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

“Aside from Blade.”

didn’t say

“You’re blushing.”

never had any guy in close proximity so it might be the only

“Attracted to him?”

don’t know. He irritates

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

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

but she blinked it back and puffed her chest

her food.

the age gap? It’s about being the

guess so. I don’t know.”

you told him about how

“No.”

“Why not?”

he’ll think I’m

a

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

can always talk about it. Just tell

will

but I’m fine for now. I just

He was just downstairs. The

actually asked if he wanted to

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

pushed food into her mouth. “Would you like to

my head. “I’m eating with the Alpha. And speaking of that, I

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

bring you

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

TT

“Oh, okay.”

I need food after.”

“Got it!”

“Thanks, Lucy!”

Thank you!” I turned around

the

for me again.

can fix your

already summoned

it’s easier to just chant

I have their powers around me.”

exhausting yourself by

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

at her before twisting the door

one last

“Sure…”

eats? He didn’t eat the

“Sure…”

him that I was checking on

him…”

won’t!” I winked at her before

and stepped out of the

room.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

not

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

appear

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

enchantments, but I was sure the first part was for the

was doing was different.

the moment she was able to push him

that Blade was not

break.

just for the whole territory, why was she secluding the people that should

been protected by the shield she was making?

drew blood from me

drink a portion of each other’s blood

things I had never

before.

mihi possibilem ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita in

didn’t

stood still.

standing beside me. Her face looked pale as she kept

it

fortes spiritus. Da mihi

ligandi. Vna vita

duo corpora in uno.”

started to roll as her mouth parted as if she were having a hard time breathing. My heart hammered inside my chest, as sweat formed everywhere in my body.

demon.

her before I threw a furious glare at the witch, who was standing in the middle of her runes

She

words louder than it was paining my ears

you doing?!” I bellowed

the fucking witch just chanted

glancing to look at

vos, fortes spiritus.

ad invicem ligandi. Vna vita

duo corpora

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

toward me and

eyes widened. This is not

anymore.

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

if she were

the fuck now! I will fucking

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