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 look.”

her simple nightgown.

my lust. It wasn’t even

it off her body, giving me

before turning my back on her and walking out of

touch her core were frustrating the hell out of me. I swear to the fucking Hades that once I didn’t need her anymore, I would fuck the life out of her

fill of

is Lucija?’ I connected

to come

back in Kalmeurs?’ He

instead of answering.

Where is Lucija?’

sleeping. I can

‘And Stone?’

in the dungeons. Did

is no longer at

Pack.’

kill someone from

and now I feel like he’s watching me the moment I leave the

forgive me, Father. If you want,

I’ll find

don’t

hurt bad.’

knew it. So fuck

sure she doesn’t communicate

can figure out how to

them.’

him back to his realm, and

peasy.’ 1

Lucija is special and not

matter what restriction

around her, she can always find

to go

know it. Because you fucking

how

her, every fucking

now, Lucius, don’t get dirty on me.

to follow my order

shut up, you can leave my tower

I won’t

I was just saying, I am the one loyal to you, and yet Lucija and Guillermo have always

getting

yourself to get the favors they

anything at all!’ He snapped, and I knew he was already

that it

She had already proven her worth simply by existing.’ I

say more.

Lucius had been going on

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

my only daughter.

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

land.

that, as did the other spawns I had. They wanted my

It didn’t matter who would take over as

got the throne of Hades

hell out of me, so I reached out

for the

Kalmerus.

the new ruler was the only one who could destroy me. Someone whose power was greater than mine, and

power was.

Kalmerus, but I could never tell them that, in fear, they would all conspire and try to kill me if

told them a lie, stating that the next ruler would be

mate. Up to this point, none of my sons had been able to

with their venom.

bite and drink blood from our

but the moment our fangs dug deeper, it could lead to the

demise.

of the she-demons around

a demon royal, making it impossible for my sons to bring home

beginning, I thought it was

could be the next ruler of

He had a strong

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

Lucija that day,

facade in front

her limits, because she might discover she had power

than mine.

me that destroying the chosen one would also

she could not kill me is if I bound my life to 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, and now

bind us

werewolf? a

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

you so early?” She inquired, scowling as she leaned back in her chair.

You’re the only one

about being early or late

all of us.” I chuckled and shook my

head.

we get this over and done? What do you

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