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.

moved out and had

here most of the time.

had come back

clear

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

us

already

didn’t

some of them as many

I could.

how many of

in my hands, I couldn’t count anymore. I couldn’t even remember

names.

killings. They’re weak, otherwise, I would not

to kill them. The only

was Guillermo because

on him. But I waited patiently until it dawned on me

no longer the apple of

was the moment that Lucien found

a daughter. I thought

her bordered on the

throngs of thorns. But as the years went by, I

than the

about my existence, he did provide me with everything I needed

stronger. Something he never gave

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

no matter how many times

her training, my father kept refusing. He didn’t want her to move

her to

was going on, and Father wasn’t telling anyone. So I made my own move and tried to find the answer. Until it

fell on me.

met Cordelia, the right

was the immortal seer of

could see the future, but

couldn’t remember it afterward,

someone to

had

Cordelia knew everything.

SO

I was the Prince of Lust, I never had

succeeded when

next thing I

fucking her and

information from her.

told me the next ruler

not yet determined, whether a male or a female, but the ruler would be stronger than my father.

only one way. If Father died,

I thought it would be

kill Lucien’s heir than him.

two targets in

Guillermo and Lucija.

visited the tower once or twice, but never as often as in previous decades when Father would always

attention had

not one of

eleven at

world.

fight

easy kill, but one

encounter changed everything.

***FLASHBACK***

11 years old 3

I downed the remaining whisky in

tonight.

Lust might be in my blood, but

unlike Father, I never forced any

have sex

treated like a god in bed, so I would

who were lusting over me.

of them, so I had

clue why Father took pleasure in

him.

nights that I would rather be alone

move to secure

crown.

but clear girl’s

I knew who it was.

Lucija.

flashed her a wide

Just the girl I was

She was

if she wanted to get lost in

little one. My name

with my hand and

she did, but she sat

Victorian couch adjacent to

her on many occasions, and Father had introduced her to us, but we never really spoke

is Lucy,” she stated as

her eyes

mine.

“You mean Lucija?”

know who I am?”

I sipped my

I can get out of here?

11

think if I know, I will tell you?” I chuckled in

her head.

made you

others.

at me.”

you never

them.”

you too… But you smiled

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