and I

I mumbled against his lips the moment he

one is walking away here.” He answered hoarsely as he pecked my lips. “My little demon… Should I be scared of what you

my arms around his neck as I hugged

off the ground, and my legs wrapped

before I answered in a whisper. “Promise me the necklace, you will throw at me if I ask

as he let

to turn around but his hand

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and pulled me

locks and tucked them behind my ear. “Will you let me ask questions, and will you answer me truthfully after this? I’m still

solemn, and it made me uneasy. Was everything just sinking in now, and maybe he would change his mind about making me

ass, slapping me a bit harshly,

away, where I could no longer

wandered across the naked body

the other went to cup his jaw, his fingers rubbing his

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never left mine.

show up on the skin of my legs up to my thighs and all over my body as a tail

head popped out on my temples. 1

ass,

knew my eyes were back to crimson

veins were on my face as

well.

see my real demon skin, and my mouth dropped open at

over his lips, but he was sporting a

“You looked like the one who saw

a hard-on…”

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wrong with me, but you looked so sexy in my

from my chest, and I saw him drop the opal stone on the ground before he moved toward

flexed my shoulders, and my big, black wings came out with a loud

a surprised expression. “Mother of all fuckers! What

was that?!”

gently, blowing air his way. “Goddess, Lucy. I just want to hold you…

my bottom lip as I suppressed my

neck, and pulled me closer before smashing our mouths

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hard. He might have realized I was not the meek

it wrapped around us, pressing our bodies closer together at the same time that Adan forced

mouth as I moaned in pleasure, but I was not done with

surprise yet.

walls of his throat. His eyes snapped open, but my arms