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

eyes swirled with desire at the sight of her in her simple nightgown. The way her hips curled on the satin nightgown

wasn’t

it off her body, giving me a view of her

my back on her and walking out of her

fucking Hades that once I didn’t need her anymore, I would fuck the life out

of her.

Lucija?’ I

waited for Patrea to come down from

in

instead of answering.

Where is Lucija?’

sleeping. I can

‘And Stone?’

the dungeons. Did

is no longer

Pack.’

kill someone

I couldn’t because my son messed up by mentioning Hades’ name, and now I feel like he’s watching me

bad, forgive me, Father. If you want,

find

I don’t trust you.’

hurt bad.’

fuck off and check

sure she doesn’t communicate with

figure out how

them.’

still want Stone dead? Just send him back to his realm, and prohibit Lucija

peasy.’ 1

aware that Lucija is special and

to do. No matter what

she can

go around it.’

Because you fucking

know about how useless I

to her, every

get dirty

you don’t want to follow my

can

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.’

prove yourself to get

He snapped, and I knew

that it

doesn’t need to do anything. She had already proven her worth simply by existing.’ I cut off the

could say

between me and Lucius had been going on

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 this was he secret I kept all

only

ne of my firstborns, would be the one to ake over

land.

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

matter who

got the throne of

hell out of me, so I reached out to the Orpheus

for

Kalmerus.

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 only I could feel how great his

power was.

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 me.

the next ruler would be able

without killing their mate. Up to this point,

with their venom. We

drink

fangs dug deeper,

demise.

none of the she-demons

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

I

the next ruler of

He had a strong aura

but when I met Lucija, everything changed. She was only six, but her power rendered me immobile when she yelled at me

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

I was showing a tough facade in front of my

to her limits, because she might discover she had

than mine.

destroying the

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

I bind us

werewolf?

a chair scraping the floor snapped me out

why are you so early?” She inquired, scowling

the only

early or late in this

day for all of

head.

can we get this

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