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

entered the room. I was

only saw Adan and his guest at the table. Just the

them.

the petite female with plum-colored

red hair out, I was sure mine would be

lovelier.

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

took you so long to come

I sat on the chair on the right side of the Alpha, while the female

no

I spoke again, my eyes

guest. “Should I be jealous or what?”

They said in unison,

and my heart began thudding loudly.

digging

I knew I would

in trouble.

liking Alpha Stone?” I gave her the smile that I practiced upstairs, even

shrugged her shoulders, and her

seconds. “Well,

before forcing a chuckle and placing my hand on my chest. “Alpha Stone? No, I don’t like

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

across the female’s face as she giggled softly. “Me

him.”

to ask why,

me into talking.

stating how

then maybe we can proceed with

and as much as I wanted to look at him, I didn’t.

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

took you so long?” Her voice came out soft

where her

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

you really want to know what I did in the toilet?” He asked with a face void of any

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

in there.”

bring that discussion to

me the same room as him. I can

asked at

Adan spoke.

to share a room with

not that bad…”

Adan called Blade growled at the same time I

a temper, this one was definitely

I think he was not an ordinary

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

eat.

back and

on the female, who was leaning her back on her

but she was

mind them,”

reach for the serving dish, but Adan beat me to

on my plate.

doing?” I asked him

whisper.

been doing during meal

time.”

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

my eyes and looked at Adan,

he had

her jealous. “Adan winked at

at the game he was playing, I couldn’t help

at his

my

like it,” the

hand over the

is Althea, daughter of the red

mountain witch.”

it. “Lucy. My name is Lucy. Nice to meet you! But I thought we were meeting

How did you get

My eyes darted to Adan. “I don’t want someone overhearing this

conversation.”

as soon as dinner was prepared. It’s just the four of us

are guarding all

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

at Althea before I answered her question as Adan pushed my plate closer

eat.

to

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

anymore.

“I