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 tea,

more, I might end

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

Deal with it

have all

♡♡♡→

my wolf to come out, I would not drink that awful tea

and roots that I had never seen in

life. I knew I

it tasted bad.

He hadn’t smiled at me since he watched me drink

we were treading the forest grounds for our ‘date.’

so much for hoping that he would

me out for a date.

he would teach me how to

now, and I had

because he refused to tell me.

He asked as he stopped

to open your

you tired now?”

long have we been

“Almost an hour.”

Seriously, and you’ve

one

your necklace.”

“No way.”

I brought you here so we could

to control your fire. Sooner

a bad situation, but if you don’t know how to control your fire,

end up hurting someone

process.”

don’t understand. I don’t need to

wings. I can live as

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human too.”

the easiest way out is to fly, you need to

my territory.”

have no intentions of hurting

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

control

sure this is a good

be scared of your own power. You need to utilize it to protect yourself, but if you can’t control it, it won’t save you and the people around you.”

his. I was trying to read him, but

grabs that necklace from you, what

it as well as everyone around you? Including me? Including Lena

will appear out

for my

off my head and

summoned

We can’t be scared

time. I want to

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

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

again. Having the

your power means having the chance to live normally

head. Everything was

be

backward. Tell me if

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

a burn coming out so I

tell you

“Let’s start then.”

I nodded my head. Adan was doing so much for me. He

or Gamma to do

take a day off

on my

you still feel it?”

nodded my head, and

back again.

can’t sense it

at me.

and it might take

I can come

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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just trying to irritate me.” My

at him.

am. That’s why I

now.”

are you

need

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

Pops arranged for

you, and

worry. I will just go there and spend days

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

her? What

Can I come?”

will you do there?”

as if my request

make sure you don’t

still fuck…” He was talking