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?”

let out a loud shriek

it! “I blurted it out as fast as I could as I tried to take it from

creased as he slowly lowered his

on the necklace in his hand. “Let me

You promised you would

out.”

“Explain then.”

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

idea why I was not telling him about my father

again, I will show it to you, all of

it and the fire won’t come

you’re not

whole forest. Why are you suppressing your demon

to do things you don’t want, like

Adan knew me.

it connects me to my father. If I

And then…”

Your father,

demon?”

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

be chosen as the God

the Underworld.”

“That powerful…”

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

demon.”

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his face and tugged at his

you don’t want me here anymore. I

I might be half demon, but I mean no

you say?”

mean

the part where I don’t

between us and grabbed my neck, pulling my face

face as I slowly parted my mouth and

wanted me. But was it enough for him

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I will

secret out.” I mumbled against his lips the moment he pulled away

hoarsely as he pecked my lips. “My little demon… Should I be scared of what you can do to me?”

him and instead wrapped my arms around his neck as I hugged

he lifted my body off the ground, and my legs wrapped around

whisper. “Promise me the necklace, you will throw at me if I ask for

as he let

to turn around

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my wrist and pulled me back.

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

head, his eyes looked solemn, and it made me uneasy. Was everything just sinking in now, and maybe he would

landed on my naked ass, slapping me a bit harshly, which made my body jolt

away, where I could no longer

as my gaze wandered across the

other went to cup his jaw, his fingers

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never left mine.

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 on my temples.

ass,

my eyes were back

I was sure thin veins were on my face

well.

real demon skin, and my

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

mouth to speak. “You looked like the

having a

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but you looked so sexy in my eyes. Can

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

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

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

that?!” 2

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

shook my head, biting my bottom lip as I suppressed

neck, and pulled me closer before smashing our mouths

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He might have realized I was not the meek

us, pressing our bodies closer together at

I moaned in pleasure, but I was not done with

surprise yet.

it inside his mouth, up to the walls of