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

035 – Lucien

ADAN STONE.

“Now!” I slammed my palm on the table,

and Lucy’s body jolted at the impact

created. Her eyes widened as she stared at

me with shock, but I could see defiance in

her eyes.

I was expecting her to lash out at me, but

instead, she stood up and excused herself from the table before walking away.

The age and the color of her hair – I could let it go. She might have thought it was unnecessary, but hiding everything about knowing her father was the one

that set me off.

I asked her about it not just once but all the time, and she would deny it. What the fuck was so hard about telling me who her father was? Did she commit a crime against him?

The moment she left the dining room, I threw the table napkin on the table,

pushed my chair, and stood up.

Aeon and Alexa stood up as well, and in seconds, Alexa was already in front of

me, her hand holding my chest, stopping me from following Lucy.

“Can you calm down, Adan?”

I held her wrist and gently pulled it away from my body. “This is between us. I apologize for ruining your lunch.”

I didn’t wait for her to say anything, and I just walked away, but I could hear footsteps behind me.

“Adan,” Aeon’s voice was firm. And despite the fact that I didn’t want anyone meddling with my affair, I knew better than to disrespect any of my family

members.

I turned my body around to face him,

slipping my hands inside my pockets. He stopped in front of me, his face void of

any emotion.

“I’m not sure how much you knew about Lucy, but it looked like she was hiding many things from you.” He began.

“You noticed that too?” I scoffed

sarcastically.

“I meant well, and I’m not taking sides, but that female up there,” He pointed a

finger on the floor above the staircase. “. is an orphan. She might have a father, but I am fully aware she never liked him. She

was raised by rogue parents, and we have

no idea where she was for the last nine

years but somehow she came out alive.

Alexa had given up hope that we would

find her. So please, give her the benefit of

the doubt. At least for Alexa.”

“I’m not going to do anything to her, I just don’t like her lying.”

“Some people are not comfortable sharing things that hurt them. At some point, we all lie to protect something. Don’t forget I pulled out a big lie to

protect your cousin, and I will do it again in a heartbeat if I need to.”

I brushed my palms over my face before.

letting out a big sigh.

“I hope it doesn’t matter to you if she’s a rogue or human, or maybe a fucking toad shifter or something,” Aeon added.

I chuckled. Toad? Nah. A bunny perhaps.

“No, it doesn’t. She could be a spider too, but I hated being lied to.”

“We all do. But let me ask you, do you like her? Or is this just because you needed her so everyone will stop asking you?”

I motioned for him to follow me and ushered him to a small receiving room

nearby. I closed the door and stood in

broke the news

she’s my

doesn’t have a wolf.” He might have smelled

But she’s emitting

just nodded my head. “You need her wolf

didn’t shift

care if she can’t

will I be

Omega?”

fuck do you think I’m mated

has Alpha blood! A strong one!”

sake, you’re not the only Alpha mated

is, do you want her or not?”

against my temples and didn’t answer

if you

do with her.”

was not able to control my response.

slowly tugged on Aeon’s mouth before his hand reached for my shoulder, tapping it. “It means you

turned around and reached for

looked

open the door. “I have a

with an Omega Luna, I’ll ask

did to make her wolf come

me, you won’t be too

Alexa will be devastated if you

Lucy.”

mishandle females.”

035-Lucien

fucking worse than

He opened the door

after him, making him stop midway through the corridor. ” Don’t say anything to anyone about the mate thing because I’m not

want to tell Alexa. But I’ll make

tell

that would be good

now.

♡♡♡

LUCY.

back and

really blew up this time.

to tell him about

easily explain the age and the

but I didn’t want him to know

be repulsed if he

And I knew that supernatural species really didn’t blend well, so they tried not to cross each other’s paths. Only the witches were able to communicate with almost every supernatural species, but wolves mixing with vampires, demons, and water nymphs was

unheard of.

it, but damn this! I really liked him,

of him.

Think of something.

now that he would ask for my father’s name. And

just Prince

Darkness!

to the suite receiving room sounded, and my

here. He’s

never scared of anything, but I had no idea what I was

hide me from

wriggled, and it opened

the same time I dropped to my knees and tilted

you’ve

door closed, and

echoed around me.

up.” His voice sounded

still mad.

he is! You just lied

get up?

you to kneel?”

when I kneeled.” Shit! Me

were dilating, his jaw twitching, but his aura was not as strong as

to seduce me, young lady. I’m not going to let you

lies.”

hurting me, Alpha.”

thought you’d like it when I grabbed your hair like this.” He tugged at it again,

was gasping for air. I knew he was mad at me, but I

an arm coil around my waist as my body was hoisted up. My eyes

winded.

I found myself on my stomach, hanging on the Alpha’s

truth out.” He was almost grunting as his hand hiked up my

before he brushed his calloused

my

hand gripped his shirt on his

held on to

as I tried to