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

and entered the room.

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

them.

female with

out, I was sure mine would be

lovelier.

looking back at me but wasn’t smiling

long to come

sure you 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

no one was moving to eat too.

spoke again, my eyes

“Should I be jealous or what?”

in

scowl, and my heart began

was digging

face darkened, and I

in trouble.

mean to say, how are you liking Alpha Stone?” I gave her the smile that I practiced

shoulders, and her

smile, but it was gone in seconds. “Well, let me ask you, do you like Alpha

chuckle and placing my hand on my chest. “Alpha Stone? No, I don’t like him that way. But he is a good Alpha.”

I was doing. I was certainly jealous of her

female’s face as she giggled

him.”

to ask why, but Adan cleared his throat

me into talking.

done stating how

then maybe we can proceed with

and as much as I wanted to look at

wasn’t 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

long?” Her voice came out soft but sounded irritated, and my eyes

where her gaze was.

to her with a

want to know what I did in the toilet?” He asked with a

his face closer to her, making her jerk her head back. “I can

in there.”

can bring that discussion to your

giving me the same room as him. I can share a room with Lucy.”

I asked

Adan spoke.

room with Lucy and I. Well, two

not that bad…”

Adan called Blade growled at the same time I threw a glare

temper,

was not an ordinary security guard for this female.

at him, and Blade just narrowed his eyes at him and

eat.

shifted back and forth between

female, who

arms crossed against her chest, but she

mind them,” I told

serving dish, but Adan beat me to it and

on my plate.

doing?” I asked him in a

whisper.

I’ve been doing during

time.”

to Lucy, Alpha Stone. Unless you want to end up being

eyes and looked

smiling like he had

make her jealous. “Adan

the game he was playing, I couldn’t help

at

Alpha could surely make my

the female added

her hand over the

Althea, daughter of the

mountain witch.”

it. “Lucy. My name is Lucy. Nice to

dead. How did you get

“I don’t want someone

conversation.”

to leave as soon as dinner was prepared. It’s just the four of us inside the packhouse, and my Beta and

all the entrances.”

my head at him. Only the ranked wolves, some of the trusted

as Adan

eat.

gave it to you?” she asked.

but maybe because I found out she was in no way

anymore.

“I