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

076 – The Witch and the Demon Prince

PATRIA.

My body was sucked into limbo as I held Alpha Adan tighter to make sure he wouldn’t fall somewhere, but for some reason, I still ended up landing in the middle of the cold, forest ground alone.

“Shit! Where is he now?” I groaned, my eyes scanning the whole area as I placed a hand on my hip bone before stretching my back.

I landed on my butt, and I was thinking sending me back to the human realm might also mean I would be back at my real age. I had no idea what year it was already, but if my calculation was right, I should be almost seventy years old now.

And if my body were older, the fall might

render me immobile. Apart from the pain in my ass and the slight discomfort in my back, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I felt the same as I did there, except the air here was colder.

Good grief! It was snowing, and I had no thick clothes to shield me from the cold.

I stood up from the ground and rubbed my palms together, and I noticed my hands were still the same no sign of aging, which was a good thing, but I would check on everything later. I needed warmth because the chill in the air was

slowly making its way onto my skin.

I didn’t escape death at Lucien’s hands

just to end up dead in the middle of the

cold forest because of frostbite or

Hypothermia.

I straightened my posture and was about to chant a small spell when a light

flickered in front of me, and soon

somebody appeared right before me. He was so close that I instinctively backed

away and landed on my bum again.

My pants were soiled with snow from

earlier and were not seeping onto my skin.

“Aaaah!” I scrambled to my feet and

stood up abruptly as I glared at Lucius, who reached out his hand to help me up,

but I ignored it.

“Dammit! You and your father had no regard for space or privacy!”

The demon royal in front of me smiled. sheepishly as he brushed a hand through his curly hair, red tints creeping up his cheeks. Was he blushing?

“I just pictured where I would end up when I left the portal. I didn’t know you would be in the exact same spot.”

“What do you want?” I snapped at him

while rubbing my arms. I hoped he would

leave me alone so I could do my spells. because the cold was no joke after staying for decades in such warm surroundings.

“Are you cold?” He asked.

“Yes. Unfortunately, I don’t have a fire

within me. Do you mind going on your way so I can warm myself up?”

He didn’t reply, but I saw the small flick of his fingers, and the next thing I knew, I

had a thick, red coat on me and a winter hat, and my regular shoes were replaced with elegant winter boots that I doubt. would let me walk far from here. But they

were still better than the regular ones I

had earlier.

“Better?”

“Yes. This feels nice. Oh, spirits!” I

exclaimed as I pulled the coat tighter

against my body. “Are you expecting a thank you from me?”

“After what my father did? No.”

“Well, you forgot the hand gloves.” I

raised my hands and wiggled them. I

wanted to smile, but I didn’t think he

from me, so

in

him, and never in my experience did

but Lucy was a half-demon, and

was a full demon.

soon enough, a pair of black

wool

appeared in his hand.

let me help you.” He moved forward and raised his hands

let them magically appear on me so you don’t need to be hassled with putting them on?” I asked as I extended my

my question. He was so focused

to look at

sure this

deny he

father. But he had an

it was

nice to look at.

could stop

him.

I shouldn’t

“You don’t need to.”

my shoulders and looked at the path ahead of us. “Did you know if

slipping his hands into his pockets. “He’s

And I’m guessing I’m

the shield

entering their territory? Am

nodded his head

on me, and it was making me

then I should

“Where are you heading?”

“To his territory.”

there.

and the Demon

at the moment, I

for you. Give it a day or

then come back.”

need your

want to say if you need help,

Lucien send you to track my

doesn’t know I’m here, and I’m sure once he finds out, I’ll be

here.”

you trying to play

“No.”

“Why are you here?”

somewhere my father can’t track you. His power brought

he could keep an eye on you at this exact same place. But if

exactly, he will

not coming with me. I’m tired of demons.”

back, as I didn’t want him to follow me at all.

movement or noises from my back, I thought he had left, so I just went ahead and walked faster. I was hoping I would see a rough road soon. If not, I would have to use a locator spell to find out where I was. But using energy in an unknown territory might bring me

think you’re heading the wrong way…

forward before I turned abruptly around and found Lucius

heck are you still

Witch and the

sake, are

sure you’ll have a safe place for

witch. I can protect

you can unless it’s a whole pack of rogues or other supernatural beings attacking

scare me. Nothing is more terrifying

Come here…” He motioned with his hand, and although I

hypnotized me.

walked back to where he was as

had a mind of

I was able to repel the father,

the son as well.

an arm around my waist and pulled my body closer. I arched

seconds, we were in an empty alley, which I thought was in

like being transported without any notice. One day, I’m just going to die with

his arm on my body loosened and he let me go. “This building here is an

against my

I had no money with me. I was about to tell him that,

last time I was here. Well, it had been

“Here… use this.”

much. Where did you get

to keep you going

as my eyes watered. I had no idea I would

and even if I hated

front of me, I was grateful for