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

would

could get the seat I was

for.

seat of

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

retirement. 1

out here, trying to be the right demon

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

where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

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

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

join

you hear, you will not back out

Patrea.”

decided on that.”

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

your word.”

chance to ask her

But if she wants to

way, then I will try to do it another

“Yes.”

Patrea. You

on it.”

“Thank you.

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

giggling.

would create

in her bed at

her into

the law of the

was rising from

ended up closing my

underworld,

her drink potions to make sure that nothing would be destroyed

marks. This was your

wanted with her and she would still

back whole and…”

I don’t want to

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

would not get pregnant…

“But how come…”

hand reached for mine

me

her back to

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

into fists as I sat up from laying down. I could only imagine the pain my

the same time

his region. He heard her cries. Lucien panicked and sent

to her own bed.

was a she- demon, as your father claimed was in

last time he took your mother to the underworld. And because she didn’t have the potion that Patrea would secretly slip into her,

until Lucien returned

he had a

the one where you burned a rabbit accidentally. And with that glimpse, Everly

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

looking for Everly, and when she found her,

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 see the earth and not

money your mother left for you. The necklace suppresses

power within

“Including my wolf?”

need to fix that necklace so that it only suppresses

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

fire. I can fly, I can transport a few feet as long as I can see where I want to go next, I can

can read lies?” Laira asked, her eyes

widening.

you’re lying, and we can see all

what do you mean?”

ask 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 not. But I will never

with. Unless I

in

better not answer any