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.

for you, you can only look.”

eyes swirled with desire at the sight of her in her simple nightgown.

lust. It wasn’t even skimpy

of her nightgown and pulled it

back on her and walking out of her room.

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 and just let her die just

of her.

is Lucija?’ I connected with

for Patrea to come

you back in Kalmeurs?’ He

instead of answering.

Where is

sleeping. I can

‘And Stone?’

Did you find the witch?’

witch is no

Pack.’

kill someone from Stone’s

my son messed up by mentioning Hades’ name, and now I feel like he’s watching me the

forgive me, Father. If you want,

I’ll find the witch.’

don’t

hurt bad.’

So fuck

she doesn’t communicate with

figure out how

them.’

Stone dead? Just send him back to his realm,

peasy.’ 1

aware that Lucija is special and

to do. No matter what

she can

go around

Because you fucking let

how useless

her, every fucking

get dirty on

you don’t want to follow my

you can

your own. I won’t miss

I was just saying, I am the one loyal to you, and

getting favors.’

prove yourself to get

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

that it bothered

had already proven her worth simply by existing.’ I cut off the

could say

me and Lucius had been

she was six years old, and I could el the power within her the only ing that could destroy me. And this

only

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

land.

Lucius wanted to challenge that, as did the

me. It didn’t matter who would take over as

of Hades

spawns irritated the fucking hell out of me,

for the future of

Kalmerus.

would take over as the new ruler was the only one who could destroy me. Someone whose power was greater than mine, and only I could feel how great his

power was.

I went to the Orpheus that day to find answers for the future of Kalmerus, but I could never tell them that, in fear, they would all conspire and try

lie, stating that the next ruler

this point, none of my sons had been able to bring home

with their venom.

bite and drink blood from our

but the moment our fangs dug deeper,

demise.

none of the she-demons around

the risk of being bitten by a demon royal, making it impossible for my sons to bring home a marked female. It gave me more time to put my plan into

beginning, I thought it was

could be the next

had a

power rendered me immobile when she yelled at me not to come near her when I planned to take her that

that made me leave Lucija that day, but it was Lucija’s anger that made me

if I was showing a tough facade in front of my daughter, I knew

her to her limits, because she might discover she had

than mine.

warned me that destroying the chosen one would also destroy

never an option, and the only way 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

bind us when she was

werewolf? a

me out of my

She inquired, scowling as

only one who

or late in this

just one whole day for all of us.” I

head.

of your world. Now can we get this over and done? What

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