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,

more, I

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

Deal with it and hurry up!

all day,

♡♡♡→

come out, I would not drink that awful

I had never

knew

it tasted

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

when we were treading the forest

so much for hoping that he

for

he would

walking for a long time now, and

he refused to tell me.

asked as he stopped

You finally decided to open your

tired now?”

long have we been

“Almost an hour.”

and you’ve

me for one hour

your

“No way.”

brought you here so

to control your fire. Sooner or

a

up hurting someone

process.”

I don’t need

can live as

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human too.”

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 and hurt anyone

my territory.”

sorry. I have no intentions of hurting anyone.’

why I want you to control your emotions. You told me if you get overwhelmed, the fire just pops out. So now let’s try all emotions and see where it takes

control

sure this is a good

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

bit my bottom lip, my eyes staring at his. I was trying to read him, but he was impossible

from you, what will

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

will appear out of nowhere.”

for my

them off my head

summoned my

try not to. We can’t

time. I want to protect you, Lucy, and

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

will accidentally summon fire or that he

again. Having the

means having the chance to live normally without

my head.

to be

will move backward. Tell me if

sense the stone anymore. Then we’ll try all of them, but I need a signal

feel a burn coming out so I can come

you

“Let’s start then.”

my head. Adan

either his Beta or Gamma to do

willing to take a day off to

me on

you still feel it?”

nodded my head, and he began

back again.

sense it anymore.”

look at me. Tomorrow

it might

before I can come home.”

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to irritate me.”

at him.

I decided to tell you

now.”

are you

need to know.”

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

Pops arranged for

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 and spend days

you.” His eyes

with her? What the fuck?

Can I come?”

What will you do there?”

my request was

sure you don’t

have never talked about exclusivity. I can still fuck…” He was talking nonchalantly, and I felt my