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?”

a loud shriek when I saw him grab the necklace and aim

it out as fast as I could as I tried to take it from his hand, but he was good at taking it away

mean?” His forehead creased as he slowly lowered his hand.

fixed on the necklace in

you would

out.”

“Explain then.”

necklace suppressed my demon power. It means if it’s near me, I cannot transform. into 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 can’t control fire yet.

had no idea why I was not telling him about my father and the fire connection

it to you, all of it. But I need the necklace

it and the fire won’t come out.”

something you’re

Why are

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

Adan knew me.

of fire… it connects me to my father. If

And then…”

you… Your father, is he

demon?”

The prince of darkness.

now, he will be chosen

the Underworld.”

“That powerful…”

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

demon.”

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face and tugged at his hair.

don’t want me here

be half demon, but I mean no harm.”

you say?”

mean no

part where I don’t want you

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

slowly parted my mouth and kissed him

enough for him to let

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go, and I

secret out.” I mumbled against his

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

arms around his neck as I

my body off the ground, and my legs wrapped around his hips. “I want

I answered in a whisper. “Promise me the

I promise.” He replied as he let me

to turn around but his hand

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wrist and pulled me back.

let me ask questions, and will you answer me truthfully after this? I’m still trying to get my head wrapped around this.”

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

my naked ass, slapping me a

stopped more than 15 feet away, where I

I asked as my gaze wandered across the naked

a hand on his hips as the other went to cup his jaw, his fingers

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never left mine.

skin of my legs up to my thighs and all over my body as a tail grew out in between my hip bones, just above my before it swooshed around me while the

popped out

ass,

knew my eyes were back to crimson

sure thin veins were

well.

up, ready to let Adan see my real demon skin, and my mouth dropped open at the view

was still holding his jaw, his tongue swiping over his

opened his mouth to speak. “You looked like the one who saw me

a

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something is fucking wrong with me, but you looked so sexy in my eyes. Can I fuck you in that

saw him drop the opal stone on the ground before he

big, black

surprised expression. “Mother of all fuckers! What the

that?!” 2

wings flapped gently, blowing air his way. “Goddess, Lucy. I just want to hold you… Will there be more things popping

head, biting my bottom lip

like a tornado and grabbed my neck, and pulled

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hard. He might have realized I was not the meek Omega that needed

tail swooshed and danced around until it wrapped around us, pressing our bodies closer

moaned in pleasure, but I was not done

surprise yet.

up to the walls of his throat. His eyes