BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M

070 – A Friend or A Foe?

LUCY.

My body jolted awake, making my eyes snap open as my heart thudded loudly in my chest. I sat up from lying down with

my hands clutching my sheets tightly as I

looked around.

I’m still in the underworld, and

something doesn’t feel right.

‘Lucius?’ He was my only connection in this place.

‘Damn it, Lucija! I’ve been trying to wake

you up for an hour now!’ He snapped at

me, and I knew it had something to do

with Adan.

‘Where is he? What’s going on?’

‘No time to explain! Kosior dungeon,

now!’

Oh, Goddess! Oh, Goddess!

I shoved the blanket off my body and grabbed my robe, wrapping it around me before I closed my eyes and flicked my fingers, hoping against hope that I would end up at the right place.

In seconds, I found myself on the stairs.

that would lead me to Adan’s cell.

The smell of blood, sweat, and flesh being burned was swirling around me, making my jaw twitch. I wanted to scream, but I composed myself. I needed to think and act logically, but I swore to the Goddess

that I would kill whoever was responsible if something happened to Adan.

I didn’t waste any more time as I ran toward his cell. The blood I was smelling wasn’t ordinary blood – it was his blood, the same blood I was feasting on last

night, but mixed with something else, something so strong that it was making

ny stomach churn.

No. Please. I tried my best not to think horrifying things, but I couldn’t stop my houghts.

We should have felt something if they hurt him.’ Angel spoke in my head, and

she was right.

But then we were in the underworld, where everything could be changed with the flick of a finger. I had no idea how powerful my father was, but I was errified – not for me, but for Adan.

I ran and walked until I reached the cells

where he was being held. My mouth dropped open as my legs buckled at the sight of him. I couldn’t stop myself from falling onto my knees, but Lucius was quick to catch me, or my entire body would have stumbled on the dingy floor.

“What happened?” My voice broke. I

didn’t care anymore that the prisoners.

around me would find out that Adan was

important to me.

Nothing matters now but Adan.

I steadied my feet and rushed toward him, dropping to my knees as I looked at his horrible condition.

He was unconscious, but he was

breathing and his heartbeat was normal. His body was in a coiled position with his back on me.

I could tell he’d been whipped because his back was totally broken. There were too many gashes and cuts. Every part of him. was covered with blood, and I had no idea where to touch him because I was sure

these hurt like hell.

But why didn’t I feel anything?

Tears were trickling down my face as rage surged within me. “Did Father do this?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“I had no idea. I just went to look for him and saw him whipping him. I was too late already, he just kept hitting him.”

“Why didn’t I feel anything?”

“I don’t know.”

“Did he scream? Did he ask him to stop?”

“No. Not even once. He was keeping the pain to himself.”

chest heaved, but I was

control my emotions.

so I wouldn’t feel his pain? But I didn’t want to

She knew Adan was someone

gaze then fell on

my head to look

“Let him rest…”

losing blood. He’s going to die.

part of my robe and began wiping his face. My heart ached at the pained expression on his face.

to die. Father made sure

healing! I can heal him. My wolf can

would take time. There’s

He can’t heal

the tower.”

to help me…

crazy? I

tower, we’re not going

to run away.”

“Lucija…”

and turned around, my hands clutching his

Just five

“Lucija…”

from my sobs as I clutched my heart. “I’m begging you. Just this

to

sit here and watch him bleed! I can’t! I need to do something! I will do everything you want in exchange for

outside the tower.”

in deep trouble if

away.”

I wiped the tears

my hand.” I might be a demon, but you can trust me. Anything,

to be messy if we get caught. I’m sure Father will forgive

use to you, I’m just me. But Lucius, you’re all I have here. I

run

unconscious? I just

it will

oil and wolfsbane.”

low voice, but I could feel my eyes burning as

hands coiled

I’ll take you outside. Calm down your fire.”

as his hands gripped my arms. Lucija, look

my head up and met his eyes. “You need to control your

awake if you let out

will not be able to take you outside.”

want to kill

will talk again.

with Stone first. Now

easily.”

my head as I mumbled,

you.”

beside Adan

hand for

hand went to Adan’s

his other hand clutched

sucked into

dropped into the dusty ground.

as

body drop with a

thud. “Oh, Goddess!”

he didn’t feel that, “Lucius said while dusting his pants. Now I need to leave you here. Connect with me if you’re done. Five minutes.”

stay? What

I have to deal with the rest of the prisoners to

crawled to where Adan was.

the back of the tower, where big

covering us

could see

through the

how do

I can breathe better

you can

I can feel Beast too. He’s

trying to heal

lips before I adjusted

heal wounds and cuts, but fated mates could do it to each other as well. And I was relying on that. I knew his wounds, especially the big ones, might not close in,

at least heal the ones that I

‘Lucy, wait!’

‘What’s wrong?’

said

in my

want me to stop? But

save him…’

stop, but you need

can so I don’t ingest

licking Adan. I could taste his blood

dried blood already but I was not repelled at all. All I wanted was to save

‘How is Beast?’

all the pain while Father was whipping Adan, but he was too weak, so Adan took most of it. But he’s trying to heal