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

at the sight of her in her simple nightgown. The way her

It wasn’t

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

before turning my back on her

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

of

I

for Patrea to come down from her

in Kalmeurs?’

instead of answering.

Where is Lucija?’

sleeping. I

‘And Stone?’

the dungeons. Did you find the

is no longer at the

Pack.’

kill someone from Stone’s Pack?’

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

bad, forgive me, Father.

find the witch.’

don’t trust you.’

That hurt

So fuck off and

sure she doesn’t communicate with

until I can figure out how to

them.’

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

peasy.’ 1

you aware that Lucija is special and not someone you can

to do. No matter what restriction I

her, she can

go around

it. Because

know about how

every

don’t get dirty on me.

don’t want to follow my order and

up, you can leave my

I

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

ones getting favors.’

yourself to get the favors they are

all!’ He snapped, and I knew he

not that it bothered me.

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

say

between me and Lucius had been going on for years,

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

only

the one to ake over my throne once I ascended to Hades’ throne, or at least be Hades’ right

land.

as did the other spawns I had. They

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

as long as I got the throne of Hades or was

hell out

and asked for the future

Kalmerus.

take over as the new ruler was the only one who could destroy me. Someone whose power was greater

power was.

the Orpheus that day to find answers for the future of Kalmerus, but I could never tell them that,

the next ruler would be able to

venom without killing their mate. Up to this point, none of my

marked with their venom. We

bite and drink

fangs dug deeper, it could lead to the victim’s

demise.

the

making it impossible for my sons to bring home a marked female.

I thought

who could be the

He had a strong

changed. She was only six, but her power rendered me immobile

thought her begging was the one that made me leave Lucija that day, but

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

limits, because she might discover she had

than mine.

destroying the

her on purpose 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, but she ran away, and now I am facing a bigger problem.

could I bind us

werewolf? a

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

scowling as she leaned

the only

being early or

whole day for all of us.” I chuckled

head.

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

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