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

her simple nightgown. The way her hips curled on the satin nightgown

wasn’t even

at me before she held the hem of her nightgown and pulled it off her body, giving me a view of her perfect

annoyance before turning my back on her

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

fill of

Lucija?’ I connected

to

back in Kalmeurs?’ He

instead of answering.

Where is Lucija?’

sleeping. I can check.’

‘And Stone?’

in the dungeons. Did you find the

is no longer at

Pack.’

someone from Stone’s Pack?’

up by mentioning Hades’ name, and now I feel like he’s watching me the moment I leave the realm.’

bad, forgive me, Father. If

me. I’ll find

I don’t

hurt

it. So fuck off and check Lucija.

doesn’t communicate

can figure

them.’

back to his realm, and prohibit Lucija from

peasy.’ 1

made you aware that Lucija is special and not someone you can

do. No matter

can

to go

Because you fucking

how useless I am

every

Lucius, don’t get dirty on

you don’t want to follow my order

can leave my tower and

own. I won’t miss you.’

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

getting favors.’

yourself to get the favors they are getting.’

do anything at all!’ He snapped,

that it bothered

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

say more.

between me and Lucius had been going on

out Lucija existed. I watched Lucija nce she was six years old, and I could el the power within her the only ing that could destroy me. And

my only

firstborns, would be the one to ake over my throne

land.

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

matter who would take over

long as I got the throne of Hades or was seated next

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

for the future

Kalmerus.

fulfilled – the only thing she saw was that the next one who would take over as the new ruler

power was.

for the future of Kalmerus, but I could never tell them that, in fear, they would all conspire and try to kill me if they found out, one of them was stronger than

them a lie, stating that the next ruler

royal demon venom without killing their mate. Up to this point, none of my sons had been able to bring

their venom.

bite and drink blood from our

the moment our fangs dug deeper, it could lead to

demise.

none of the she-demons

impossible for my sons to bring home a marked female. It gave me more time to put my plan into

the beginning, I thought

the next ruler

He had a strong aura almost

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

the one that made me leave Lucija that day, but it was Lucija’s anger that made me stop approaching

in front of my daughter, I knew

push her to her limits, because she might discover she had power

than mine.

the chosen

was 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 we could bind our lives together under the pretext that I wanted to rinse her off of her werewolf blood,

could I bind us when she was

werewolf? a

scraping the floor snapped me out of my thoughts, and I found myself face-to-face

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

the only one who

being early or

is just one whole day for all

head.

can we get this over and

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