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

082 – Shapeshifting

ADAN STONE.

Every day had been routine for me, and I

still didn’t have the answer we were looking for. Collin told me that maybe we needed help from the same witch that put a shield in the territory, and that’s what we were about to do today. He said her

name was Althea.

So I had to arrange to meet with someone who would look for her in places they thought she would go because I couldn’t

reach Blade at the moment.

But I didn’t tell my parents or

grandparents about this plan. I needed to

ask Althea questions without anyone

interfering.

“You didn’t eat anything.” Mom followed

me after I left the dining table.

Aside from her and Dad, Pops and

Momma also moved back to the

packhouse. They called it family

solidarity. I called this invasion of space

and babying the Alpha.

“I don’t have an appetite at the moment, but I can always grab a meal on the road.”

“Okay. But don’t go hungry.”

“Mom, I’m 28,” I grunted, and she stopped following me, but I could hear her giggling.

If anything, it made me happy to hear her laugh. My Beta told me she was miserable when I was still missing, and even when I came back, she still looked in agony. But at least today she was smiling and

laughing.

“Ready to go?” I asked Collin the moment

I reached the entrance hall of the

packhouse, where he waited with Laira.

“Yes. Whenever you are.”

I nodded my head at him before tilting my head to look around and when I saw no one, I focused my attention back on him. “Tell me, Collin, despite my

memory loss, do you still trust me as your Alpha?”

“Yes, I do.”

“Don’t lie to me.” Not everyone knew in the pack about me losing my memory of Lucy. Only a few of my warriors and most of them accompany me every now and then to make sure I have a scapegoat whenever someone asks about Lucy.

And sometimes I wonder if they see me as

weak this way.

“You lost your memory of her but not the

pack or how to be an Alpha.”

“Make sense. But let me check if you’re lying…” I chuckled, but for some reason I found myself reaching for his forehead with my pointer and middle finger as if I had seen this before or knew what I was

doing.

Collin’s forehead creased as he watched me tap his forehead, but nothing prepared me for what happened next.

It felt like a bolt ran through my fingers and gave me a quick view of his mind, confirming he was not lying – he still believed in me as his Alpha.

“What the fuck?!” I growled as I

withdrew my fingers almost immediately after I tapped his forehead.

“What’s wrong?” He asked, and

confusion was written on his face.

“Let’s try this again. Do you love Laira?”

Laira’s eyes widened, and Collin chuckled at my question before he spoke. “What kind of question is that?”

“Answer it!”

“Of course, I love Laira!”

I tapped his forehead again. Truth.

“You love every home-cooked meal Laira

makes?”

“Of course I do.”

I tapped again. 2

Lies.

meals Laira made. He would always tell her to do something else and not touch our meals.

save her life.

was

read lies?

can read lies.’ Beast

can I do the same now? I didn’t have this ability

‘She marked us.’

think she shared this ability

us?’

thoughts with his hand on my

I didn’t wait for his acknowledgment.

them and headed for

outside.

♡♡♡

know that guy!

backseat, and my forehead creased as my eyes

them! That one that took you to the underworld!” I could

were ringing with the loud thudding

well as

hit the brakes

where they were standing,

front of

was now standing

front of our car.

car and motioned with his finger for me

eyes fixed on me.

he

and the one we

out to, I would be growling at his

kept my temper in check because my

door open and stepped out without taking my gaze off

him as I walked to where he had positioned himself, leaving a few meters between us. Even if Beast kept telling me we needed him, a part of me was not convinced he would

remember who

“My wolf does.”

“Impressive.”

Do you remember her?” He tilted his head and pointed a finger somewhere on his right. And when my gaze followed his line of sight, I saw a female in her early twenties looking at me, as if she were

to growl

was upset.

but it seems my wolf doesn’t

here.” He called for her without taking his eyes off me as if he were watching my

“Alpha Stone,

in my head, and something snapped in me. I was about to attack her if Lucius hadn’t magically placed a

between us.

calm down!” He positioned the witch behind him

mine dilated in

if there hadn’t been fucking fire between us, I’d be snapping his head

out of my

fuck do you want?” I

down and

my memory

I was expecting her to back down and take her gaze off me, but she didn’t. Instead, she tilted her head up and moved

you.”

would I

Lucy’s side.” The

answered.

to be

proof do

fire.” I

firmly. “Unless you give me

attack her.”

you? Her fucking

Instead of us

still trust people around you! Oh for fuck’s sake! You’re not even human! You’re a

fucking say you

her and…’

snapped

one step forward, making Lucius extend his arm as if he could

witch from me.

want to check something. I fucking swear, in Lucy’s

and withdrew

to Patrea’s face, and my fingers tapped her forehead,

earlier.

work on a witch and

to read lies

of electricity ran through my fingertips before I was able to catch a glimpse of her mind. She was

was on Lucy’s side.

closed my eyes as I let out a sigh

withdrawing my

forehead.

fuck was

want to

lies?” Lucius

forehead creasing.

and I was able to read my Beta’s mind, and find out if he

out the witch was on

side.

“Can you mind link?”

I’m a