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

decide to go back to the mountains, and

wanted her out of

Because as much as I never killed just for fun or out of annoyance, I might end up doing that if someone else other

satiate her heat.

witches would emit

she-wolves during their heat. But

hundred percent sure she would

into heat.

if her heat scent came around?

and with many unmated wolves checking her out, she might give

the thought alone was making me furious and

she never wanted me.

care less if no

ago and had learned to

any emotions.

no

the Goddess knew how to torture an already

sent me a new mate, someone

the fire within me, but the fucking thing was, she sent someone

young, free-spirited female end up liking someone like

a pup? Was she meant to be my mate or

times I told myself I would

pulling me back to

not leaving the ruins.” I

my arms against my chest

spot as I

was just within reach if something

you will. I don’t need another

for Alpha Stone and Lucy. “Her hand went to my forearm, but she withdrew right

the sparks? Because

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

the memory of my mate? Was this my fault because I no longer spent my nights thinking of her? Althea had occupied my thoughts since the

a soul,”

the real emotions that her

given me.

ha,” she feigned a laugh before rolling

at me. “Please, Blade. I’ll

possible while the spirits

her eyes was pleading with me to just

this time.

I want? You can’t back down on

in a low

walking away from the building.

foot stepped into

push me further, and I moved forward. And then

turned

what was happening.

I knew it,

invisible barrier separating us from her. I growled as I slammed my fist into it, but

eyes met Althea’s and I was

a finger against her lips, silencing me.

plump lips, and think of the many things I could do with

Fuck!

a safe distance behind Kingston and his

it would take a

would calm down.

Althea was doing this on purpose because her every move felt like she was seducing me, only to leave me hanging like

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

shake coming off her hands. The first ritual didn’t shake any part

of this?

looked like he

like she

convulsing.

fuck was happening?

my chest as

Stone

gaze

realize I couldn’t actually hear anything that was happening