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?”

don’t really like young guys. In fact,

“Aside from Blade.”

didn’t say that.”

“You’re blushing.”

proximity so it might be the only reason I’m… you know…”

“Attracted to him?”

don’t know. He

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

alone for a long time. And I will be just a replacement.” She

back and puffed her chest before walking

her food.

gap? It’s about being

I don’t

about how you

“No.”

“Why not?”

I’m a whiny

a

deal with it one day. We have more important things to deal with.”

about it.

I will make

I just want to know if he left

didn’t. He was just downstairs.

asked if he

that he will not leave you alone in the packhouse.”

she pushed food into her mouth. “Would you like

the Alpha. And speaking of that,

giggled as she motioned with her hand.

bring you

eat before any rituals.

TT

“Oh, okay.”

need

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

you!” I turned

to head for the

for me again.

the way, I can fix

already summoned the

to just chant everything

I have their

you exhausting yourself by

new witch. Young and fresh. I haven’t cast many spells in my lifetime, so the odds are on my side. But we will see. If I don’t have more energy tonight then

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

one last favor…”

“Sure…”

make sure Blade eats? He didn’t eat the food Gamma

“Sure…”

don’t tell him that I

him…”

I winked at her before I

the door and stepped out of

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

was not

extracted blood from me and dripped

runes appear and chanted

And I felt air rush out of my lungs. She

but I was sure the first part

was doing was

but the moment she was

that Blade was

break.

just for the whole territory, why was

protected by the

from me and Lucy

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

and other things I

before.

vita in duobus, duo corpora

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

stood still.

eyes darted to Lucy who was standing beside me. Her face looked pale as she kept swallowing. My hand went to grab hers,

squeezed it

spiritus.

ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita in

corpora in

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

demon.

at the witch, who was standing in the middle of her

us. She

Latin words louder than it was paining my ears already.

are you doing?!” I

fucking witch

glancing to look at

vos, fortes spiritus. Da

ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita

corpora in

of dried leaves, twigs, and dust

was moving toward

This is not

anymore.

body, and her eyes snapped open,

if she were in a

the fuck now! I will fucking kill

just couldn’t leave

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