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

066 – The Next Best Thing

LUCY.

I spent a little more time with Patrea before I bade her goodbye. I wanted to check if my

father had left Kalmerus, but I couldn’t

reach Lucius’ mind. He was either having orgies or purposefully shutting down his

mind from me. And I had no one to ask.

I could approach Martin, my father’s second

-in-command, who served as his butler and

beta, but I was sure he would inform my father of my inquiries. So he was not a good option.

I just got off the shower and thought maybe I should sleep, but I wanted to see Adan, even just a glimpse of him. I was in my sheer black nightgown that hid nothing at all, and I’d been having the urge to touch myself while thinking of my mate. But a part of me was worried for him.

So I sat in the middle of my big bed and crossed my legs while I tried to focus and imagine the Koshior dungeon. If I get this right, I would be able to see what was happening there at the moment.

But I couldn’t. I still couldn’t master the

ability to see something in another area. I’d been trying for the last ten minutes, but nothing was connecting with my mind. I was already getting pissed off.

I grabbed the nearest pillow and threw it across the room at the exact moment Lucius

reached my mind.

‘Are you awake?’ he asked.

‘What do you want?’ I snapped at him before I remembered I needed something from him.

‘Whoah! What a temper! Relax! I got

something for you…’

‘What do you mean?’

‘I sent a gift as a welcome back present for

my favorite sister.’

‘What are you up to, Lucius?’

‘Nothing. I just want to make my favorite sister happy.’ He chuckled, and his

demeanor was just adding to my irritation.

‘I’m your only sister, so cut the crap with

the favorite.’

‘How about favorite sibling? Will that make the cut now? It has to be! We have hundreds

of other siblings, so being my favorite is

something! You should take pride in it.’

‘Again, Lucius, what do you want from me?’

‘You will find out in time. But for now, enjoy your gift.’ And then the connection was gone.

“Shit!” I cursed and threw another pillow. He didn’t even give me time to ask about my father.

I was about to trash my bed in annoyance when a knock came at the door, and it

infuriated me more. I didn’t want to be

disturbed. I stood up and didn’t even bother to put a robe on because I knew nudity was

common here.

I opened one of the doors harshly. I underestimated my own strength that I didn’t realize I pulled too hard, and it swung

back when it hit the wall inside my room,

but the naked man in front of me was fast

it so it wouldn’t hit me.

locked, but I

I would have smiled at him. I saw his eyes rake

throat, and

to interrupt him.

doing here?” I asked Simon, who served as the butler of the

asked him not in a demon

whole body, and I knew I might get scolded by Adan for going out

would still be lusting over

I hissed at Simon when he didn’t

brought you a prisoner to

instead, I scoffed and feigned laughter. “What

Lady. We could also assist

not capable of doing things on my own?” My eyes blazed red as I glared at him before I motioned with my hand, shooing him away. “Go! Go! I don’t need

prisoner, my Lady. Don’t

to take him?”?

him!” I grabbed the

my lead and step inside my

who was still standing in

Lady, I will leave the two keepers here to make sure the prisoner

“Simon added.

I can’t handle myself? I

dark red, and he looked so horrible I wanted to laugh. “My Lady, please don’t kill the prisoner,

sight!” I hissed before

and I immediately shut the door and locked

but instead of answering, I cupped his face and crushed my lips against his.

touches.

His hands went up to my face. He was tightly gripping my jaw and kissing me bruisingly hard, but I didn’t mind. I was kissing him with the same intensity, pouring all my emotions into our kiss while I

my throat as my fingers coiled around his hard cock and I began stroking him in a slow manner. He was getting harder with every

against

my breasts

kneading

painfully, but the

me into lust overdrive.

doing it was

hands

inside his arms

wrapped around his hips, pressing my core against his hard cock

that you showed them something that was supposed to be solely mine…” he grumbled. “Fuck,

with kisses. “Punish me,

gazes met. His lips were curled into

beaming at me.

then flashes of him

My arms coiled around

slammed my body against

pooled in my eyes.

“Lucy…”

asked, my hand

ignoring

Oh, Goddess, I missed you.” I pulled away from

You were ignoring me too.”

to. Or those dungeon keepers there will realize you’re important to me. I already made the mistake

to lie low,

in my chamber to

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So I will

head as

to punish you first… Can I?”

“Yes, Alpha…”

and rested his forehead against mine, and I did the same. We stayed in the same position, just listening to each other’s

fated mates…” He began talking and it made me open my

eyes.

don’t understand how it was even

mated to an

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you who told me once

should count as an equal to me?” He chuckled,

I won’t be

the next

happened to me.”

“Next best thing?”