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 of the tea,

if I push more, I

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

know. Deal with it and hurry

all

♡♡♡→

I would

roots that I had

life. I knew I was being

it tasted bad.

was being grumpy. He hadn’t smiled at me since he watched me drink that tea up

we were treading the

hoping

for

like he would teach me

for a long time now,

because he refused

you tired now?” He asked as he stopped on his track and looked at me.

finally decided to open your

tired now?”

long have we been

“Almost an hour.”

Seriously, and you’ve been

me for one hour now.”

off your

“No way.”

brought you here so we could

how to control your fire.

need to use your wings to take you out of a bad situation, but if you don’t know

up hurting someone in

process.”

I don’t need

can live as

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human too.”

doing this for your protection. If the day comes that you need to go, and the easiest way out is to fly, you need to be able to control your power to make sure you don’t destroy

my territory.”

sorry. I have no intentions of hurting anyone.’

the fire just pops

control it.”

is a good idea.”

protect yourself, but if you can’t control it, it won’t save

my eyes staring at his. I was trying to read him, but he

from you, what

person who took it as well as everyone around you? Including me?

appear out of nowhere.”

my necklace as

them off my head and

summoned my father accidentally while practicing?”

not to. We can’t be

I want to protect

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

without worrying that you will accidentally summon fire or that he can.

you again. Having the

means having the chance

head. Everything was

be clearer

backward. Tell me

we’ll try all of them, but I need a signal if

burn coming out so I can come back to

tell you to

“Let’s start then.”

nodded my head. Adan was doing so much

or Gamma to

he was willing to take

me on my

you still

and

back again.

can’t sense it anymore.”

at me.

and it might take another 5-7

I can come

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to irritate me.”

at

I decided

now.”

are you

need

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

female Pops arranged for

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

But you don’t have to worry. I will just go there

but you just need to relax. I will still come home to you.” His

with her? What the fuck?

Can I come?”

you do there?”

my

sure you don’t fuck

have never talked about exclusivity. I can still fuck…” He