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.

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

like this. She knew Adan was someone important to me.

on his wrists

my head to look

“Let him rest…”

He’s losing blood. He’s

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

going to die. Father

I can heal him. My wolf can heal him.”

would take

here. He can’t heal

the tower.”

I need you to

you crazy? I can’t do that.”

the tower, we’re

to run away.”

“Lucija…”

stood up abruptly and turned around,

Just five minutes.”

“Lucija…”

my sobs as I clutched my heart. “I’m begging you. Just this time, help me. Do

going to

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

outside

in deep trouble if you get

away.”

can trust me.” I wiped

demon,

caught. I’m sure Father

no use to you, I’m just me. But Lucius, you’re all I have here. I don’t have anyone who can help me.”

run away.”

run away if he’s unconscious? I just want my wolf

not sure it will help. He used

oil and

going to kill him,” I said in a low

hands coiled into

Calm down your

my arms.

and met his eyes. “You need to control your fire.

you let out a

be able to take

want to

now. We will talk again.

to do with Stone first. Now breathe

easily.”

nodded my head as I mumbled,

you.”

crouched beside Adan

hand for me to

hand went to Adan’s

his other hand

sucked into limbo,

the dusty ground.

as my eyes

I saw Adan’s body drop with a loud

thud. “Oh, Goddess!”

feel that, “Lucius said while dusting his pants. Now I need to leave you here.

you stay? What

your own. I have to deal with the rest of the prisoners to make sure

to where Adan was. We were

of the tower, where big

covering us from

one could see us unless

through the

how do you

breathe better here.’

you can

I can feel Beast

to

lips before I adjusted Adan’s position, dipped my mouth into his back, and began licking his wounds.

fated mates could do it to each other as well. And I was relying on that. I

or at least heal the ones

‘Lucy, wait!’

‘What’s wrong?’

Angel said as she

my

to stop? But we need to

save him…’

but you need to spit out

I don’t ingest all

nodded and resumed licking Adan. I

Some were dried blood already but I was not repelled at all. All I wanted was to save him from more pain when he woke up.

‘How is Beast?’

so Adan took most of it. But he’s trying to