BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M

057 – Blade

GAMMA KINGSTON.

I knew something was off when the witch raised an invisible barrier that prohibited us from entering the ruin where she was performing her rituals. And I couldn’t even mindlink my Alpha, but I tried to keep calm. Maybe I was just not familiar with witches and their spells. If my Alpha trusted her, then I should too.

But the moment Alpha Stone flinched from his position and anger flashed in his eyes, I knew something went wrong. The Alpha didn’t like what was going on. I began to slam my body against the shield, and soon Blade and the other warriors with us were doing the same thing.

We all looked like fucking lunatics trying to crush an invisible wall we couldn’t even see.

But nothing we did could shatter it. It was too strong, and even if we all slammed our

bodies on it at the same time, it didn’t break.

“Put the fucking shield down!” Blade was roaring, shaking the ground as he kept pounding his fists against the barrier while his eyes were fixated on the witch, who I didn’t notice until now. Her body was convulsing as blood trickled down her nose.

“What the fuck is happening?” I growled, and the warriors around me were expressing

the same sentiments.

If Alpha Stone’s reaction earlier bothered

me, it was nothing compared to what I was feeling at the moment. My eyes widened as my jaw dropped open the moment I saw fire engulf the Alpha and Lucy. I was fucking terrified they would burn and that it was a message that hell was coming.

‘Collin, Alpha Audrius!’ I sent a mindlink to the two men who were left at the packhouse. ‘Issue a high alert on all borders and double the number of patrollers around unmanned territory borders. Lucy let out a fire.’

I went straight to the point. We already discussed previously that ‘Lucy let out a fire’ or something similar only meant one thing: Lucien might show up anytime now.

‘Is the shield up?’ Alpha Audrius asked, and I

didn’t know what to say.

‘I had no idea, we are unable to talk to the witch right now. I guess we will find out

soon.’

‘Then let’s move as if the shield does not

exist. Where is Adan?’

‘With Lucy.’ How could I tell them the Alpha was burning? Fuck!

‘Okay. Keep communication open.’ Alpha

Audrius stated.

‘Noted, Alpha.’ Both Collin and I answered in

unison before the link closed.

My eyes darted back to the Alpha at the exact

moment I felt like water was splashing out as the shield shattered and just disappeared. I didn’t waste any time and rushed to where

Adan and Lucy were.

“Tell Lucy to take out the fire!” I yelled to the Alpha, as I took off my shirt and tried to put out the fire on their bodies using my shirt, but it was useless.

“I’ve been trying to!” Adan snapped at me, and it was only then that I realized he was still standing still with Lucy in his arms as if the fire wasn’t burning him.

I moved my hand closer to the fire, only to pull it back in an instant. “The fuck!” It was fucking hot, but how was Adan still standing and not burning?

“Lucy… baby. Your fire hurt Kingston.” Adan was talking to her in a voice totally different from the way he snapped at me, but it

worked.

Soon, the fire was gone. Lucy and Adan were right in front of me without any burns or damage, as if the fire earlier was just a

figment of my imagination.

♡♡♡

BLADE.

I came with them to the ruin with no

to get over and done with this, and maybe Althea would decide to go back to the mountains, and I would

of here before the full

of annoyance, I might end up doing

satiate

not sure if witches

their heat. But I

percent sure she would go

into heat.

heat scent

unmated wolves checking her out,

was making me furious and fucking insecure.

never

if no one

ago and had learned to shut

any emotions.

no pains.

But then the Goddess knew how

She sent me

fucking thing

free-spirited female end up liking

pup? Was she

I told myself I would

kept pulling me back to her.

here. I’m not leaving the ruins.”

arms against my

spot as

she was just within reach

I

hand went to my

she feel the sparks? Because I did, and

years since I felt it, and I had forgotten how it felt. But instead of my previous mate, it was Althea wrapped up in my arms that

of my mate? Was this my fault because I no longer spent my nights thinking of her? Althea had

have a soul,” I snapped at

the real emotions

had given me.

ha,” she feigned a laugh

me. “Please,

I need to get started as soon as possible while the spirits are still within me, or it will take too much of my

and something in her eyes was pleading

this time.

can’t back down on

her in a low voice

her and walking away from the building.

stepped into the

push me further, and I moved forward. And then

I turned

what was happening.

it,

barrier separating us from her. I growled as I slammed my fist into it, but it didn’t do

Althea’s and I was expecting

a finger against her lips, silencing me. And I couldn’t help but

of the many

Fuck!

away from the barrier and stood at a safe distance behind Kingston and his warriors. My dick was fucking painful, and

would take a while

would calm down.

not even sure if Althea was doing this on purpose because her every move felt like she

closed my eyes and steadied my breathing. I was too old for this. I shouldn’t be letting an 18-year-old

a slight shake coming off her hands.

of this?

and he looked like he was panicking as he pulled Lucy into

like

convulsing.

fuck was happening?

inside my chest as my

Stone and

gaze

I realize I couldn’t actually