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?”

my head at the same time and let out a loud shriek

don’t… 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 he was good at taking it away

mean?” His forehead creased as he

my gaze remained fixed on the necklace in

You promised you

out.”

“Explain then.”

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

was not telling him

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

me, I can take it and the fire won’t come

something you’re

forest. Why are you suppressing

and force you to do things

Adan knew me.

power of fire… it connects me to my father. If

And

find you… Your father, is he

demon?”

full demon. The prince of darkness. And one day,

chosen as the God

the Underworld.”

“That powerful…”

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

demon.”

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his palm across his face and tugged at his hair. ”

you don’t want me here anymore. I

I might be half demon, but

you

I mean no harm.”

I

was not able to finish my words as he closed the gap between us and grabbed my neck, pulling my face close to his as he

trickled down my face as I slowly parted

wanted me. But was it enough for him to let me

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and I will

mumbled against his lips the moment he pulled away

pecked my lips. “My little demon… Should I be scared of what you can do

answer him and instead wrapped my arms around

as he lifted my body off the ground, and my legs wrapped around his hips.

in a whisper. “Promise me the necklace, you will

he let me on my feet.

was about to turn around but his

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around my wrist and pulled me

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

it made me uneasy. Was everything just sinking in now, and

my naked ass, slapping me a bit harshly, which made my

more than 15 feet away, where I could no longer sense the opal

gaze wandered across the naked

was perfect! He placed a hand on his hips as the other went to cup his jaw, his fingers rubbing his chin while his gaze

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never left mine.

and dropped my gaze to the ground, and slowly, little red veins began to show up on the 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

head popped out on my temples. 1

ass,

were back

veins were on my face as

well.

up, ready to let Adan see my real demon skin, and my mouth dropped open at the view in front of me.

holding his jaw, his tongue swiping over his lips, but he was sporting a very hard

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

having a

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am. Fuck! Lucy, something is fucking wrong with me, but you looked so sexy

rose from my chest, and I saw him drop the opal stone on the

flexed my shoulders, and my big, black wings came

back with a surprised expression.

that?!”

were rounded before he began to chuckle as my wings flapped gently, blowing air his way. “Goddess,

head, biting my bottom lip as

came like a tornado and grabbed my neck, and pulled me closer before smashing our mouths and

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He might have realized I was not the meek

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

I moaned in pleasure, but I

surprise yet.

willed my tongue to extend longer and swiped it inside his mouth, up to the walls of his throat. His eyes snapped open, but my arms and tail