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

but I was

eyes rake my body up and down as his jaw twitched. I could

throat, and

interrupt him.

Simon, who served as

too late when I realized I asked

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

would still be

at Simon when he didn’t answer my

Lady, I brought you a prisoner to entertain you for tonight as per Lord Lucius’

instead, I scoffed and feigned laughter. “What will

my Lady. We could also

blazed red as I glared at him before I

but the prisoner, my

to take

take him!” I grabbed

on it, making Adan follow my lead and step

standing in front of

the two keepers here

“Simon added.

me, Simon? Do you think I can’t handle myself? I can kill him in

kill the prisoner,

sight!” I hissed before giving them a blazing glare. Simon and

away, and I immediately shut the

fuck was that?” Adan growled lowly, but instead of answering, I cupped his face and crushed my lips against his. Sparks erupted between us, and they traveled everywhere in my body, giving me the utmost pleasure with

touches.

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

as my fingers coiled around his hard cock and I began stroking him in a slow

against my

breasts and massaging them over my

kneading them hard and

painfully, but the

w sending me into lust overdrive.

doing it was

hands over my

his arms before

lifting me off the floor. My legs wrapped around his hips, pressing my core against his

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

caught his lips and peppered him with kisses. “Punish me, Alpha. I

at me, and our gazes met. His lips were curled

beaming at me.

flashes of him

to haunt me. My arms coiled around

I slammed my body against

while tears pooled

“Lucy…”

I asked, my hand brushing

ignoring me there.”

from hugging him and

did? You were

keepers there will realize you’re important to me. I already made the mistake of killing

have to lie low, or

in my chamber

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will be punished

as

to punish you

“Yes, Alpha…”

closed his eyes and rested his forehead against mine, and I did the same. We stayed in the same position, just

you believe this? We’re 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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who told

realm and that it should count as an equal to me?” He chuckled, and he sounded really

reason, I won’t be

next best

happened to me.”

“Next best thing?”