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, I don’t like

“Aside from Blade.”

didn’t

“You’re blushing.”

never had any guy in close proximity so it might be the only reason I’m… you

“Attracted to him?”

know. He irritates me.”

fight it. I think he likes you too.”

me because he has been alone for a long time. And I will

back and puffed her chest before walking to where

her food.

about the age gap? It’s about being the second

so. I don’t know.”

him about how

“No.”

“Why not?”

think I’m a whiny teenager.”

are a teenager.

it one day. We have

can always talk about it. Just tell

will make

I just want to know if

was just downstairs.

if he wanted to

stated that he will not leave you

on her lips before she pushed food into

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

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

you dinner.”

eat before any rituals.

TT

“Oh, okay.”

need food

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

I turned around and

head for the door when

for me again.

I can fix

Since I already

easier to

have their powers around

exhausting yourself by

in my lifetime, so the odds are on my side. But

smiled at her before twisting the door handle, only for her to call

one last

“Sure…”

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

“Sure…”

that

him…”

course, I won’t!” I winked at her before I

the door and stepped out

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

not right.

witch already extracted blood from me and dripped it on the circle,

runes appear and

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

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

this one she was doing was different.

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

barrier that Blade was not able to

break.

why was she secluding

been protected by the shield she

drew blood from

portion of each other’s blood before she mixed

things I

before.

fortes spiritus. Da mihi possibilem ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita in duobus,

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

stood still.

Lucy who was standing beside me. Her face looked pale as she

it tightly.

vos, fortes spiritus. Da mihi

invicem ligandi. Vna vita in

corpora in

a hard time breathing. My heart hammered inside my chest, as sweat formed everywhere in my body. Something was happening to my

demon.

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 raising as if there was wind around, but only

She was

than it

fuck are you doing?!” I

witch just

to

spiritus.

ligandi.

duo corpora in uno.”

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

was moving toward

eyes widened. This is not fucking

anymore.

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

were

now! I will

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