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

she would use it

could get the seat I

for.

of

had wanted to abandon his seat to live peacefully with the rest of the immortals, but until he found the right demon for

retirement. 1

was out here, trying to be the right demon he was looking for.

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

where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

you explain to me how you know about my necklace and where

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 decided to check on

join us.

promise me that whatever you hear, you

Patrea.”

haven’t decided on

way to return to

your word.”

a chance to ask her and

do it. But if

do it

“Yes.”

help Patrea.

on it.”

“Thank you.

beside me with a solemn expression on her face and her eyes closed, I nudged Laira beside me,

giggling.

create an illusion that

your mother’s body to remain in her bed at night, but at the same

into the underworld.”

law of the realm!” I blurted out

Rage was rising from my body,

my hand, and I ended up closing my eyes as I tried

the underworld, Patrea and

make her drink potions to make sure that nothing would

was

her and

back whole and…”

want to hear that part.”

female he brought into the underworld, where they needed to do the potion, and they both knew what else they could

she would not get

“But how come…”

hand reached for

signaling me to

took her back

Lucien, he didn’t want to wait. He used her without

up from laying down. I could only imagine the pain my mother went through, but I

it was the same time that

region. He heard her cries.

her own bed. Hades was not

a she- demon, as your father claimed was in his chamber. So he told Lucien he would be

mother to the underworld. And because she didn’t have the potion that Patrea would secretly

until Lucien returned from the human realm

he had

a rabbit accidentally. And with that glimpse, Everly came running. That’s how they

you to the underworld one of these days, and cleanse you of your werewolf genes. So they knew that it was only a matter of time before it would happen. So they devised a strategy to

went looking for Everly, and when she found her, she began doing spells, and

to perfect the spell that Patrea taught her from the underworld, and your opal necklace was born. She gave it to your mother and created a spell around the place where she buried it

your mother left for you.

within you.”

“Including my wolf?”

we need to fix that necklace so that it

when Mom made that, she had no idea what other power linked you to Lucien, so she made it that way. Are you sure it’s just the fire?”

few feet as long as I can see where I want to go next, I can read lies, and I can…”

can read lies?” Laira

widening.

lying, and we can see all the lies

confusing, what do

Althea if she’s in love with someone and she says, she’s not, I will be able to tell if it’s a lie or

with. Unless I specifically

if she’s in

So better not