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?”

guys. In

“Aside from Blade.”

I didn’t say

“You’re blushing.”

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

“Attracted to him?”

He irritates

the attraction. Don’t fight it. I

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

her chest before

her food.

not about the age gap? It’s about being the

I don’t

about

“No.”

“Why not?”

think I’m a

are a teenager.

it one day. We

can always talk about

I will make time.”

just want to

didn’t. He was just downstairs.

actually asked if he wanted to

that he will not leave you alone in the packhouse.”

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

the Alpha. And speaking of that,

with her hand. “I’ll see you later

bring you dinner.”

don’t eat before any rituals. I’ll be fine.

TT

“Oh, okay.”

need food after.”

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

I turned around and

the door when

for me again.

way, I can fix your necklace after

already summoned the

easier to

have their

yourself by

spells in my lifetime, so the odds are on my side. But we will see. If I don’t have

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

one last favor…”

“Sure…”

eat the food Gamma Kingston bought for him

“Sure…”

that I was checking

him…”

winked at her before I

the door and stepped out of

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

was not

from me and dripped it on

appear and

And I felt air rush out of my lungs. She said that was the

not familiar with spells and enchantments, but I was sure

was doing was different.

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

was not

break.

why was she secluding the people that

protected by the shield she was making?

from me and Lucy

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

and other things

before.

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

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

stood still.

me. Her face looked pale as

squeezed it tightly.

fortes spiritus.

ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita

duo corpora in

having a hard time breathing. My heart hammered inside my chest,

demon.

wrapped around her before I threw a furious glare at the witch, who

us. She was

fucking Latin words louder than it was

are you doing?!”

the fucking witch just

to

fortes spiritus. Da mihi

invicem ligandi. Vna vita in

duo corpora in

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

moving toward

is not

anymore.

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

she were in a

I

in my body, but I just

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