BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M

049 – Patrea

LUCY.

I stayed under the shower for a long time after my weapons training with Alpha Audrius. My hands and arms were tired, but I was happy because I was faster than I was yesterday. And if I continued practicing, I was sure I would be as fast as I was when I was still being mentored by Gargon in the

underworld.

I just wish I was allowed to use fire so I could master it as well. But what choice do I have? I had no idea how long I should be hiding from my father. I was tired of being scared of him. I just want to have a normal life where I could enjoy my days with Adan and not have to fear that he would just appear out of nowhere and drag me back to his

world.

I let out a sigh before I turned off the shower and proceeded to dry myself.

I wondered where Adan was. He should be home around this time and hopping in the shower with me, but I haven’t seen him

since lunchtime, and it’s almost dinner time

now.

I had just finished putting on clothes when a

knock on the main door was heard. I

grabbed the comb from my dresser and ran it over my hair as I made my way to open the

door.

An Omega greeted me with a wide smile on her face. “Lady Lucy, we will have dinner a bit earlier tonight. The Alpha is waiting in the dining room now.”

“The Alpha is home? Is he not coming up here?” I knew she just said he was waiting in

the dining room, but my mind failed to

accept that he didn’t come up to see me which he would always do as soon as his day

was over.

“No, Lady Lucy. He’s already sitting at the

dining table. He has guests joining for

dinner.”

“I see. Do you know who they are?”

She shook her head and bit her bottom lip. We never ask questions, my Lady. But it’s a female, and the one with her looks like her

security.”

“Oh, a female… Is she young or older?”

“She looked young. Perhaps almost the same age as you, Lady Lucy.” I bobbed my head before asking, “Are you sure I was requested at the dining table?”

“Yes,” she answered as she scratched her

head. She might be confused by my

questions, but I was already trying hard not

to show my annoyance.

“Okay, tell him I’m going down soon,” I told her before closing the door, muting her from saying anything more.

I closed my eyes and tried to control my

breathing.

Who was that female? I knew we were expecting the witch of the red mountain, but Adan told me she was older, around forty or fifty. So if the guest was young, could it be the female Alpha Aurelius set him up with?

After I accidentally made my palm glow, I asked Adan on the same night if he were still interested in visiting the female his grandfather set him up with, but instead of answering me, he just told me to forget about it and began kissing me, so we ended up having sex, and it just flew out of my

mind.

But could she be the guest? Maybe Adan forgot to cancel, and now she was here to

visit him instead.

I hurriedly changed into a dress, picking up an above-the-knee, red spaghetti-strap dress that accentuates my collarbones. I slipped on a thin cardigan that I left open so my dress would still show before heading

downstairs.

I kept practicing the smile that I would give his guest because I was sure I would be

scowling, so I had to control my facial

expressions.

I finally reached the entrance to the dining room, and I let out a deep breath before

smiling at the exact moment I turned the

the room.

a full room, but I only saw Adan and his guest at the table. Just the

them.

darted toward the petite female with plum-colored hair. I suddenly

I was

lovelier.

one, but my eyes were on the female, who was looking back at me but wasn’t smiling at all. So I didn’t give her

you so long to

don’t want to know the things I did,” I answered sarcastically as I sat on the chair on the right side of the Alpha, while the

anything, and no one was moving to eat too.

I spoke again,

and his guest. “Should

said in unison,

and my heart began thudding loudly.

digging my own

darkened, and I knew

in trouble.

say, how are you liking Alpha Stone?” I gave her the smile that I practiced upstairs, even if I wanted to

shrugged her shoulders, and

it was gone in seconds. “Well, let me

a shock and looked at Adan before forcing a chuckle and placing my hand on my chest. “Alpha Stone? No, I don’t like him that way.

my head as if I were trying to make her believe what I said. I had no idea what I was doing. I was certainly jealous of her and whatever her connection with Adan was. But for some reason, if Adan wanted me to pretend in front of

the female’s face as she

him.”

to ask why,

me into talking.

done stating how much you

dislike me, then maybe we can proceed with dinner.” His voice was

wanted to look

sure if he was disappointed in me or pissed off, but I was with him. I just needed to get through this meal, and by the grace of the Goddess, this female wouldn’t spend the night here, or I’d

came out soft but sounded irritated, and

her

Adan, entered the dining room and sat next to her with a grim expression on his face.

in the toilet?” He asked with a face void of any

closer to her, making her jerk her head back. “I can give you a

in there.”

discussion to your room. Not here.”

me the same room as him.

me?” I asked at the same

Adan spoke.

want to share a room

not that bad…”

The man Adan called Blade growled at the same time I threw

a temper, this

he was not an ordinary security guard for

stop growling at the dining table?” Adan snapped at him,

eat.

gaze shifted back

and Blade until it landed on the female, who was leaning her back on

but she was just looking at me.

them,” I

was about to reach for the serving dish, but Adan beat me to

on my plate.

I asked him

whisper.

what I’ve been doing during

time.”

you formally introduce me to Lucy, Alpha Stone.

eyes and looked at Adan, who

now smiling like he had won something.

jealous. “Adan winked at me, and despite the

I

at his expression.

could surely make my panties

the female added before

hand over the table.

daughter

mountain witch.”

“Lucy. My name is

did you get out of the underworld?”

“I don’t

conversation.”

asked the Omegas to leave as soon as dinner was prepared. It’s just the four of us inside the packhouse,

all the entrances.”

head at him. Only the ranked wolves, some of the trusted elders, and his parents

answered her question as Adan pushed my plate closer to me

eat.

it to

this information, but maybe because I found out she was in no way connected with

anymore.

“I