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

096 – A Terrible Sin

BLADE.

I left Althea at the Fortuna coven. I knew

she would be safer there, but that didn’t mean I left her on her own.

I was just nearby, checking their area from time to time to see if she would come out, just to make sure she was okay. I knew the demon lord must still be looking for her, so I had to keep my guard up all the time. Stalking and prying were never an issue. That has been part of my lifestyle for half a decade now.

So I watched her like a fucking lovesick psycho, and because she was not a shifter, my scent was never that strong for her. She never saw me, and I intended to have it that way until we both could figure out what we wanted with our lives.

Tonight was a full moon, so I decided to come closer to where she was living. I

went around the open market, which was nearby the house where she was staying. I wanted to be around when the full moon hit so I could reassure myself that there were no wolves in this area, particularly the unmated ones.

My mate was so sure she would not be hit with heat when I told her this one time. But I doubt it. Better to be safe than sorry.

And then I saw Dalton outside her house.

Dalton was my Gamma. He was now Gamma to my brother.

But what the fuck was he doing here? This would have been easier if I had been able to mindlink him, but I denounced my pack and severed all ties with it. So I had no choice but to watch as Althea went

inside the car with him.

Dalton was mated, so I was sure even if Althea went into heat, he would not smell her, and he would be able to resist her if my little witch even attempted to seduce

him.

But they had a convoy comprised of four

unmated males.

This one was making me worried. Females’ heat was making unmated males turn into rabid animals. There were many cases of females being violated during the full moon.

Even at a young age, we were all taught that fated mates were considered a sacred bond and that it should be honored by marking each other before the first full moon – to avoid the heat that would put unmated males into a haze. The heat was the Goddess’ way of speeding up mating and claiming between fated mates.

But how would I explain that to someone

outside of my species? To someone who only saw me as an older guy preying on a younger female?

Even if she was not saying it upfront, I could feel that she was not into me, although I knew she was attracted to me. It was just the bond, but if she had a choice, she would never fall for it. And that was exactly what she had been doing. She was moving on without me.

My forehead creased as the two cars I was following came into view. They were threading a forest road, and I put a great distance between us because the road in this area was just straight ahead, so when I reached them, my heart began thudding loudly.

No one was around the cars.

Something was happening. I halted my car and jumped out of my seat, and as soon as I opened my car door, the noises

came in full force. Growls were

everywhere, but I failed to focus on them

as my ears picked up the scream that even

in my sleep I knew I would be able to

identify.

more time and sprang

scent came in full force in a matter of seconds, but instead of the usual arousal, the rage was coursing through my body. Someone was on top of her, forcing her to submit to him. My mind went blank, and the

prepared myself to rip more heads, but Dalton came

trance.

pleading with me not to kill

hit me that I had just killed

own people.

last as long as Althea was in heat, and shoving them off was getting

if this kept going for

males who were trying to grab her when my gums itched and my fangs

Buck,

I knew it was

and the possessiveness I felt toward her made me throw all

as my fangs sink into the soft spot of her neck, and the moment

terrible sin.

♡♡♡

back,” I told Dalton

clothes, which he handed me before

arms. The moment I began walking, and was out of Dalton’s sight, she began rubbing her front

I grunted. Not that I didn’t want to, but if she continued doing this, I might

gave me this heat, so fucking

hold on her as my strides grew bigger. She was moaning wantonly, and it was snapping all the control I had. As soon as I was

far from where

her body on

to hiss and glare

I might be a witch, but I’m not just one of those things that you can toss away or drop without any care! My butt would

my body and leaned

“You

me…” She retorted, which caught me

eyes darted to her parted mouth. Her lips

“No.”

“Yes.”

“I can’t…”

prefer males over

me now, and my

I was never gentle in

me in

voice before she scuttled

moved backward until her back hit

tree.

down there.

was the reason I killed the male on top of her without remorse

them if Dalton

back to my

She whimpered,

with her hand

open, and I was fighting not just myself but my wolf from reaching out to her. Her heat smell alone

was too much for

few seconds, and when I opened them, I was already staring at the

where she was leaning and sat on the other side, pulling my knees up and resting my arms on them as I listened to her moan. Hearing her was both pleasurable and painful at the same

only hope I was the one

her.

the moans turned into

my