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,

“Aside from Blade.”

didn’t

“You’re blushing.”

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

“Attracted to him?”

He irritates me.”

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

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

her

her food.

not about the age gap?

I don’t

him about how

“No.”

“Why not?”

I’m a whiny teenager.”

are a teenager.

deal with it one day. We have

can always talk about it. Just tell

will make

now. I just want to know if he left

He was

asked if he wanted to

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

before she pushed food

of that, I should get going or he

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

bring you dinner.”

I don’t 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

for me again.

fix

already summoned

easier to just chant everything

have their powers

you exhausting yourself by

a 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

the door handle, only

last

“Sure…”

He didn’t eat the food Gamma Kingston bought for him this

“Sure…”

him that I

him…”

won’t!” I winked at

door and stepped out of the

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

was not

blood from me and

made runes appear and

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

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

she was doing

the moment she was able to push him far away, she built an

that Blade was

break.

just for the whole territory, why was

been protected by the shield she was

then drew blood from me and Lucy

each other’s blood before she mixed them

other things I

before.

mihi possibilem ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita in duobus,

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

stood still.

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

squeezed it tightly.

spiritus. Da mihi

ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita

corpora in

as if she were having a hard time breathing. My heart hammered inside my chest, as sweat formed

demon.

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 raising as

us. She was continuously

fucking Latin words louder than it was paining my ears

the fuck are you doing?!” I

the fucking witch

to look at

vos, fortes spiritus.

invicem ligandi.

duo corpora in uno.”

and dust arise from the middle of her

moving toward me

widened. This is not

anymore.

her body, and her eyes snapped open, but they were glassy

if she were in

I will fucking kill

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