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 tea,

if I push more, I might

vomiting.

“Then vomit it.”

“You’re impossible!”

know. Deal with it

have all

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

that I

life. I knew I was being bratty,

it tasted bad.

smiled at me

treading the forest grounds

for hoping that he

out for

he would

for a long time now,

refused to tell

he stopped on his track and looked at

decided to open

you tired now?” he

long have we been walking.”

“Almost an hour.”

Seriously, and you’ve been

me for one hour now.”

off your necklace.”

“No way.”

brought you here so we

how to control your fire.

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

hurting

process.”

don’t understand. I don’t

live as

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human too.”

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

my territory.”

sorry. I have 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 and see where it takes us. I want to know

control

not sure this is a good idea.”

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

was trying to read him,

somebody grabs that necklace from you, what

around you? Including me? Including Lena and Laira?

appear out of nowhere.”

my necklace

them off my head and handed

if we summoned my father accidentally while

We

I want to protect

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

accidentally

again. Having the capacity

having the chance to live normally without being

nodded my head.

to be clearer

I will move backward.

all of them, but I need

coming out so

will tell you to stop.”

“Let’s start then.”

I nodded my head. Adan was

either his Beta or Gamma to

willing to take a day off to

me on my emotions.

you still

nodded my head, and he began stepping

back again.

can’t sense it anymore.”

me.

leaving, and it might

I can come home.”

“You’re bluffing.”

“I’m not.’

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just trying to irritate me.” My

narrowed at him.

why I decided to

now.”

you going?”

don’t need to know.”

“I want to.”

“Well, you can’t.”

“Tell me.”

a female Pops arranged for me.

he had that arranged before I met you, and I totally

have to worry. I will just

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

her? What

Can I come?”

will you do there?”

if my request was

sure you don’t fuck

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