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

at the sight of her in her

my lust. It wasn’t even skimpy or

she held the hem of her nightgown and pulled it off her body, giving me

on her

fucking Hades that once I didn’t need her anymore, I would fuck the life out of her and just let her die just so

of her.

is Lucija?’ I

waited for Patrea to come down

back in Kalmeurs?’ He

instead of answering.

Where is

I can

‘And Stone?’

in the dungeons. Did you find the

is no longer at

Pack.’

you kill someone from Stone’s Pack?’

messed up by mentioning Hades’ name, and now

bad, forgive me, Father.

me. I’ll find

don’t trust you.’

hurt bad.’

fuck off and

sure she doesn’t

figure out

them.’

his realm, and

peasy.’ 1

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

matter what restriction I

her, she can always

go around it.’

know it. Because you

about how useless I am

every fucking day.”

get dirty on me.

want to follow my order and

you can leave

on your own. I

didn’t say I was defying you. I was just saying, I am the one loyal

getting

you need to prove yourself to get the favors they

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

not that it bothered me.

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

say more.

me and Lucius had been going on for

the power within her the

only daughter.

would be the one to ake over my throne once I ascended to Hades’ throne,

land.

to challenge that, as did the other spawns I had. They

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

long as I got the throne of Hades or was seated

fighting between my spawns irritated the fucking hell out of me, so I reached out to

and asked for the future

Kalmerus.

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 was greater than mine, and

power was.

of my sons knew 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

lie, stating that the next

their mate. Up to this point, none of

with their venom. We

drink blood from

fangs dug deeper, it

demise.

the she-demons

willing to take 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

the beginning, I thought it was

could be the next

He had a strong aura

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

her begging was the one that made me leave Lucija that day, but it was Lucija’s anger that made me

I was showing a tough facade in front of my

she

than mine.

warned me that destroying the chosen one would also destroy me.

I bound my life to her. That was why I waited patiently for her to turn 18 so we could bind our

us when she

a werewolf? a

floor snapped me out of my thoughts, and I found myself

are you so early?” She inquired, scowling as she leaned back

only one

being early or late in this

day for all

head.

get this

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