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 only

in her simple nightgown. The way her hips curled

my lust. It wasn’t even skimpy or body-hugging.

her nightgown and pulled it off her body, giving me a view of her

turning my back on her and walking out

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

of her.

I connected

for Patrea to

in Kalmeurs?’

instead of answering.

Where is Lucija?’

I

‘And Stone?’

the dungeons. Did you

is no longer at

Pack.’

kill someone from Stone’s Pack?’

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

Father. If you want,

find

don’t trust

That hurt bad.’

knew it. So fuck

she doesn’t communicate with

can figure out how to unbind

them.’

his realm, and prohibit

peasy.’ 1

Lucija is special and not

to do. No matter what restriction I

around her, she can always

go around it.’

Because you

how useless I

her, every

Lucius, don’t get dirty on

to follow my order

shut up, you can

I won’t

am the one loyal to

ones getting

to

didn’t do anything at all!’ He snapped, and

that

her worth simply by existing.’ I cut off the

could say

argument between me and Lucius had been going

power within her the only ing that could destroy me. And this was he secret I kept all

only

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

land.

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

matter who

as long as I got the throne of

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

and asked for the future of

Kalmerus.

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 was greater than mine,

power was.

I could never tell them

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

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

with their venom. We

bite and drink blood from our

the moment our fangs dug deeper, it could lead to the

demise.

none of the she-demons around

of being bitten by a demon royal, making it impossible for my sons to bring home a marked

I

could be the next ruler of

had a strong aura

me immobile when she

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

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

her to her limits, because she

than mine.

that destroying 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

a werewolf? a

chair scraping the floor snapped me out

so early?” She inquired, scowling as she leaned back in her chair.

You’re the only one who

or late in

day for all of us.” I chuckled and shook

head.

world. Now can we get this

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