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

more,

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

Deal with it

have all day,

♡♡♡→

wolf to come out, I would not drink that awful tea

that I had never seen

whole life. I knew I was being bratty,

it tasted

being grumpy. He hadn’t smiled at

when we were treading the forest grounds for our ‘date.’

so much for hoping

out for a

would teach

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

because he refused to tell me.

he stopped on his

to open your

tired now?”

How long have

“Almost an hour.”

Seriously, and

one hour

your necklace.”

“No way.”

you here

your fire. Sooner or

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

hurting

process.”

I don’t

I can live

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human too.”

and the easiest way out is to

my territory.”

have no intentions of hurting anyone.’

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 us. I want to know if there’s a way

control

not sure this is a good idea.”

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

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

grabs that necklace from you, what will your reaction

everyone around you? Including me?

will appear out of nowhere.”

hands reached for my necklace as I

off my head

we summoned my father accidentally

We can’t

to protect you, Lucy,

can. But I can only do so much. If I

will accidentally

you again. Having the capacity

the chance

head.

be clearer

backward. Tell me if

try all

out so

will tell you

“Let’s start then.”

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

his Beta or

to take

on

still feel it?”

and

back again.

I can’t sense it

Now, look at me. Tomorrow

might take

before I can come home.”

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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trying to

narrowed at him.

am. That’s why I decided

now.”

are you going?”

need to know.”

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

Pops arranged for me.

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

cancel it now. But you don’t have to worry. I will just

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

days with her? What the

Can I come?”

will you do there?” He

my request was weird.

make sure you don’t fuck her!”

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