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.

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

them.

the petite female with

was

lovelier.

greeted no one, but my eyes were on the female, who was looking back at me but wasn’t

took you so long

sarcastically as I sat on the chair on the

no

spoke again, my

Adan and his guest. “Should I be jealous or

They said in

scowl, and my heart began

digging my own

face darkened, and I knew I

in trouble.

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

shrugged her shoulders, and

seconds. “Well, let me ask you, do

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. But he is

at her, nodding 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

crept across the female’s face as she

him.”

to ask why, but Adan

me into talking.

you’re both done stating how much you

with

I wanted to look at him, I didn’t.

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

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

to where her gaze was.

and sat next to her with a grim

know what I did in the toilet?” He asked with a face void of

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

in there.”

that discussion to your

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

asked at

Adan spoke.

you want to share a room with

not that bad…”

fucking eat?” The man Adan called Blade growled at the same time I threw a glare at Adan for

temper, this one

think he was not an

you stop growling at the dining table?” Adan snapped at him, and Blade just narrowed his eyes at him and proceeded

eat.

back and forth between

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

against her chest, but she was

mind them,” I told her.

dish, but Adan beat me

on my plate.

doing?” I asked him in

whisper.

what I’ve been doing

time.”

to Lucy, Alpha Stone.

squinted my eyes and looked

now smiling like he had won

just want to make her jealous. “Adan winked at me, and despite the

playing, I couldn’t help but feel my heart flutter just

at

surely make my panties

the

her hand over the

daughter

mountain witch.”

I accepted her hand and shook it. “Lucy. My name is

How did you get out of

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

conversation.”

prepared. It’s just the

all the

you.” I nodded my head at him. Only the ranked wolves, some of the trusted elders,

at Althea before I answered her question as Adan pushed my

eat.

gave it to you?” she asked.

but maybe because I found

anymore.

“I