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

back here most of the time.

some of my brothers had come back and made their intentions.

clear

our father’s crown. Not that it bothered Father at all. We all knew he had his

not stop us from still

already

I didn’t need more.

them as many

I could.

how many

count anymore. I couldn’t even remember their

names.

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

them. The only one

was Guillermo because I knew my

his eyes on him. But I waited

no longer the apple of

that

had a daughter. I

bordered on the fact

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

the fascination of having a daughter.

hands-on with me or cared about my existence, he did provide me

Something he

Lucija. Lucija was trained on the basics, but never on how to discover other powers within her. She was never taught

matter how many times

my father kept refusing.

to be

Father wasn’t telling anyone. So I made my own

fell on me.

the right hand of

immortal seer of

could see the future, but

couldn’t remember

to

she had her

Cordelia knew everything.

SO

was the Prince of Lust, I never had any problem making her fall

I succeeded when

the next thing I

her

information from her.

the next

the ruler would be stronger than my father. And killing him or her

way. If Father died,

that time, I thought it

kill Lucien’s heir than him.

two targets in

Guillermo and Lucija.

I began noticing Guillermo’s absence in his life. In fact, I haven’t seen him in the last decade. He had probably visited the tower once or twice, but never as often as in previous decades when Father would always summon him to

had

heir was not one of the sons, but his

easy act. She was only eleven at that time and knew nothing

world.

could never fight back. She

to be an easy kill, but one

encounter changed everything.

***FLASHBACK***

years old

he brought home while I downed the remaining whisky in my glass. Some

tonight.

as well. Lust might be in my blood,

unlike Father, I never forced

have sex

pleasure in being treated like a god

were lusting over

ran out of them, so

took pleasure in taking females who refused to

him.

I would rather be alone in

next move to secure the

crown.

small, but

and I knew who it

Lucija.

flashed her

girl I

was

entryway pillar as if she

one. My name

and asked

did, but she sat

Victorian couch adjacent to where

seen her on many occasions, and Father had introduced her

name is Lucy,” she stated as she

eyes looking directly

mine.

“You mean Lucija?”

who

sipped my drink

you know a way I can

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know, I will tell you?” I chuckled

nodded her head.

you think

the others.

smiled at

because you never smiled

them.”

at you too… But you smiled at me,”

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