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?”

really like young guys. In fact,

“Aside from Blade.”

didn’t say that.”

“You’re blushing.”

it might be the

“Attracted to him?”

know. He

fight it. I think

think 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 bottom

it back and puffed her chest before walking to

her food.

about the age gap? It’s about being the

guess so. I don’t

you told him about how

“No.”

“Why not?”

I’m a

are a teenager.

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

talk about

will make time.”

for now. I just want to know if

didn’t. He was just downstairs. The

if he wanted

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

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

the Alpha. And speaking of that,

with her hand. “I’ll see

you

eat before any rituals. I’ll

TT

“Oh, okay.”

need

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

turned around

to head for the door when

for me again.

the way, I can fix your

already

to

their powers

you exhausting yourself

on my side. But we will see. If I don’t have more energy

I smiled at her before twisting the door handle, only for

one last

“Sure…”

sure Blade eats? He didn’t eat the food Gamma Kingston bought for

“Sure…”

tell him that

him…”

I won’t!” I winked at

door and stepped out

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

not

me and

appear and

felt air

but I was sure the first

one she was doing was different.

the moment she was able to push him far away,

that Blade was not able

break.

just for the whole territory, why was she

the shield she was

from me and Lucy and

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

things I had

before.

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

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

stood still.

looked

squeezed it tightly.

vos, fortes spiritus. Da mihi

invicem ligandi. Vna

corpora in

as her mouth parted as if she were having a hard time breathing. My heart hammered

demon.

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

She

fucking Latin words louder than it was paining my ears

are you doing?!” I

fucking witch just chanted

to look at us.

vos, fortes spiritus. Da mihi

ligandi. Vna

duo corpora in

dried leaves, twigs, and dust arise

was moving toward me and

This is not

anymore.

was shaking her body, and her eyes snapped open, but they

she were in

fuck now! I will

but I just couldn’t leave

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