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

more, I

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

know. Deal with it and hurry

all day, princess.”

♡♡♡→

I would

that I had never seen in

whole life. I knew I was being bratty,

it tasted bad.

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

treading the forest grounds for our

so much for hoping that

me out for a

he would

a long time now, and I had

he refused to tell

stopped on his track and looked at me.

finally decided to

tired now?”

have we been walking.”

“Almost an hour.”

and you’ve

for one

your

“No way.”

I brought you here so we could

your fire. Sooner or

might need to use your wings to take you out of a bad situation, but if you don’t know how to control your fire, you

up hurting someone in

process.”

understand. I don’t

wings. I can live

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human too.”

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

my territory.”

have no intentions of hurting anyone.’

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

control it.”

this is a good

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

my eyes staring at his. I was trying to read him, but he was impossible

from you,

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

appear out of nowhere.”

reached for my necklace

off my head and handed it

“What if we summoned my father accidentally while practicing?”

not to. We can’t be scared all

I want to protect you, Lucy, and

will protect you as much as I can. But I can only do so much. If I can’t anymore,

will accidentally summon fire or that

Having the

having the chance to

nodded my head. Everything was

to be clearer now.

will move backward.

Then we’ll try all of them, but I

out so I can come back

you

“Let’s start then.”

my head. Adan was

his Beta or Gamma

take

me on

you still feel it?”

my head, and

back again.

sense

Now, look at me.

leaving, and it might take another 5-7

can

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to

narrowed at

That’s why I decided to tell you

now.”

you going?”

need to know.”

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

female Pops arranged for

before I met you,

But you don’t have to worry. I will just go there and spend

relax. I will still come home to you.” His eyes were all over me and my surroundings, but he was not meeting

her? What the fuck?

Can I come?”

you do there?”

my request was weird.

make sure you don’t fuck her!”

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