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

083 – Queen & King of Kalmerus

PATREA.

I watched as Lucius tried to pacify Alpha Stone. I knew I could easily protect myself, but the last thing I wanted was to hurt the Alpha if he attacked me because he was not the enemy here, so I was thankful Lucius was taking a stand to stop him.

I still had no idea what Lucius had in mind. He never shared his plan – either he didn’t trust me or he had no concrete plan at all. But maybe he just didn’t have time to tell me yet since he only showed up today.

“Not just any demon. I want you to practice taking my form.” Lucius told

Alpha Stone as if he were just telling him to shop for new clothes.

I was trying to keep my silence, but I couldn’t keep it this time. “Are you

planning to bring him to the underworld again and pretend to be you?”

“Relax, I will lay out all the plans

tomorrow, but first we need his memory back. That way he will remember things about the underworld, and I don’t need to spend hours explaining them to him.”

“But how will you bring him there?”

“That’s where you will come in.”

“No. I’m not sending him there, and I don’t think my power or spells can.”

“Think about some of the things my

father told you. He discussed how to

bring other creatures into the underworld.

“Spirits, Lucius! I was stuck there for

decades, and your father visited or

summoned me too many times. I doubt if

I will remember everything he told me.”

“Just try… because I had no way of bringing him there.”

“I’m still here in case you forgot. And don’t you fucking tell me you have plans but no way to bring me back there? What happened to sell your soul to the devil to get there?”

“No, we are not doing it that way?”

“And why?”

“If I die, no other demons can take you out of the demon world. Not even Lucija. You will be stuck out there.” Lucius

explained.

“Are you telling me you are going to die?”

“Who knows? But I didn’t want to take

that risk.”

“So how on fucking earth will I get there?

“Patrea needs to search her memory, and I will try to find other ways. But you need to prepare yourself. We will need to begin training you after you get your memory back. That means I might need you for

two to three days straight away from your

territory with a legitimate excuse so my father doesn’t suspect you’re up to something against him.”

“I can arrange that.” The man behind Alpha Stone spoke. “I’m his Beta. I can hold the fort down while he goes on a

territory check with his Gamma. But then he can’t go with just his Gamma, he

needs to take five to ten men with him.

It’s a pack protocol.”

“I can take them with me, but they will go and check territories without me.” Alpha Stone answered before he pointed to the other man behind him. “I will have Viktor lead them in that case, so we can limit the

people who know about this.”

“We can do that. We can meet again here

tomorrow morning.”

in the morning.

men. After that, you can have me

How

Alpha owed me a favor when I helped him run their pack when Blade left, so I am sure he won’t

within his land.”

for the explanation, but I don’t give a fuck who these people are. As long as you trust they can keep us

is the one who brought us

shield on the territory.

of what

if Blade is there since

in his brother’s

as I listened to the Beta’s words. Did

that helped you, maybe

can…

from talking. He probably wanted to ask them to have the witch

well.

that

Beta answered.

her?”

Do you know

How come I didn’t know

asked sarcastically as if I owed

back from the underworld, and I haven’t met her, so if you can tell me where I can find her, I will appreciate it very

stopped us to meet someone who will look for her. We haven’t heard from her since she left the territory

Lucien.”

she is still alive?” I asked, my heart

is. Lucien didn’t bother her anymore because Lucija agreed to send

dilated before

he spoke.”Lucija… Lucy… Did she

so low

darted to Lucius, who had his mouth parted but wasn’t saying anything, just looking

elbow and the moment he looked at me, I mouthed at

time with her, but she’s busy perfecting her

when I told

demon,

emotions at all.

I called for his attention so he would look at me.

your memory, Lucija told

She wanted you out of

she

strength without having to worry about you being used by her father as an outlet

able to concentrate if

kept thinking about you.”

I’m

kryptonite.”

never forget you. I’m sure everything she’s doing right now is to make sure she will get back to you. The heart never forgets. And I know

because despite not remembering

see your eyes. You are longing

“I’m so fucking useless.”

spirits! I just told him Lucija loved him

why I’m here.

it

you get from this? I’m sorry, man. I want to trust you, but you are your

It’s either we do it separately or together. But there are strengths

out?”

and I get to

get any information about her, let us know. Maybe

want Lucien to see her. The thought of him taking a fancy to

I keep jumping in since

But she did bind

your freedom from the underworld. And now that you’re here, I am

if she needs her

where Althea will come in. We don’t need to bring her to the

this conversation

surprise. Was

we talk about this once

back? It’s so

do when all the names and

is right. We