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.

still taste the aftertaste of the

more,

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

it

have all

♡♡♡→

out, I would not

roots that I had never

knew I was being bratty,

it tasted bad.

helping that Adan was being grumpy. He hadn’t smiled at me

the forest grounds for

much for hoping

out for

would

for a long time now, and I had no idea

he refused to

stopped

to open

tired now?”

have we

“Almost an hour.”

Seriously, and you’ve been

one hour now.”

off your necklace.”

“No way.”

brought you here so we could

to control your fire. Sooner or

take you out of a bad situation, but if you don’t know

hurting

process.”

I don’t need

I can live

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human too.”

that you need to go, and the easiest way out is to fly, you

my territory.”

have no intentions

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

control

this is a good

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

at his. I was trying to read

grabs that necklace from you, what will your

around you? Including me? Including Lena and Laira? And then your

out of nowhere.”

hands reached for my necklace as I

off my head and handed

him. “What if we summoned my father accidentally while practicing?”

to. We can’t be

I want to

as much as I can. But I can only do so much. If I

will accidentally summon fire or that he can.

again. Having

the chance to live

head.

be clearer now.

move backward. Tell me

can’t sense the stone anymore. Then we’ll try all of them, but I need a signal

so

will tell you to stop.”

“Let’s start then.”

head. Adan was doing so

or

take a day off to

on my

still feel

my head, and he

back again.

can’t sense

look at me.

it might take

can come home.”

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to

at

why I

now.”

you going?”

don’t need to know.”

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

a female Pops arranged for me.

arranged before I met you, and I totally forgot

now. But you don’t have to worry. I will just go there and spend days

will still come home to you.” His eyes were

days with her? What

Can I come?”

What will you do there?”

if my

make sure you don’t fuck

can still fuck…” He was talking