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

it before I broke the

think she’s my

know? She doesn’t have a wolf.”

emitting

Aeon completed the sentence for me, and I just nodded my head. “You need her wolf out. She might

shift on time.”

fucking care if she can’t shift,

I be mated to

Omega?”

you think I’m mated to a rogue’s

has Alpha blood! A strong one!”

sake, you’re not the only Alpha mated to an Omega. The only question

do you want her or not?”

massaged my fingers against my temples and

her go if you don’t want anything

do with her.”

way!” I was not able to control

shoulder, tapping it. “It means you like her a little too much.

then turned around and reached for

door handle, but looked back

the door. “I have a

Luna,

make her wolf come

me, you won’t be too hard on

devastated if you

Lucy.”

mishandle

035-Lucien

fucking worse

He opened the door and walked out.

” Don’t say anything to anyone about the mate thing because I’m not

to tell Alexa. But I’ll make sure

tell anyone

that would be

now.

♡♡♡

LUCY.

back and forth inside the

really blew up this time. I

what to tell him about

could easily explain the age and the

didn’t want him to know

surely be repulsed if he

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,

unheard of.

like Alpha Stone, maybe I would risk taking it, but damn this! I really liked him, and I didn’t want him to throw me out

of him.

Think of something.

my father’s name. And I

Prince Lucien, Prince of

Darkness!

receiving room sounded, and my

here. He’s

kept turning around, not knowing where to go or hide. I was never scared of anything, but I

me from him?

door handle wriggled, and

to my knees and tilted

you’ve got this.

and loud

echoed around me.

His voice sounded cold. He’s

still mad.

is! You just

get up? Who the fuck told

you to kneel?”

liked it when I kneeled.” Shit! Me

eyes were dilating, his jaw twitching, but his aura was not as strong as it was in the dining hall.

young lady. I’m not going to let you get away

lies.”

hurting me,

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

air. I knew he was mad at me, but I couldn’t help being aroused. Something

felt an arm coil around my waist as my body was

winded.

my stomach, hanging

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

before he brushed his calloused

my

gripped his shirt on his

other held on to the calf of his

I tried