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

to hold it so it

I was able to

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

throat, and I knew I

interrupt

asked Simon, who served as the butler of

asked him not in a demon

get scolded by Adan for going

sexual beings. Even with clothes, they would still be lusting over the she-demons in

when he didn’t answer my

responded. “My Lady, I brought you

feigned

my Lady. We could also assist you

“Do you think I’m 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

the prisoner, my

to take

take him!” I grabbed the chain

making Adan follow my lead

still standing in front of

two keepers here to

“Simon added.

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

turned dark red, and he looked so horrible I wanted to laugh. “My Lady, please don’t kill the prisoner, or Lord Lucius will cut my

fun! Now, vanish from my sight!” I hissed before giving them

shut the door and locked

that?” Adan growled lowly, but instead of answering, I cupped his face and crushed my lips against his. Sparks erupted

touches.

simmering down. 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 slowly moved my hand down. My fingers trailed along his perfectly sculpted abs down

escaped from my throat as my fingers coiled around his hard cock and I began

against my lips before

my breasts and massaging them over my sheer

was kneading them hard and

painfully, but the

me into lust

doing it was

raised his cuffed hands

me inside his arms before

My legs wrapped around his hips, pressing my core

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

him with kisses. “Punish me, Alpha. I want

chuckled before he tilted his head to look at me, and our gazes met.

beaming at me.

of him being

haunt me. My arms

slammed my body against his and

tightly while tears pooled in my eyes.

“Lucy…”

you?” I asked, my hand brushing against his

just ignoring me

pulled away from

did? You were ignoring me too.”

important to me. I already made the mistake of

you. I have to lie low, or I

in my

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So I will

head as I giggled

punish

“Yes, Alpha…”

rested his forehead against mine, and I did the same.

He began talking and it made me

eyes.

understand how it was

that I got mated

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told

princess in another realm and that it should count as an equal to me?” He chuckled, and

reason, I won’t

next best thing

happened to me.”

“Next best thing?”