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

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?”

guys. In fact, I don’t like anyone.

“Aside from Blade.”

I didn’t say that.”

“You’re blushing.”

never had any guy in close proximity so it might be the only reason I’m… you

“Attracted to him?”

know. He irritates

Don’t fight it. I think he

for a long time. And I will be just a

it back and puffed her chest before walking to

her food.

gap? It’s about being the

so. I don’t know.”

told him about

“No.”

“Why not?”

I’m a whiny teenager.”

are a

with it one day. We have

talk about it. Just tell me

will make

now. I just want to know if he left the territory.”

he didn’t. He was just

if he wanted to join

the training grounds, but he refused. He stated that he will not leave you

on her lips before she pushed food into her mouth. “Would you like to

speaking of that, I should get going or he might storm

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

bring you dinner.”

eat before any rituals. I’ll

TT

“Oh, okay.”

I need food

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

you!” I turned around and

to head for the door

for me again.

fix your necklace after

already summoned

to just chant everything

have their

you exhausting yourself by then?”

new witch. Young and fresh. I haven’t cast many spells in my lifetime, so the odds are on my side. But

her before twisting the door handle, only for her to call me again.

one last

“Sure…”

didn’t eat the food Gamma Kingston bought for him

“Sure…”

don’t tell him that I

him…”

I won’t!” I winked at her before

and stepped out of the

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

was not right.

blood from me and

appear and

And I felt air rush out of my lungs.

spells and enchantments, but I was sure

this one she was doing was different.

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

was

break.

for the whole territory, why

by the shield she

from me and

drink a portion of each other’s blood before she mixed them into a

other things I had never seen

before.

ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita in duobus, duo corpora in uno,” Althea was chanting in

kept flickering, but they didn’t wither. Soon

stood still.

looked pale as she kept swallowing. My hand

squeezed it tightly.

fortes spiritus. Da mihi

invicem ligandi. Vna vita in

duo corpora

to roll as her mouth parted as if she were having a hard time breathing. My heart hammered inside my chest, as sweat formed everywhere in my body. Something was happening

demon.

tugged Lucy’s hand, pulling 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

us. She

louder than it was paining

the fuck are you

the fucking witch just

to look

vos, fortes spiritus. Da mihi

invicem ligandi. Vna vita in

corpora

twigs, and dust

moving toward me and Lucy.

is not fucking right

anymore.

I was shaking her body, and her eyes snapped open, but they were glassy

were in

the fuck now! I

just couldn’t leave her to