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

the sight of her in her simple nightgown. The

lust. It wasn’t

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

my back on her and

just staring at her and having my 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, I would fuck the life out of her and just let her die just so I

of

is Lucija?’ I connected with

Patrea to come down from her room.

you back in Kalmeurs?’ He

instead of answering.

is Lucija?’

I

‘And Stone?’

dungeons. Did you find the

is no longer at the Mystic

Pack.’

someone from Stone’s Pack?’

and now I feel like he’s watching me the moment I

bad, forgive me, Father. If you

I’ll find

I don’t trust

That hurt

fuck off and

sure she doesn’t communicate with

I can figure

them.’

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

peasy.’ 1

aware that Lucija is

to do. No matter what restriction

her, she can always

to go around

I know it. Because you fucking

know about how useless I

to her, every fucking day.”

Lucius, don’t get

to follow

up, you can leave

your own. I won’t miss you.’ 2

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

getting favors.’

yourself to get the favors they are getting.’

all!’ He snapped, and I knew

that it bothered

need to do anything. She had already proven her worth simply by

could say

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

only daughter.

firstborns, would be the one to ake over my throne

land.

the other spawns I had.

bother me. It didn’t matter who would take

I got the throne of Hades or was seated next to him.

spawns irritated the fucking hell out of me, so

and asked for the future

Kalmerus.

see when the prophecy would be fulfilled – the only thing she saw was that the next one who would take over as the new

power was.

answers 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

stating that the next ruler

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

marked with their venom.

and drink

the moment our fangs dug deeper, it could

demise.

of the

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

I

be the

He had a

six, but her power rendered me immobile when she yelled at me not to come near her

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

a tough facade in front of my daughter, I knew I

limits, because she might discover she

than mine.

destroying the

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

bind us when she was

werewolf? a

me out of my thoughts, and I

early?” She inquired, scowling as she leaned back

You’re the only one

or late in this

all of us.” I chuckled and shook

head.

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

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