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

make sure that she would use

get the seat I was

for.

seat of

to abandon his seat to live peacefully with the rest of the immortals, but until he found

retirement. 1

trying to be the right demon he

needed Lucija and her allure to convince princes and gods

where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

you explain to me how you know about my necklace and where my mother buried it? ” I asked

we just all stared at the ceiling. I had no idea how long we’d been

her join

you hear, you

Patrea.”

still haven’t decided

to the underworld, then I will

your word.”

I had a chance to ask her and

if she

I will try to do it

“Yes.”

will help Patrea.

on it.”

“Thank you.

snoring…” I chuckled, as did Laira and Lena, but when I glanced at Althea beside me with a solemn expression on her face and her eyes closed, I nudged Laira beside me, and she passed it to Lena, and we all

giggling.

create an illusion that

body to remain in her bed at night, but

her into the underworld.”

breaching the law of the realm!” I blurted out as my

from

closing my eyes as I

underworld, Patrea and

potions to make sure

This was your

her and she would still come

back whole and…”

to

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 would

not

“But how come…”

hand reached for

signaling me to remain quiet.

he took her back to

and the two witches were not around, and knowing Lucien, he didn’t want to wait. He

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

same

region. He heard her

to her own bed.

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

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

idea you existed until Lucien returned from the human realm and

he had a

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

these days, and cleanse you of your werewolf genes. So they knew that it

went looking for Everly, and when she

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

or the money your mother left for

power within

“Including my wolf?”

fix that necklace so

idea what other power linked you to

transport a few feet as long as I

can read lies?” Laira

widening.

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.”

what do you mean?”

if she’s in love with someone and she says, she’s not, I will be

with. Unless I specifically

if she’s in

whatever. So better not