BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M

054- Who Will Protect You?

LUCY.

“Are we still pretending, Lucy?” Adan asked in a voice void of any emotion.

He was giving me the same face that drew me to him — stoic, unreadable, mysterious, and challenging. But would I take the risk and tell him everything? What if he wanted no commitment at all?

My heart thudded loudly as I made up my

mind. I was never a coward.

“I’m not sure what you mean by pretending. The only thing I pretended to be was the meek and weak Omega you saw from time to

time. Other than that, all of these are real.”

A smile slowly tugged on his plump lips, and

I swear, if this conversation were not

important, I would be kissing him already.

“So you like me?” He asked, his brows

hiking up.

“Why do you think I’m still here? I told myself, that whatever happened after the Omega Feast, I would go. I have wings, I can just fly away. But then…” A wicked smile crawled on my lips as my finger trailed across his chest. “…you happened. And I

can’t resist you.

I felt something poke at my core as I said those words, and I knew this would lead to fucking again, so I couldn’t help but giggle.

“What are you laughing at?” His fingers tugged at my ear, but a smile was on his lips.

“You’re having a hard-on and I’m not even doing anything?”

“Don’t I always have one when you’re

around?”

I swiped my tongue on my upper lip before I

anchored my hands on his shoulders. “Do you like me, Alpha Stone? Or is this all lust?”

“I just spent a fortune to trace the witch that could help you and to amp up the security of

my territory, and I made Blade stay even if he irritated me because you requested it… So

yes, this is all lust. Just so I can have a taste of you every day and night.

”

“Such a pervert… but I will take it.”

His hands slipped inside my dress and trailed up to my waist, as he gently squeezed it while my arms snaked around his neck.

“I really like you, Adan. I don’t even know what will happen to me in the future, but I don’t want to think about it. I just want to

stay here with you.”

“Then stay…” His face turned serious, but this time he was showing a softer

expression, and it was making my heart melt. “I’ll take care of you. You don’t have to face your future alone. Be my Luna, and you will have the whole pack behind you. I can guarantee you, they will risk their lives to protect you.”

“But I don’t want any of them dying because

of me.”

“I know. But that’s what this pack is all about, we protect each other.”

“I don’t have a wolf.”

“So what? You’re not the first Luna without

a wolf.”

“You can’t mark me…”

“I can wait. We can still go with the mating, though.” He added the last part as his hands trailed down to my ass cheeks and squeezed

them, and as much as his actions made

tingles spread along my thighs to my pussy, I tried to ignore them.

“Your family, they might go against it.”

“Everyone loves Lucy. Even Pops like you, so my family is the least of our worries. The question is, will your father like me?”

“He can rot in hell.”

He laughed heartily, throwing his head

slightly back, and I couldn’t help the grin forming on my lips. I liked this side of Adan

-carefree and happy. Well, I liked all sides of him-even the frustrating ones.

“Maybe we should go visit him?” He asked after he calmed down from his laugh.

“No, that is not happening. I’m not taking you down there.”

“Why not?”

over us anymore. They

from me, I’m not just going to stand here and let him do that. I will follow you to

underworld.”

scrambled out of his lap while shaking my head. “Now that’s

of myself. I’m sure I will

me you’re

need to promise that

didn’t like me telling him what

can just easily kill you there! What will I do with my life once

stubbornness.

on with your life…” He chuckled.

him before I went

you going?”

me! I’ll just go to

“Lucy!”

minutes. Or I might end up snapping your neck!” I shouted back at him

toward the stairs.

minutes. If you don’t come back,

follow you down.”

a kid! I don’t need to

behave…”

the heavens and hells for you!” His words echoed along the corridors, and it just made my heart clench in pain.

me, and it did scare the hell out of me. I needed to

who

turned to the second floor and walked until I reached Althea’s room. In three knocks, the door opened, and Althea’s smiling

Her hand

arm as she pulled me into her room and closed the

and he never

“What happened then?”

help me?”

course. I’ll try if I

Alpha Stone. “I told her, looking straight into her

her hand from

her brows furrowed. “Do you know

“Yes.”

going against the law of nature.”

it’s my life I’m

he dies, you

that’s my only guarantee that my

touch him.”

If he dies, let’s say of natural causes

but what life would it be without him?

“You love him…”

as my shoulders began to shake. “I don’t know. Maybe I do. I don’t know how love feels, but

underworld.”

It’s a big thing you’re asking me. If I bind you together, I would need so much energy, plus I would be going against nature, it’s like bringing the dead back to

it harm

I will recover

can destroy me. And

did

can unbind you.”

won’t ask you to

about Alpha Stone? Did he

this?”

And he

know.”

with

It’s only a matter of time before my father

die. If my father realizes he’s

me, he will not hesitate to

his life.”

“Lucy…”

I had no idea where I would get

never cared about money.”

her

for Adan’s

“Lucy…”

demon side. I will do it, Althea. Just bind me to Adan, and I will do everything to bring

back to

tomorrow. I have to do the shield spell first to protect everyone else.”

binding us require Adan’s

“Yes.”

him to me first under the

creating a shield. And then…”

I can only imagine the wrath we will face

Alpha.”

your side, and I’m sure Blade will

think about Adan.”

can talk again tomorrow. You might just be upset tonight, so you wanted that, but let’s revisit it all in

decide on

know,” I added, and she nodded her head. “The last thing I want is for

kill Adan.”

sure you’re not easy to kill, Lucy.

Demons are immortal.”

sure way to kill

how.

one day, but