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.

can still taste the aftertaste of

I push more, I

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

know. Deal with it and

all day, princess.”

♡♡♡→

to come out, I would not drink that

that I had never seen

whole life. I knew I was being bratty,

tasted

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

were treading the forest grounds for our

for hoping that he

for a date.

would

walking for a long time now, and I had no idea where we were

because he refused

he stopped

You finally decided to

tired now?” he repeated.

have we been walking.”

“Almost an hour.”

and you’ve

for one hour

your necklace.”

“No way.”

you here

to control your

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

up hurting someone in

process.”

understand. I don’t need

can live as an

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human too.”

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

my territory.”

have no intentions

know. That’s 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

can control

sure this is a good idea.”

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

my eyes staring at his. I was trying

you, what

as well as everyone around you? Including me? Including Lena and Laira? And then your

appear out

reached for my

head

if we summoned my father accidentally while practicing?”

try not to. We can’t be scared

want to

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

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

Having the capacity

the chance to live

my head. Everything

be clearer

move backward.

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

burn coming out so I can come

will tell you

“Let’s start then.”

Adan was doing so much for me. He

his Beta or Gamma to do this,

take

me on my emotions.

you still

head, and he began stepping

back again.

sense it

at me. Tomorrow I will

leaving, and it might take

I can come home.”

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to irritate me.”

at

why I decided

now.”

you going?”

don’t need to know.”

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

a female Pops arranged for

that arranged before I met you,

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

just need to relax. I will still come home to you.” His eyes were all

with her? What the

Can I come?”

you do

if my

sure you

I can still fuck…” He was