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

if I push more, I might end up

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

with it and hurry

all

♡♡♡→

to come out, I would not drink that awful tea made

that I had never seen

knew

tasted

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

were treading the forest grounds for our ‘date.’

for hoping that he would

for a

looked like he would teach me

We’d been walking for a long time now, and I had no

because he refused to tell me.

he stopped on

decided to open your

now?” he

long have

“Almost an hour.”

Seriously, and you’ve been

one hour now.”

your necklace.”

“No way.”

I brought you here so

control your fire. Sooner or

use your wings to take you out of a bad situation, but if you

hurting someone

process.”

don’t need

I can live as an ordinary

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human too.”

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

my territory.”

no intentions

You told me if you get overwhelmed, the fire just pops out. So now let’s try all emotions and see where it takes us. I want to know if there’s a way

can control it.”

this is a

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

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

that necklace from you, what will your reaction

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

appear out of nowhere.”

hands reached for my necklace

my head and handed it

“What if we summoned

not to. We

time. I want to

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

without worrying that you will accidentally summon

Having the capacity

the chance to live

head.

to be

I will move backward.

anymore. Then we’ll try all

coming out so I can come back

will tell you to

“Let’s start then.”

Adan was doing so much

or Gamma to do

he was willing to take a day

on my emotions.

you still feel

head, and he began

back again.

I can’t sense

Now, look at me. Tomorrow I

might

before I can come

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to irritate

at

I decided

now.”

you going?”

need to

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

female Pops arranged for me.

he had that arranged before I met you, and I

worry. I will just

come home to you.” His eyes were all over me and my surroundings, but he was

days with her? What the

Can I come?”

will you

as if my

you don’t fuck her!”

exclusivity. I can still fuck…” He was