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

063 – A Glimpse of His Soft Side

ALTHEA.

“Oh, Spirits! Blade! I told you I’m not leaving this territory!” I yelled in frustration

at him for the hundredth time as he shoved

my clothes inside my luggage, and I kept pulling them out.

We’re playing a game of tug of war, and up until this moment, no one was winning.

He wanted to leave this place as soon as Kingston told us that Lucien had taken

Alpha Stone to the underworld, and Lucy had followed them. But before she left, she told Kingston to make sure I was safe because her father would come for me.

With the shield up, I thought I would be safer here, but Blade thought otherwise. But what does he know?

“You have no say on this one, Althea! We’re

leaving! We’ll go to a safer place where the demon lord can’t reach you!” He snapped at me, tugging the last pieces of clothing from my hands before shoving them inside my bag. He zipped it up and threw it by the door,

where it landed with a loud thud.

“This is my life on the line! Why do you get to decide for me?”

“I’m not going to let another mate die before my eyes, Althea. Even if that means

putting myself in front of you to catch all the fire! I will fucking do it if I get an assurance you will come out of this alive!” His jaw twitched as his eyes dilated into darkness.

I swallowed and opened my mouth to speak, but the words got caught in my throat. How do I retort back from that?

“Get moving! We don’t have all night!”

“But we will be protected from here. We are

more vulnerable if wo

go outside the

territory.”

“Do you think your shield can protect you? How long have you been doing shields? I’m not a witch, but I’ve met a lot of them.

Unless you are a hundred years old, I don’t think you alone could hold back a demon lord from entering this territory. And I’m not going to take fucking chances just

because you think you can! Now get your ass rolling and pack your witchy gadgets, or I will do it myself!” 1

I rolled my eyes at him, but I hurried to the desk, where I laid out some of my potions and books. I carefully gathered the runes in

a small black pouch and placed them in my

pocket before I tucked the rest of it in a black bag I kept handy all the time.

Blade knew fairly well I didn’t want anyone touching my things, and despite being

annoyed with him at the moment, I was

grateful he remembered not to touch them.

“But where do you think we can go? I’m sure

I’m not safer in the mountains than I am

here.”

“You mentioned your ancestors being part

of a coven. I knew a coven of witches

somewhere in Salenda. We can start from

there, and maybe they can track which coven your family belongs to, or maybe they will take you in.” His voice was calmer now.

“But how about you?” I asked, making sure my voice didn’t break, although my heart clenched in pain.

A coven of witches, according to my mother, was not allowing werewolves to live with them. They accept them as visitors for a few days but never accept them as members of

their communities. And if any coven accepts

would mean Blade

own.

his hands inside his jeans pocket, but

avoided mine.

you go if we

they are willing to take you

in as well.”

fine. I’m used to being alone.

survive.”

Stone paid you to protect me? Why will

to push him away, yet the thought of not seeing

uneasy.

is not here anymore. So I am doing this for

now.”

at him, but he was right

other.

sure he’ll come back for you soon.” He didn’t wait for me to reply as he opened

bag, and

♡♡♡

and I walked down the

main hall of the packhouse. He

luggage while I carried

things. I

to help

to free my grandmother from the demons. So even if

worth it. And I knew Lucy

never fail me.

thing I was not prepared for was

Blade.

ready to risk my own life for my

I was not

protect me. Even if I didn’t

the bond he

us, I still didn’t want any

come his way.

the main hall. The Beta

couples were already there, waiting for us, together with Alpha Audrius and Luna Helena. The

Everyone was still

but we had no time to mope around.

Audrius said, they had a

to protect.

– once I was gone here, the pack would be at

Lucien’s wrath.

hope you didn’t have to go, sweetheart.” Luna Helena held my hands before she

for a

for the better, Luna Helena. We

of the innocent lives that will

caught between me

from each other as she nodded her head, tears welling in her eyes. Don’t hesitate to

to us

smartphone, but the one where you have to press the number multiple times to get to the right letter when texting. “It has my number and Lena’s too. Call or message us. I chose this

her. “Thank you. Please let us know

Alpha Stone.”

their heads while all the

their lips

thin lines.

The farther we are

back, the safer Althea will be.”

up your car and loaded extra diesel.

informed Blade

basket of food inside your car. So you don’t have to stop and can just

clenched in pain at just thinking of how

felt responsible…” I started, but I was immediately cut

Lucy.” The Luna’s shoulders shook, but she kept talking while tears trickled down her face. “It’s the only thing

to cry as I smoothed my

And when this is all over, you’re welcome to come

Luna added.

in response, but this time, I couldn’t

be nice to come back here.

the mountains with my mother for so long, maybe