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

more, I might end up

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

Deal with it and hurry

all day,

♡♡♡→

out, I would not

I had

life. I knew I

it tasted

He hadn’t smiled at me since he watched me drink that tea up

we were treading the forest grounds

for hoping that

out for

would teach me how

time now, and I had

he refused to

tired now?” He asked as he stopped on his track and looked

You finally decided to open

now?” he repeated.

How long have we been walking.”

“Almost an hour.”

and you’ve

me for one hour

off your

“No way.”

you here so we could

to control your fire. Sooner

your wings to take you out of a bad situation,

hurting someone

process.”

don’t understand. I don’t need

wings. I can live as an

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human too.”

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 sure you don’t

my territory.”

have no intentions of

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

this is a

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 people around you.”

was trying to read him, but he was impossible to read

grabs that necklace from you, what will your reaction

person who took it as well as everyone around you? Including me? Including

appear out of

for my necklace as I

them off my head

we summoned my

We can’t be

to protect you, Lucy,

do so much. If

will accidentally summon fire or that he can.

you again. Having

power means having the chance to live normally without being scared.”

my head.

be clearer

will move backward. Tell

try all of

burn coming out so I

you to

“Let’s start then.”

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

his Beta or Gamma to do

to take a day off to

on my

you still feel

nodded my head, and

back again.

sense it

at me.

it might

can

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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to irritate me.” My

narrowed at

That’s why I decided to tell you

now.”

are you

need

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

female Pops arranged for

had that arranged before I met you, and I totally forgot about

you don’t have to worry. I will just

home to you.” His eyes were

with her? What

Can I come?”

What will you

as if my

make sure you don’t

talked about exclusivity. I can still fuck…” He was talking nonchalantly, and I