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

Chapter 71

071 – Future Ruler of Kalmerus

LUCIUS.

I transported us to Lucija’s chamber, and I helped her put Stone in her bed. I knew she had many questions, but at the moment, she wasn’t asking any. She was busy attending to her mate and it was to my advantage. I didn’t want to tell her

anything more at the moment than what

she needed to know.

“I have to go now. I have other things to do,” I told her after a while of watching her clean up Stone’s body.

He looked like he was fucking dead to me, but his chest was moving, which meant he was still alive.

“But… what if I need you?” Lucija stood up from the bed and faced me.

“Then reach out to me. I won’t block my

mind.”

“Do you think Lucien will come back

soon?”

“I don’t think so. He wants to find the witch, so I’m sure he will search the whole North for her.”

“Will you let me know if he returns?”

“Of course. But what are your plans? Will

you return Stone to his cell?”

“No. Definitely not. I just want to be prepared when he comes back because

I’m sure he will raise hell if he finds out I took him out of the dungeons.”

“Raise hell? You’re already in hell.” I chuckled before I let out a deep sigh, and my expression turned serious. “Lucija, you need to control your fire. If you snap and your fire comes out, you can burn the

whole place. And it won’t kill Lucien, me, or any other demons, but I am sure it will affect the man there, and it will backfire

on you.”

She nodded her head, but I wanted to make sure she understood the severity of letting out fire uncontrolled.

“If I’m not around to remind you, you need to remind yourself to calm down. You have a wolf, right?”

She nodded her head.

“Make her useful. Tell her to remind you so she has some use here and not just resting there in your head.”

Lucija’s mouth twitched as her eyes dilated, but it was just for a few seconds. Her wolf was trying to surface, which impressed me because, despite the enchantment around the tower, she was able to show me a glimpse of her through

Lucija’s eyes.

I chuckled as I pointed at her. “I made

your wolf angry. Remind me to stay away once you can shift.”

“My wolf is not useless.” She glared at me.

“Whatever,” I said before turning around and disappearing from her room without saying anything else.

I transported my body on the stairs going up to my room. I could have gone directly inside my chamber, but I wanted time to think, and walking helped.

My mind had been racing for the past few days. I literally had no idea what my next

move would be. There were many

speculations in my head, and I didn’t

know what to believe anymore.

But one thing I knew for sure: I needed

Lucija on my side.

I might be older than her, but I knew she had a power far greater than mine. How did I find out? I wasn’t born yesterday. If you’d been living around my father,

Lucien, for decades, you would get to know him inside and out.

He had never behaved strangely until Lucija moved in with us.

I had always known that by the time he retired as the ruler of Kalmerus,

Guillermo was most likely to take over. Guillermo was three centuries older than

me, and Lucien had always favored him over everyone else, including me.

Of course, why would he choose me? I

was nothing. My mother was a she- demon slave. She left me at the gates of the tower on the very same day that I was

born and never came back. I didn’t even

know her name. Lucien was responsible

enough to take me in but other than that, I didn’t receive any personal attention.

from him.

He probably didn’t know how to raise his

own son.

Almost all my brothers were brought up

by their mothers and were only

summoned by Lucien the moment they

turned fifteen. Some of them stayed in

the tower with us, but the moment they came of age at eighteen, they moved away

and made a life of their own.

also moved out and had my own

I came back here most of the time.

my brothers had come back and made their intentions.

clear

Father at all. We all knew he had his eyes

stop us

was already a

didn’t need more.

them as

I could.

asked me how

couldn’t count anymore. I couldn’t

names.

I didn’t regret any of the killings. They’re weak, otherwise,

The

Guillermo because

had his eyes on him. But I waited patiently until it dawned on me that he

longer the apple of his

that Lucien found out

he had a daughter. I thought his

bordered on the fact

she was his only rose among throngs of thorns. But as the

was something more than the fascination of

my father was never hands-on with me or cared about my existence, he

Something he

discover other powers within

no matter how many times

father kept refusing. He didn’t want her to move forward.

want her to be stronger.

telling anyone. So I made my own move and

fell on me.

right hand of Orpheus.

was the immortal seer of the

She could see the future, but

remember it afterward,

to be

she had her readings.

Cordelia knew everything.

SO

of Lust, I never had any

succeeded when no one

the next thing I knew, I

fucking her and

information from her.

the next

be stronger than my father. And killing him or her would also end my father’s

it was only one way. If Father

thought it would be easier

kill Lucien’s heir

had two

Guillermo and Lucija.

last decade. He had probably visited the tower once or twice, but never as

had shifted elsewhere.

was then that I realized the heir was not one of the sons, but

Lucija would have been an easy act. She was only eleven at that time and knew nothing

world.

fight back.

be an easy kill, but one

encounter changed everything.

***FLASHBACK***

11 years old 3

while I downed the remaining whisky in my glass.

tonight.

Lust might be in my blood, but sometimes

Father, I never forced any

to have sex with me.

being treated like a god

were lusting over me.

out of them, so

pleasure in taking

him.

that I would rather be alone in my

next move to

crown.

A small, but clear girl’s voice.

ears, and I knew who

Lucija.

and flashed her

girl I

She was pressing herself

entryway pillar as if she wanted to get lost

My name is Lucius.” I

with my hand and asked

which she did, but she sat

to

introduced her to us, but we never really

is Lucy,” she stated as she sat

eyes

mine.

“You mean Lucija?”

who

my drink without taking my eyes off her.

I can get out

11

I know, I will tell you?” I chuckled in surprise at her question.

her

you think that?”

the others.

at

never smiled

them.”

smile at you too… But you smiled at me,” she replied in a

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