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?”

like young guys. In

“Aside from Blade.”

didn’t say that.”

“You’re blushing.”

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

“Attracted to him?”

know. He

attraction. Don’t fight it. I

he just wants to claim me because he has been alone for a long time. And I will be just a replacement.” She chewed

blinked it back and puffed her

her food.

the age gap?

so. I

you told him about how

“No.”

“Why not?”

I’m a

a teenager.

deal with it one day. We have

always talk about it. Just

I will make

fine for now. I just want to

was just downstairs.

asked if he

he refused. He stated that he

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

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

Go!” Athea giggled as she motioned with her hand. “I’ll see you later

you dinner.”

eat before any rituals. I’ll be

TT

“Oh, okay.”

I need food

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

Thank you!” I turned

to head for the door when

for me again.

can fix your necklace after

Since I already summoned

it’s easier to just chant everything

have their

you exhausting yourself by then?”

my side.

twisting the door handle, only for her to call me

last favor…”

“Sure…”

eat the food Gamma

“Sure…”

that I

him…”

I winked at her before

and stepped out

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

not right.

from me and

runes appear

her mouth. And I felt air rush out of my lungs. She said

and enchantments, but I was sure the

she was doing was different.

Blade, and Blade didn’t like it, but the

that Blade was not able

break.

why was she secluding

been protected by the

drew blood from me and

other’s blood before she mixed

things

before.

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

they didn’t wither.

stood still.

to Lucy who was standing beside me. Her face looked pale as she kept swallowing. My hand went

squeezed it

fortes spiritus. Da mihi

ad invicem ligandi.

duo corpora in

hard time breathing. My heart hammered inside my

demon.

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 open, her hair

She was

Latin words louder than it was paining

the fuck are you doing?!” I

the fucking witch just chanted louder,

glancing to

vos, fortes spiritus. Da mihi

ligandi. Vna

corpora in uno.”

of dried leaves, twigs, and dust arise

moving toward me and Lucy.

eyes widened. This is

anymore.

Lucy!” I was shaking her body, and her eyes snapped

if she were in

I will fucking kill you!”

surging in my body, but I just couldn’t leave her to snap the witch’s

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