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

034 – Mr. Creepy Guy

LUCY.

My eyes snapped open at the same time my stomach growled as if something would come out of it. I shoved the blanket off my body as I glanced at the clock – it would be lunchtime soon, and I was still

in bed.

The Alpha did really let me rest, which was very thoughtful of him.

I sniffed myself – I reeked of the Alpha and all the fluids that were mixed in and out of me, but I was not repulsed by

them. But of course, I needed to wash it off me. With hurried movement, I rushed to the bathroom only to stop in my tracks when I caught sight of the bathtub. Someone had prepared a bubble bath, but the cold water and the almost-gone

bubbles were a sign that it had been left

standing for quite a while now.

The Alpha might have done this, and I

was sure they were for me because he

told me he seldom used the bathtub. But because he had an unpredictable mood, he stormed off before we could enjoy this.

I rinsed off my body from the cold shower and jumped into the almost-gone bubble bath without minding the cold water. As long as there’s water, it would

work for me.

I was enjoying myself so much that I almost forgot that I was supposed to hurry up. The Alpha told me he would be leaving today for another task, and I

would throw a tantrum if he did leave

without waking me up.

After I slipped on a skirt and midriff

blouse and tied my hair in a high

ponytail, I rushed out of our room and

skipped my way down the stairs. No one was around the stairs, so I was sure no one would tell the grumpy Alpha that I was walking in a not-so-ladylike manner.

Hmmm… the food smells nice. I hope I’m

not late for lunch yet.

I hurriedly walked and ran toward the dining room, only to stop in my tracks when I came to the entrance. The Alpha had visitors, and since I was caught off guard, I was not able to say or do anything except flash the Alpha a wide grin because I was honestly thrilled he

was still home.

“Look, who do we have here?” A sweet voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and it somehow sounded familiar. “Isn’t

she a beauty, Aeon?”

Aeon, like Alpha Aeon of Alexa? Aeon was not an ordinary name and hearing it

made the smile on my face fade as my

heart thudded loudly. My eyes rounded the dining table, and despite the crowd in there, they focused on the beautiful blonde female I thought I would never see again in my life.

“Alexa?” I asked in an almost inaudible

voice. It had been too long since I had seen her last.

The female’s brows furrowed before she smiled at me. “You know me?”

I was right! She’s Alexa!

Her mother and my mom were good friends, and Alexa came into our lives a few days after my stepfather died. And after that, she had always been around until I was taken away. She was helping us, providing whatever we needed, and my mother told me once that she was giving us so much that she was able to save more money for me.

Excitement brewed over my chest as I

beamed at the only female I considered

my only friend, even though she was nine years older than me. “Don’t you

remember me? Darling Lucy?!”

Alexa’s face paled as she pushed her chair back, creating a loud screeching sound, and stood up. “Lucy!”

I didn’t wait for her to move. Instead, I

rounded the corner and dashed to her

side. She had her arms open, and I flung my body toward her, hugging her tightly. She still smelled like lavender and roses. I

closed my eyes as tears threatened to fall. She was the only person close to my mother’s memory, and it was making my

heart ache.

“Aeon, Lucy is here…” Alexa’s voice was almost breaking as she hugged me tightly. “I looked for you, but we couldn’t find you…”

A lone tear fell from my eyes at the thought of someone who deemed me important enough that she actually went looking for me.

My mother died in her sleep. I found her unresponsive in bed one morning, and I had no idea what to do. I was eleven, and

we had no friends around us. I left my

mother’s body at home and went to a nearby shop to borrow a phone.

I called Alexa and told her mommy was

dead. She told me she would come for me

and that she would take care of me like

she promised my mother, but she told me I needed to tell her everything about me.

No secrets. No lies.

knew I

side, and

would summon powers that

to upset me

the reason she

to tell Alexa about my

other side.

mean

with no choice.

and who would

phone that I would tell her everything,

fulfill that promise. But it never

happened.

that he

my father appeared and

was not even allowed to

my mother

take you away?” Alexa withdrew

she looked at me lovingly. I nodded my

another question. “Was he

did you meet

Alpha Stone’s cold voice sent chills

he see me nod my head at

him that I knew my father when I told

didn’t know

so we were both facing Alpha Stone. She then let out a soft chuckle. “Don’t tell me

the little girl who wants to scratch

are you talking about?” His

rigid.

they related? Did I

words, Dada…

to wash your mouth.” A sweet, tiny

out of nowhere, and

fell silent.

smiled and cleared his throat before he whispered something to the little girl who spoke, and she just nodded her

to claw at your face because you

caged my lower lip between

from quivering as memories of the

was talking about

mind.

guy. He’s Alexa’s

TEN YEARS AGO.***

and Luna Alexa’s Union

– At

years

years old

LUCY.

night was too boring. I wondered

take me here. I could have stayed home

looking at

around here. It just made me miss my stepfather, Diego. Every other person had someone with

mom.

arms over my chest as I blew my strawberry blonde locks off my

the same

on the balcony facing where

was seated.

alone too. And

me. Again.

him. He was making me feel self-conscious;

stared

him, but he just moved his gaze somewhere else and continued smoking. But I knew he would look at me again. I wondered if he was one of my father’s men that he sent to keep

a demon.

too. So maybe demons were good-looking. But still, he

shouldn’t stare.

She found me sitting all alone in

I asked her

answering her question.

followed my line of

immediately smiled when her gaze fell on the man I was referring to. “That’s

my cousin.’

ignores every female

at me, but I kept, my mouth

a while, I

talk with you…” I blurted out of nowhere, and it stopped Alexa from

“What?”

who keeps

he’s looking here.”

“Oh…”

should go to him so

“Okay…”

stop staring, I

his face.”

you do that?” She chuckled softly but stopped

She must have

might be

don’t like it when people stare at me… It’s rude.” I explained in a soft voice before dropping my gaze onto

reached for

will tell him to stop staring at

from there? And if nothing

woman with the white

whip something up for

you want to

eat everything. I’m not

me, I can spoil you once in a

“Thank you…”

go there, and I’ll take care

of the…”