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

046 – Wolf or Not?

LUCY.

“More?” I had just finished a cup of bitter tea, and Lena gave me another one.

“Yes, and there’s another one after.” She chuckled before she sipped the tea in her

own cup.

“Oh Goddess, are you secretly trying to kill me? Can I have what you’re drinking? That one smells nice, while this one…”

“Do you want your wolf out or not?” Laira asked, her brows hiking up, but I could see she was suppressing a smile from crossing her face. 1

“Drink that one and the last one, and I’ll give you a chocolate cake. Dark chocolate that melts in your mouth… Hmmm…” Lena was teasing me, as she sucked on the small spoon she used to stir her tea,

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and she was doing it as if it were something else she was sucking.

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms against my chest like a spoiled kid while my lips extended into a pout. “Not fair. Three cups of tea from hell for just a slice

of cake.”

Lena was about to say something, but she was cut off by another voice.

“Is Lucy complaining?”

The females straightened up from their seats and both shook their heads.

Lena smiled at Alpha Stone before defending me. “She just finished the first one and is about to drink the second one.”

The Alpha didn’t say anything but

crossed his arms against his chest before leaning on the door frame, his eyes

fixated on mine with a stoic expression

on his face.

I glared at him, but he was not affected. Of course, he just told me he was not scared of me using my fire power against

him.

“I’m waiting.”

“Have you tasted this? How about you drink one cup and I’ll drink two without complaining?” I told him in a very bratty manner that I regretted it immediately. I forgot Laira and Lena were around, and I

didn’t want them to think I had an

attitude. Well, I do, specifically just for

the Alpha.

“Lena, give me a cup of her tea.” He said

it in a bored tone.

My eyes widened.

Wrong move, girl. This Alpha never

backed down to anything.

Lena poured tea into his cup and handed

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it to him.

Adan raised his cup in the air as if saluting me before he drank it in one gulp

without taking his eyes off me. If he didn’t like how it tasted, I had no idea. His face was still wearing the same

expression as earlier.

“Your turn,” he said before giving the cup

back to Lena.

I swallowed hard. I would make him pay for this tonight.

I grabbed the cup and pinched my nose

before drinking the tea. It took a while

before I was able to finish it, but all this

time, Adan’s eyes never left mine.

“Done.” I feigned a gag as I placed the

cup back on the table before beaming at him, hoping he forgot I needed to take another cup.

“Next one.”

“Can I take it later?”

“No. Drink it and I’ll take you somewhere.

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“Somewhere? Like a date?” I asked, and I could see the two females trying not to smile at my excitement.

“You can call it whatever you want. Now drink up.”

“I’ll drink it after we come back.”

“Lucy!” His voice was slightly higher.

taste the aftertaste

if I push more, I might end up

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

with it and

have all day, princess.”

♡♡♡→

out, I

that I had never seen in

I knew I was being bratty,

it tasted

it wasn’t helping that Adan was being grumpy. He hadn’t smiled

we were treading the forest

so much for hoping that he would

me out for

would teach me how to

a long time now, and I had

he refused to tell

you tired now?” He asked as he stopped on his

finally decided to open

tired now?”

have we been walking.”

“Almost an hour.”

Seriously, and you’ve

for one

your necklace.”

“No way.”

brought you here

to control your fire. Sooner

you out of a bad situation,

end up hurting someone in the

process.”

understand. I don’t need to

wings. I can live

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human too.”

easiest way out is to fly, you need to be

my territory.”

no

just pops out. So now let’s try all emotions and see where it takes

can control it.”

not sure this is a

need to utilize it to protect yourself, but if you can’t control it, it won’t save you and the people around you.”

trying to read him,

necklace from you, what will your reaction

person who took it as well as everyone around you? Including me? Including Lena and Laira? And then

appear out of

hands reached for my

them off my head and

we summoned my father

to. We can’t

time. I want to protect

But I can only do so much. If I can’t anymore, you need to

that you will accidentally summon fire

again. Having

the chance to live normally without

head. Everything

be clearer

I will move backward. Tell

the stone anymore. Then we’ll try all of them, but

a burn coming out so I can come back to

you to stop.”

“Let’s start then.”

I nodded my head. Adan was doing so much

his Beta or Gamma

was willing to take a day off

on my emotions.

you still feel

head, and he

back again.

can’t sense it anymore.”

Now, look at me. Tomorrow

it might

before I can

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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just trying to

at him.

I decided

now.”

you

need to

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

female Pops arranged for

he had that arranged before I met you, and I totally forgot about it,

cancel it now. But you don’t have to worry. I will just

need to relax. I will still come home to you.” His eyes were all over me and my surroundings, but he

with her?

Can I come?”

will you do there?” He

my request was

make sure you

about exclusivity. I can still fuck…” He was talking nonchalantly, and I felt my chest