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.

the aftertaste of the tea,

push more, I might end up

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

Deal with it and hurry up!

have all day, princess.”

♡♡♡→

out, I would not drink that awful tea made up of

I had never seen

knew I was being bratty,

it tasted

was being grumpy. He hadn’t smiled at

were treading the forest grounds for

hoping that

out for a date.

looked like he would teach me how to

We’d been walking for a long time now, and

he refused to tell

as he stopped on his track

finally decided to open your

tired now?” he repeated.

have we been

“Almost an hour.”

Seriously, and

me for one

your

“No way.”

here

how to control your fire. Sooner or

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

end up hurting

process.”

don’t understand. I don’t

live as an

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human too.”

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 sure

my territory.”

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

control it.”

this is a good idea.”

can’t 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

staring at his. I was trying to read him, but he was impossible to read at the moment.

that necklace from you, what

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

out

hands reached for my

them off my head

him. “What if we summoned my

not to. We can’t be scared

want to protect

as I can. But I can only do so much. If I can’t

here without worrying that you will accidentally summon fire or that

again. Having

power means having the chance to live normally

head. Everything was

be clearer

move backward. Tell

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

burn coming out so

you to stop.”

“Let’s start then.”

eyes watered as I nodded my head. Adan was doing so much

either his Beta or

willing to take a day off to

on

you still feel it?”

nodded my head, and he

back again.

I can’t sense it anymore.”

Now, look at me. Tomorrow

leaving, and it might take another 5-7

I can come

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to

narrowed at

why I decided

now.”

you

need

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

a female Pops arranged

I met you, and I totally forgot about it, so

to worry.

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

with her? What the

Can I come?”

What will you do there?” He

my request was weird.

make sure you

about exclusivity. I can still fuck…” He was talking nonchalantly, and I felt my chest