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

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while everyone wanted a piece of her, I

make sure that she would use it

could get the seat

for.

of

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

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trying to be the right demon he was

to convince princes and gods to

was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

to me how you know about my necklace and where my mother buried it?

Lena, Laira, and 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

join

whatever you hear, you will not back out

Patrea.”

decided on that.”

you have no way to return to the underworld, then I will understand. But

your word.”

I had a chance to ask her

if

I will try to do it another way.

“Yes.”

help Patrea. You have

on it.”

“Thank you.

Lena, but when I glanced at Althea beside me with

giggling.

would create an illusion that

bed at night, but at the same

into

of

was rising from my body, but

ended up closing my eyes as I tried to control my

the underworld,

her drink potions to make sure that nothing would be destroyed

no marks. This was your father’s order, so he

with her and she

back whole and…”

want to hear that part.”

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 the potion, and they both knew what else they could do to help her. They made her drink one more potion that

not

“But how come…”

reached for

me to remain quiet.

he took her

witches were not around, and knowing Lucien, he didn’t want

could only imagine the pain my mother went through, but I didn’t stop her from talking this

the same time that Hades

her cries. Lucien panicked and sent your

to her own bed. Hades

the crying woman was a she- demon, as your father claimed was in

because she didn’t

had no idea you existed until Lucien returned

he had a daughter. He

accidentally. And with

werewolf genes. So they knew

away, she went looking for Everly, and when

able 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 so that if anyone else dug it up, they would only

necklace or the money your mother left

power within you.”

“Including my wolf?”

that necklace so that it only suppresses

you to Lucien, so she made it that way. Are you sure it’s

long as I can see where I want to go next, I can read

lies?” Laira

widening.

my head. “Almost all demons can. We can tell if you’re lying, and we can see all the lies

what do you mean?”

she’s not, I will be able to tell if it’s a lie or not. But

in love with. Unless

if she’s in love with Blade…”

whatever. So better