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.”

Not in the morning.

prepare my men. After that, you

good. How

pack. The current Alpha owed me a favor when I helped him

his

give a fuck who these people are. As long as you trust they can keep

is the one who

that put a shield on the

of what Lucy is, but

Blade is

up in his brother’s

heart thudded loudly as I listened to the Beta’s words. Did he mean the

witch that helped

can…

with my palm to stop him from talking. He probably

well.

that

answered. “Do

her?”

my granddaughter. Do you know where she

How come I didn’t know

asked sarcastically as if I owed him

Alpha Stone. “I’m not sure she knows that I made it back from the underworld, and I haven’t met her, so if you can tell me where I can

on our way there before you stopped us to meet someone who will look for her. We haven’t heard from

Lucien.”

you know if she is still alive?” I

Lucija agreed to send

noticed the Alpha’s eyes dilated before he blinked and his

spoke.”Lucija… Lucy… Did

was so low as if he didn’t

the question. My eyes darted to Lucius, who had his mouth parted but wasn’t

his arm with my elbow and the moment he looked at me, I

spent time with her, but she’s busy perfecting her skills and power.” He

meant when I told him to

he’s a demon,

emotions at all.

his attention so he would look at

your memory, Lucija

She wanted you out

she could focus

worry about you being used by her father

able to

kept thinking about you.”

thinks I’m her

kryptonite.”

you. I’m sure everything she’s doing right now

because despite not remembering

can see your eyes.

“I’m so fucking useless.”

him Lucija loved him

why I’m here. I need

it

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

my father. It’s either we do it separately or together. But there are strengths in numbers. So

out?”

I get to keep the

soon as you get any information about her, let us know. Maybe she can

She’s too young. Let her out of this.” I let out a sigh. I didn’t want Lucien to see

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

did bind

for your freedom from

her if she needs

in. We don’t need to bring her to the underworld. She stays here, because all the

this conversation now?” Alpha Stone

in surprise. Was he

we talk about this

It’s so difficult

names and places you’re

is