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.

any more time and sprang forward to where her scream was coming

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

to rip more heads, but Dalton came

trance.

pleading with me not to kill

it hit me that I had just killed

own people.

fight them off? Their haze would last as long as Althea was in heat,

in a haze as well. And if this kept going for a long time, I might end up killing

were trying to grab her when my gums itched and

My wolf, Buck, wanted me

her to stop the haze, and I knew it

felt toward her made me throw

spot of her

terrible sin.

♡♡♡

back,” I told Dalton as

clothes, which he handed me before I headed

Althea in my arms. The moment I began walking, and was out of Dalton’s sight, she began rubbing her front into my erection as her arms snaked

I didn’t want to, but if she continued

You’re not my father! You gave me this heat, so fucking live

grew bigger. She was moaning

far from

body on

and

but I’m not just one of those things that you can toss away or drop without any care! My butt would be sore soon!” She was shrieking at me, her eyes glowing dark

body and leaned

“You talk

me…” She retorted, which caught me

hard as my eyes darted to her parted mouth. Her lips were glistening under the full

“No.”

“Yes.”

“I can’t…”

you prefer males

was amusing me now, and my body

in

you!” She cursed me in a

she

until her back

tree.

was not assaulted down there. But if I were even a second late, I didn’t want to think

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

if Dalton was

back to my

She

hand

my wolf from

was too much

a few seconds, and when I opened them, I was already staring at the starless sky, pleading to the moon to give me full control

around the tree 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

only hope I was

her.

moans turned

my forehead