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

052- The Underworld

LUCIEN

Prince of Darkness, ruler of Kalmerus, one of the four Underworld regions.

“How long are you going to stand there and watch that fiber, father?” For the nth time today, Lucius asked as he slumped his body on my throne, making me hiss before I motioned for him to get off my seat.

He laughed as he stood up before walking to where I stood, staring at the fiber in front of

It used to hold the locations of my sons who

were often traveling back and forth to different realms at my disposal, but now I had allotted 50% of it just to track Lucija.

But my only daughter was smart enough not to use her fire — the only way I would be

able to pinpoint her exact location.

Almost a fortnight ago, something glowed

on the fiber, but before I could see where it was, it was already gone. She accidentally summoned fire, I assumed, and she’s been controlling herself so as not to use it again.

“So nothing new yet?” Lucius asked again.

“If there is, you and I will not be here,” I

answered in a cold tone.

“I can’t believe she’s not using fire accidentally. That girl couldn’t control her hands!” He said it with an irritated

expression.

I kept quiet, my hand reaching for my chin as I rubbed it while thinking. It was the reason I never asked Gargon to teach her how to control fire. I knew she never wanted

to be here, and it was only a matter of time before she would try to escape. And I wasn’t

wrong, but what I wasn’t expecting was that I would not be able to find her right away.

I underestimated how smart my daughter

was, but somehow it made me proud. Though I knew she could never outsmart me

for a long time, I was already losing my patience.

Two years and there were still no signs of

her.

And it wasn’t helping that my access to earth was limited due to the pact Hades, the God of the Underworld, agreed upon with all the other realms. I had no power to just barge in and destroy everything until they surrendered my daughter to me like I

wanted to.

The humans were worth nothing. I could easily kill them with a flick of my fingers, but I didn’t want Hades’ wrath to befall me – not when I spent my whole life trying to prove that once he relinquished his throne, I would be the one worthy of it.

If Lucija were not important, I wouldn’t be bothered with what she would do with her life, like I had stopped caring for all the

other spawns I had created over a span of centuries. Most of them had their own lives;

some of them were dead, and some decided to abandon the demon world, but I couldn’t

care less.

But Lucija was different. She was my only daughter and my sure ticket to winning the favor of the other gods and princes of this realm. All of my sons were useless; they could only sweet talk she-demons but not the male demons. But my Lucija could do it

for both without even trying hard.

And with the underworld swarming with

males, and she-demons being a rarity,

having Lucija would be an advantage.

She had the allure of an underworld goddess.

And I knew that once I transformed her into

a full demon, she would be sought after by

the princes of the underworld. Or even by the

gods. 1

a piece of her, I

that she would use

the seat

for.

of

decades now that Hades had wanted to abandon his seat to live peacefully with the rest of

retirement. 1

to be the right

I needed Lucija and her allure to convince princes and gods to

where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

about my necklace and where my mother buried it? ” I

were laying down in her bed, with our feet still on the floor, as we just all stared at the ceiling. I had no idea how long we’d been in her room that Laira

her join us.

to promise me that whatever you hear, you

Patrea.”

decided on that.”

if you have no way to return to the

your word.”

I had a chance to ask her and she

it. But if she wants to be saved

will try to do it another way. Will that be acceptable?”

“Yes.”

will help Patrea. You

on it.”

“Thank you.

Althea beside me with a solemn expression on her face and her eyes closed,

giggling.

father would create an

body to remain in her bed at night,

her into the underworld.”

that. He was breaching the law of the realm!” I blurted

from

my eyes

the underworld, Patrea

drink potions to make sure

marks. This was your father’s order, so

her and she would still come

back whole and…”

to hear

mother and grandmother despised Lucien’s order, but they couldn’t do anything. She was not the first female he brought into the underworld, where they needed to do

would not get

“But how come…”

hand reached for mine

me to remain

night, he took her back

Lucien, he didn’t want to wait. He used her without the potion and…

laying down. I could only imagine the pain my mother went through, but I didn’t stop her

was the same

visit his region. He heard her cries. Lucien panicked and sent

bed.

father claimed was in his chamber. So

to the underworld. And because she didn’t have the potion

had no idea you existed until Lucien returned from

that he had a daughter.

a glimpse of you- the one where you burned a rabbit accidentally. And with that glimpse, Everly came running. That’s how they discovered Everly had you.

he would take you to the underworld one of these days, and cleanse you of your werewolf genes. So

my mother got away, she went looking for Everly, and when she found her,

it to your mother and created a spell around the place where she buried it so that if anyone else dug it up, they would only see

or the money your mother left for you. The

power within you.”

“Including my wolf?”

that necklace so that it

what other power linked you to Lucien, so she made it that way. Are you sure it’s just the

Only the fire. I can fly, I can transport a few feet as long as I can see where I want to go next, I can read lies,

read lies?” Laira asked,

widening.

see all the lies you’ve told in your life. But we can never read the

do you

she’s not, I will be able to tell if it’s a lie or not. But I will never find

in love with. Unless

she’s in love with

whatever. So better not answer any