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. We’ll meet

prepare my men. After that, you can have

good. How

to Blade’s territory. His brother is the current Alpha after he turned his back on his pack. The current Alpha owed me a favor when I helped him run their

within his land.”

but I don’t give a fuck who these people are. As long as you trust they can keep us without revealing anything,

the one who

a shield

is aware of what Lucy is, but

is there since

up in

to the Beta’s words. Did he

witch that helped you,

can…

held Lucius’ chest with my palm to stop him from talking. He probably wanted to ask them to have the witch help us

well.

that the witch’s

Beta answered. “Do

her?”

my granddaughter. Do you know

come I

as if I

back from the underworld, and

there before you stopped us to meet someone who will look for her.

Lucien.”

know if she is still

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

Alpha’s eyes dilated before

Did

low as if he

the question. My eyes darted to Lucius, who had his mouth

the moment he looked at

but she’s busy perfecting her skills and power.” He said

I meant when I told him

demon, he

emotions at all.

so he

memory,

wanted you

so she could focus

her strength without having to worry about you being used by her

be able to

kept thinking about you.”

thinks I’m her weakness,

kryptonite.”

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

because despite not remembering

about her, I can see your eyes. You are longing

“I’m so fucking useless.”

him and all he was thinking

I’m here. I need

do it alone.” Lucius

helping her? Us? What do you get from this? I’m sorry, man. I want to trust you, but

daughter. We all just want to survive my father. It’s either we do it separately

out?”

and I get to

forget Patrea’s granddaughter. As soon as you get any information about her, let

Let her out of this.” I let out a sigh. I didn’t want Lucien to see her. The thought of him taking a fancy

Beta butted in. “Sorry, I keep jumping in since my Alpha has no memory of her

But she did

she was doing. She did it in exchange for your freedom from the underworld. And now

her if she needs her

witches we can get on our side, the more we can play our father. That’s where Althea will come in. We don’t need to bring her to the underworld. She stays here, because all the while we do our

this conversation now?” Alpha Stone

surprise. Was he

talk about this once

back? It’s so difficult to

on and what we’re going to do when all the names and places you’re mentioning are things I’ve heard about but have no knowledge

is right. We