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

Chapter 56

056 – Hell Breaks Loose

LUCY.

Althea opened her bedroom and let me in. I placed the tray of food on the round table at the far end before I faced her.

“Did you rest?” My eyes scanned her room, and her bed was cluttered with big, old- looking books.

She shook her head and pointed to the books

on her bed. “I want to make sure I’ll be

doing the right thing.”

“But I thought you needed to rest.”

“This is rest for me – one with my books and channeling the spirits.” She giggled softly while I bit my bottom lip as I nodded my head.

“Are you sure about the additional request? And the Alpha still doesn’t know?” She

asked.

“I’m sure. And yes, he doesn’t know anything.”

“He might kill me.”

“He won’t. I will protect you from him.”

“Are you sure you will defy him if he asks you not to shield me?”

“That won’t be the first time I will defy him. But I know you can protect yourself. But I want you to be honest with me, Althea. Am I putting you in danger with my request?”

“If you had no plan to unbind yourself, then no. I won’t be in danger.”

“However, you mentioned that this ritual is against nature.”

“All supernaturals were born against nature.

We are the result of centuries of wars and

disagreements between the gods. This magic

would not exist if it could not be used. Some

people were just abusing it.”

“Do you think I’m abusing it?”

“You’re protecting your Alpha. In the same way, I’m asking you to kill Patrea in order to free her spirits. Killing her is going against

nature. We are not the ones to decide when a

person should die or remain alive. So we’re just in the same boat.”

“Are we going to get punished?”

“The underworld would never punish you.”

“And you?”

“I’m doing it for a good purpose. I’m not binding you together, so I can kill one and, in effect, kill the other as well. If you get my

point.”

“I do. It makes me feel a bit better.”

“But you have to be ready. Because once I

bind

you, you will feel a connection within

you and the Alpha, and he might sense it.”

I hissed and smoothed my hands over my

hair.

“That’s the reason I had to do the shield

first, so whatever happens, if he stops me in the middle and throws me out, the shield is already in place.”

“Thank you… I will make sure he won’t interrupt you.”

“And there must be just two souls, not including mine, in the area where I will do the ritual. Otherwise, your life could be tied to anyone around you.”

I nodded my head. “You should eat. You need energy for tonight.”

She ignored my words and instead asked something else. “Where is Blade?”

A smile curled on my lips. “You miss him…”

“I think I overdid it this morning. He’s

probably super mad at me for being childish.

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“Don’t worry, he will get over it.”

“He was ignoring me the whole morning, and I thought I’d joke around just to get a reaction from him. And oh boy, I did get one! “Althea pouted as she crossed her arms against her chest. She looked like an eighteen -year-old having a boy problem, not the

fierce witch I met.

“If him, ignoring you, bothers you, why don’t you give him a chance?”

“He’s twelve years older than me.”

“And Alpha Stone is eight years older than me. And it’s working fine. After all, look at you. Look at the power and maturity you hold, do you think an 18-year-old guy can match up to you?”

young guys. In fact, I

“Aside from Blade.”

I didn’t say

“You’re blushing.”

any guy in close proximity so it might be the only reason I’m… you know…”

“Attracted to him?”

know. He

of the attraction. Don’t fight it. I think he likes

me because he has been alone for a long time. And I will be just a replacement.” She chewed her bottom lip as her eyes

puffed her chest before walking to

her food.

the age gap?

I

you told him about how you

“No.”

“Why not?”

I’m

a

one day. We have more

can always talk about it. Just

will make time.”

now. I just want to know if he left

He was just downstairs.

asked if he wanted

He stated that he will not leave you alone in the

before she pushed food

head. “I’m eating with the Alpha. And speaking of that, I should get going or he might storm here again.”

she motioned with her hand. “I’ll see you

you dinner.”

any rituals. I’ll be fine.

TT

“Oh, okay.”

need

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

you!” I turned

to head for the door when

for me again.

the way, I can fix

already

easier to just chant

their powers around

exhausting yourself by

in my lifetime, so the odds are on my side. But we will see. If I don’t have more energy tonight then we’ll do it

door handle, only for her to

one last

“Sure…”

didn’t eat the food Gamma Kingston bought for him this morning.”

“Sure…”

tell him that I was checking on

him…”

I winked at her before I

and stepped out

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

was not

and dripped it on the circle,

appear and chanted

or poem flew out of her mouth. And I felt air rush out of my

was not familiar with spells and enchantments, but I was sure the

this one she was doing was

even Blade, and Blade didn’t like it, but the moment she was

Blade was

break.

whole territory, why

by the shield she was

from me and Lucy and

each other’s blood

herbs and other things I had never

before.

ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita in duobus,

on the candles all around us kept flickering, but they didn’t wither. Soon her chants

stood still.

Lucy who was standing beside me. Her face looked

squeezed it tightly.

fortes spiritus.

ad invicem ligandi. Vna

duo corpora

were having a hard time breathing. My heart hammered inside my chest, as

demon.

her body closer to mine as my arms. wrapped around her before I threw a furious glare at the witch, who was standing in the middle of her runes with her eyes closed and arms wide

us. She was continuously

words louder than it was

are you doing?!” I

witch

to look at us.

fortes spiritus.

ligandi. Vna

corpora in

leaves, twigs, and dust arise from the middle of her

toward me

widened. This is not fucking right

anymore.

her body, and her eyes snapped open,

were in a trance.

now! I

body, but I just couldn’t leave her to

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