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

“Aside from Blade.”

I didn’t say

“You’re blushing.”

it might be the only

“Attracted to him?”

He irritates

it. I

a long time. And I will be

but she blinked it back and puffed her chest before walking to where

her food.

age gap? It’s about being

guess so. I

about how

“No.”

“Why not?”

I’m

a teenager.

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

can always talk about it. Just

will

you, but I’m fine for now. I just want to

was just

if he wanted to join

he refused. He stated that he will not leave you alone

saw a smile curl on her lips before she pushed food into her mouth. “Would you like

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

motioned with her hand. “I’ll see you later at seven in the

bring you

any rituals.

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“Oh, okay.”

I need food after.”

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

Thank you!” I turned

the door when she

for me again.

I can fix your

I already

easier to

their powers around

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

door handle, only for her

one last favor…”

“Sure…”

He didn’t eat the food Gamma Kingston bought for

“Sure…”

that

him…”

winked at her before I

the door and stepped out of

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

not right.

blood from me and dripped it

appear

air rush out of my lungs. She said

and enchantments, but I was sure the first part was for the

was doing was different.

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

was not able

break.

this was just for the whole territory, why was she

the shield

then drew blood from me and Lucy

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

and other things I had never

before.

vos, fortes spiritus. Da mihi possibilem ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita in duobus, duo corpora in uno,” Althea

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

stood still.

standing beside me. Her face looked pale as she kept swallowing.

it tightly.

spiritus. Da

invicem ligandi. Vna vita

corpora in

hard time breathing. My heart

demon.

wrapped around her before I threw a furious glare at the witch, who was standing in the middle of her

us. She was continuously

Latin words louder than it was paining my ears already.

are you doing?!” I bellowed

fucking witch just chanted louder,

to look at

fortes spiritus.

ad invicem ligandi. Vna

duo corpora in

small tornado of dried leaves, twigs, and dust arise from the middle of her

was moving toward me

widened. This is

anymore.

her eyes

if she were

fuck now! I will fucking kill

but I just couldn’t leave

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