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

wanted a piece of

would use it

could get the seat I was

for.

seat of Hades.

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

retirement. 1

trying to be the right demon he

needed Lucija and her allure to convince princes and gods to do my

where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

necklace and where my mother buried it? ”

bed, with our feet still on the floor, as we just all stared at

her join us.

promise me that whatever you hear, you will not back

Patrea.”

decided on that.”

my only condition, Lucy. Now if you have no way to return to the

your word.”

to ask her and

it. But if she wants to

will try to do it another way.

“Yes.”

help Patrea. You have my word

on it.”

“Thank you.

but when I glanced at Althea beside me with a solemn

giggling.

father would create an

bed at night, but at the same time,

her into

of the

Rage was rising from my body, but

I ended up closing my eyes as I tried to control my breathing.

at the underworld,

to make sure that nothing would

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

wanted with her and she would still come

back whole and…”

to hear

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

not get

“But how come…”

for mine and

it, signaling me to remain

night, he took her

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

only imagine the pain my mother

the same

visit his region. He heard her cries.

to her own bed.

as your father claimed was in his chamber. So he

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

Lucien returned from the

that he had a daughter. He

rabbit accidentally. And

was very vocal in telling everyone that he would take 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 assist you if you requested it.

for Everly, and when she found

your opal necklace was born. She gave it to your mother and created a spell

your mother left for you. The necklace

power within

“Including my wolf?”

that necklace so

that, she had no idea what other power linked you to Lucien, so she made it that way. Are you sure it’s

I can transport a few feet as long as I can see where I want to go

read lies?” Laira asked, her

widening.

we can see all the lies

confusing, what do

love with someone and she says, she’s not, I will be able to tell if

love with. Unless I

she’s in love with Blade…”

better