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

069 – Lucien & Patrea

LUCIEN.

I didn’t find the witch. And I couldn’t

force Stone’s pack members to reveal her

whereabouts.

Hades had called for me and asked for an explanation of what happened the night that I took Lucija home. Lucius

accidentally summoned his name, but he just ignored it. By the time he realized it was a royal son who mentioned his name, the only thing he saw was when Lucija took my hand. 3

But he heard me swear to her that I would

never touch Stone’s pack. So even if I

wanted to crush them and force the

witch’s name out of their mouths, I knew Hades was watching and just waiting for me to make one more mistake. I could feel he didn’t like me at all, especially

after that close encounter with him when

Lucija’s mother was in my chambers.

more than two decades ago.

I always had to watch my back. I felt like a fucking dog being watched all the time, and I didn’t like it. But I didn’t have a

choice. I wanted to gain his favor even if I

hated him.

Despite being the being god of the underworld, Hades always had a soft spot for females, something I couldn’t understand. He was supposed to be the toughest of all the gods, but he was bowing down to females.

I pushed any thoughts of Hades aside for the moment as I made my way inside Patrea’s cottage. I reached the door to her bedroom and forced it open, breaking the

door from its hinges and making the witch jolt from her bed.

She was sleeping, and I just woke her up.

A crooked smile was plastered on my face. as my gaze wandered over the flawless

skin of her neck and shoulders while she

clutched her sheets tighter around her body.

“Oh, come on, Lucien! I’d been asking you for privacy for many decades now,

and up until now, you didn’t have the decency to knock.”

“I would have transported my body here if you hadn’t cast a spell in your cottage. Barging in is the next best option.”

“What do you want now?” Her eyes darkened, and I knew I had annoyed her

again like I’d been doing for the last three

decades.

Patrea caught my eye because she was beautiful. I thought I outsmarted her when I brought her here, but the witch. was cunning and cast a spell on herself so

I would not be able to fuck her.

Despite lusting after her, she was the only

female I couldn’t touch in this realm. If I

pushed myself on her, her body would

deteriorate and she would die –

something she would rather be than have

sex with me.

So I just watched her from a distance, and

from time to time I would give in and

touch her, but I couldn’t fuck her. Until I

finally gave up because it just led to more

frustration. She was the only female I

could never have. I could have killed her,

but I needed her alive rather than dead.

“Are you just going to stare there, or will you talk?” She rolled her eyes before she continued. “Can you leave my room and

let me dress up, I will meet you in the

kitchen.”

“I’ve seen everything in your body, Patrea. What’s the point of having privacy?”

“Oh, yes, I forgot.” She shoved her blanket off her body and got up from her bed. “You’ve seen everything.

you, you can only

her

wasn’t even skimpy

the hem of her nightgown and pulled it off her body, giving me a view of her perfect breasts and flat stomach.

annoyance before turning my back on her and walking out

the hell out of me. I swear to the fucking Hades

fill of her.

is Lucija?’ I connected with

Patrea to

you back in Kalmeurs?’ He asked

instead of answering.

Where is

sleeping. I

‘And Stone?’

dungeons. Did you find the witch?’

The witch is no longer

Pack.’

someone from Stone’s Pack?’

up by mentioning Hades’ name, and now I feel

forgive me, Father. If you want,

me. I’ll find the

I don’t

That hurt

knew it. So fuck

she doesn’t communicate

can figure out how to unbind

them.’

Stone dead? Just send him back to his realm, and

peasy.’ 1

sure I made you aware that Lucija is special and not someone you

No matter

her, she can always find a

to go around it.’

know it. Because you fucking

how useless I am

to her, every fucking day.”

now, Lucius, don’t get dirty on

to follow my

up, you can

your own. I

I was defying you. I was just saying, I am the one loyal to you, and yet Lucija and Guillermo

ones getting

to get

at all!’ He snapped,

that it bothered

She had already proven her worth simply by existing.’

could say

had been going on for years, ever

Lucija nce she was six years old, and I could el the power within her the only ing

only

knew Guillermo, ne of my firstborns, would be the one to ake over my throne once

land.

Lucius wanted to challenge that, as did the other spawns I

didn’t bother me. It didn’t matter

as I got the throne of Hades or

between my spawns irritated the fucking hell out

and asked for the

Kalmerus.

Orpheus couldn’t see when the prophecy would be fulfilled – the only thing she saw was that the next one who would take over as the new ruler was the only one who could destroy me. Someone whose power

power was.

to the Orpheus that day to find answers for the future of Kalmerus, but I could never tell them that, in fear,

the next ruler would be

killing their mate. Up to this point, none of my sons had been able to bring home a

with their venom.

drink blood from

moment our fangs dug deeper, it could lead

demise.

none of the she-demons around

for my sons to bring home a marked female. It

I

could be the

He had a strong aura almost

I met Lucija, everything changed. She was only six, but her power rendered me immobile when she yelled at me not to come

made me leave Lucija that day, but it

in front of my

to her limits, because she might discover she

than mine.

the chosen one would also destroy me.

her. That was why I waited patiently for her to turn 18 so we could bind our lives together under the pretext that I wanted to rinse her off of her werewolf blood, but she ran away,

us when she was bound

werewolf? a

a chair scraping the floor snapped me out of my thoughts, and

scowling as she

You’re the only

being early or late in

whole day for all of us.” I chuckled and

head.

not part of your world. Now can we get this over and done? What

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