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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everyone wanted a piece of

would use it to our

I could get the seat I

for.

seat of

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

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to be the right

Lucija and her allure to convince princes and gods to do my bidding.

where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

me how you know about my necklace and where my mother buried

just all stared at the ceiling. I had no idea how long we’d been in her room that Laira decided

join us.

you to promise me that whatever you hear, you

Patrea.”

decided

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

your word.”

I had a chance to ask her and she

it. But if she wants to be

then I will try to do it another way. Will

“Yes.”

help Patrea. You have my word

on it.”

“Thank you.

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

giggling.

create

to remain in her bed at night, but at the

her into

can’t do that. He was breaching the law of the realm!” I blurted out

from my

I ended up closing my eyes as I tried

at the underworld, Patrea

make her drink potions to make sure that nothing would be

marks. This was your father’s order, so he

wanted with her and she would still

back whole and…”

want to hear that

needed to do the potion, and they both knew what else they could do to help her. They made

she would not get pregnant…

“But how come…”

reached for

me to remain

took her

Lucien, he didn’t want to wait.

imagine the

same time that

his region. He heard her cries. Lucien panicked and

to her own bed. Hades was

was a she- demon, as your father claimed was

And because she didn’t

had no idea you existed until Lucien returned from

had a daughter. He

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

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

for Everly, and when she found her, she began doing

mother and created a spell around the place

left for you. The necklace

within you.”

“Including my wolf?”

think. So maybe we need to fix that necklace so

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

as I can see where I want to go next,

read lies?” Laira

widening.

nodded my head. “Almost all demons can. We can tell if you’re lying, and we can see all the lies you’ve told in your life. But we can never read the truth out of you.”

do

she’s not, I will be able

in love with. Unless I specifically asked

if she’s in love with Blade…”

So better not