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

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

know. Deal with it and

all

♡♡♡→

I didn’t want my wolf to come out, I would not drink that awful tea made

that I had never seen

knew

it tasted

grumpy. He hadn’t smiled at me since he watched me

treading the forest grounds for

for hoping

me out for

would teach me how

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

because he refused

he stopped on his track and looked at me.

decided to open your mouth.”

now?” he repeated.

long have we been

“Almost an hour.”

and you’ve been

one hour now.”

off your

“No way.”

brought you here

control your fire. Sooner or

you out of a bad situation, but if you

end up hurting someone in

process.”

understand. I don’t

can live as an ordinary

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human too.”

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

my territory.”

no intentions of hurting

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

control it.”

sure this is a good

You need to utilize it to protect yourself, but if you can’t control it, it

bottom lip, my eyes staring at his. I was trying to read him,

grabs that necklace from you,

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

will appear out of

my necklace as I

head and handed it

if we summoned my father accidentally while practicing?”

not to. We can’t be

to

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

worrying that you will accidentally

again. Having the capacity

chance to live normally without being scared.”

my head.

to be clearer

I will move backward.

Then we’ll try all of them, but I

out so I can come back to you.”

you to stop.”

“Let’s start then.”

Adan was

Beta or Gamma to

take a day off

on my emotions.

you still

head, and he began

back again.

sense it

Now, look at me. Tomorrow I

leaving, and it might

before I can come home.”

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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just trying to

narrowed at

why I decided to tell

now.”

you

don’t need to

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

Pops

that arranged before I met you, and I totally forgot about it, so

to worry. I will

relax. I will still come home to you.” His eyes were all over me and my

days with her?

Can I come?”

you do there?” He

my

make sure you

we have never talked about exclusivity. I can still fuck…” He was talking nonchalantly, and I felt my