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

can’t control fire without it! “I blurted it out as fast as I could as I

you mean?” His forehead creased as he

but my gaze remained fixed on the

promised you would hear

out.”

“Explain then.”

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. I tried to before, but it was stronger than me. I can burn

had no idea why I was not telling him about

will show it to you, all

and the fire

you’re not telling

not just about the fire burning the whole forest. Why are you suppressing your demon power? Don’t you want

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

Adan knew me.

connects me to my father. If

And then…”

Your

demon?”

demon. The prince of darkness. And one day, maybe centuries

now, he will be chosen as the God

the Underworld.”

“That powerful…”

wanted to take away my werewolf blood

demon.”

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his palm across his face

me here anymore. I will

half demon, but

you say?”

I mean

the part where I don’t want you

me anymore…” 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 crushed his mouth

trickled down my face as I slowly parted my

wanted me. But was it enough for him to let

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let me go, and I

his lips the moment he pulled away from kissing

pecked my lips. “My little demon… Should

and instead wrapped my arms around his

ass as he lifted my body off the ground, and my legs wrapped around his hips. “I want to see all

my head before I answered in a whisper. “Promise me the

as he

turn around but his

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wrist and pulled me

you let me ask questions, and will you answer me truthfully after this? I’m still

Was everything just

his hand landed on my naked ass, slapping me a bit harshly, which made my body jolt as I

I could no longer sense the opal stone.

across the naked body

hand on his hips as the other went to cup

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never left mine.

my legs up to my thighs and all over my body as a

popped out on my temples. 1

ass,

my eyes were back to crimson

thin veins were on my face

well.

my real demon skin, and my mouth

over his lips, but he was sporting

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

a

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Lucy, something is fucking wrong with me, but you looked

and I saw him drop the opal stone on the ground before

flexed my shoulders, and my big, black wings came out

stepped back with a surprised expression. “Mother of all fuckers! What the

that?!”

before he began to chuckle as my wings flapped gently, blowing air his way. “Goddess, Lucy. I just want to hold you… Will there be more

bottom lip as I suppressed

my neck, and pulled me closer before smashing

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hard. He might have realized I was not the

us, pressing our bodies closer together at

as I moaned in pleasure, but I was not

surprise yet.

swiped it inside his mouth, up to the walls of his throat. His eyes snapped open, but my arms