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.

taste the aftertaste of

if I push more, I might end

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

it and hurry

all day,

♡♡♡→

didn’t want my wolf to come out, I

I had never seen

I knew I was being bratty,

tasted bad.

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

when we were treading the forest

much for hoping that

me out for a date.

would teach me

a long time now,

because he refused to tell me.

stopped on his track

to open your

now?” he repeated.

How long have we been

“Almost an hour.”

and you’ve

one hour now.”

your

“No way.”

I brought you here so we could

control your fire. Sooner or

use your wings to take you out of a bad situation, but if you don’t

hurting

process.”

I don’t need to

I can live as an ordinary

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human too.”

and the easiest way out is to fly, you need to be able to control your power to make sure you don’t destroy and hurt anyone

my territory.”

have no

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 and see where it takes

can control

sure this is

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

that necklace from you,

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

appear out of

hands reached for my necklace

head and handed

if we summoned

try not to. We can’t be

want to protect you, Lucy,

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

worrying that you will accidentally summon fire or that

you again. Having the

having the chance to live normally without

my head.

to be clearer

backward. Tell me

all of them, but I need a

out so I can

tell you to

“Let’s start then.”

I nodded my head. Adan was doing

Beta or Gamma to do

to take a day

me on my emotions.

you still

my head, and he

back again.

I can’t sense it anymore.”

at me.

it might

I can come home.”

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to

at

why I

now.”

you going?”

need to

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

Pops arranged for

met you, and I totally forgot about it,

you don’t have to worry. I will just

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

with her? What

Can I come?”

What will you do there?” He

my request was

sure you

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