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 can only look.”

sight of her in her simple nightgown.

my lust. It wasn’t

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

before turning my back on her and

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

of her.

is Lucija?’ I connected with Lucius

to come down from

in

instead of answering.

is Lucija?’

sleeping. I

‘And Stone?’

Did you find the

is no

Pack.’

someone

Hades’ name, and now I

Father. If you want,

I’ll find the witch.’

don’t trust you.’

That hurt bad.’

fuck off

sure she doesn’t communicate with

can figure out how to unbind

them.’

Just send him back to his realm, and prohibit Lucija from traveling outside

peasy.’ 1

is special

do. No matter

can always

to go

it. Because you fucking let

how useless

to her, every fucking

don’t get

don’t want to follow my order and

shut up, you can

I won’t miss you.’ 2

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

getting favors.’

prove yourself to get the favors they are

snapped, and

not that it

had already proven her worth simply by existing.’ I

could say more.

between me and Lucius had been going on for years, ever since I

years old, and I could el the power within her

only daughter.

to ake over my throne once I ascended to Hades’

land.

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

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

throne of Hades or

the fucking hell out of me, so

asked for the

Kalmerus.

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.

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

I told them a lie, stating that the next ruler would be able to mark

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

their venom.

bite and drink blood

deeper, it could

demise.

none of the she-demons around

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 time to put

the beginning, I thought it

could be the next

had a

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

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

in front of

her limits, because she might discover she

than mine.

the chosen one would

patiently for her to turn 18 so we could bind our lives together under the pretext that I

bind us when she was

a werewolf? a

floor snapped me out of

She inquired, scowling as she leaned back in

only

early or late

all of us.”

head.

get this over and done? What

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