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.

was lying. Collin would always complain about the meals Laira made. He would always tell her to do

save her life.

the fuck was that?

read lies?

can read lies.’ Beast

can I do the same now?

‘She marked us.’

you think she shared this

us?’

said, drawing my attention away from my thoughts with his hand on my arm. “Are

I didn’t wait for

and headed

outside.

♡♡♡

that guy!

creased as my eyes focused on the

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

his voice while my ears were ringing with

well as

Beta hit the brakes hard even

where they were

man in front of us moved

and was now

front of our car.

car and motioned with his finger for me to

his eyes

he

and the one we

would be growling at

kept my temper in check because my fucking wolf wanted me to

open and stepped out without taking

a few meters between us. Even if Beast kept telling me we needed him, a part of me was not convinced he would help us. For

who I

“My wolf does.”

“Impressive.”

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

growl in my head.

was upset.

I don’t remember her, but it seems my wolf doesn’t like

He called for her without taking his eyes off me

Stone, meet

memory away,’ Beast growled in my head, and something snapped in me. I was about to attack her if

between us.

He positioned the witch behind him as his

dilated in

hadn’t been fucking fire between us, I’d be snapping

of

fuck do you

down and then

want my

her gaze. 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 to stand beside Lucius. “We want to

you.”

would I

on Lucy’s side.”

answered.

to

do

the fire.” I told

firmly. “Unless you give me

attack her.”

are you? Her

Stone! You’re wasting time! Instead of us devising a strategy

fucking tell me you can still trust people around you! Oh for fuck’s sake! You’re not even human! You’re a fucking demon and a fucking witch! Lethal combination! Now tell

say

her and…’

my word! I won’t fucking attack her!” I snapped at him, gritting my teeth to stop

one step forward, making Lucius extend his arm as if

witch from me.

just want to check something. I fucking swear,

hissed and withdrew his

my hand to Patrea’s face, and my fingers tapped

earlier.

hoping it would work on a witch

read lies

my fingertips before I was able to catch a glimpse of her mind. She was right –

was on Lucy’s side.

closed my eyes as I let out a sigh of

withdrawing my

forehead.

fuck

want to check if

can read lies?”

forehead creasing.

read my Beta’s mind, and find out if he was lying or not.” I told

out the

side.

“Can you mind link?”

of course. I’m a