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

006 – Mr. A*shole

LUCY.

My eyes locked with the darkest blue eyes I had ever seen in my whole life and I felt my whole world stop spinning. His eyes were mesmerizing, and despite the frown on his face, he looked like a god, frowning at me, making my core throb all at once at the fierceness in his face.

“Move...” A female hissed behind me, pushing me forward, and I just realized I had stopped dancing. I jolted out of my reverie, my eyes darting around the stage at the other females, trying to figure out where we were in the dance.

My heart was thudding loudly. I had never, in the life of me, lost focus, even in a time of danger, but seeing this man, in a split second, all my senses went out the

window.

My cheeks burned, not out of

embarrassment but because I didn’t like

the way that the attention was all on me now since I was just standing, not knowing what part we were dancing to.

Until another Omega danced her way through me and took my hand, swaying it with her before she twirled me around, whispering softly in the air, but I could hear her loud and clear. “Just move

around and dance…”

And I did.

Soon, I fell back into rhythm, but my eyes kept searching for the man, which made me lose my focus. But he was nowhere

near where I saw him, and not anywhere

in the audience seats.

I didn’t know if I was disappointed or

relieved. At least he could not distract me

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anymore.

The crowd applauded, combined with

hoots and whistles as the music stopped

as we exited the stage and the host

announced the bidding would start in a

few minutes.

I was Omega Number 10.

Nine Omegas before me.

I didn’t really care who would buy me tonight. I was planning to escape anyway and move somewhere south, but seeing those eyes, I was wondering if he would

bid for an Omega. Because I knew deep

inside, I was hoping he would bid for me.

Maybe it wouldn’t be that bad.

The backstage was in complete chaos. And I just remained in one place, leaning my back against the wall as I tilted my head up to the ceiling before I closed my

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eyes,

I told Olivia that if the backstage was busy, no one might notice us and that we could escape. But she didn‘t want to go with me. But now that she‘s not part of this anymore, putting my actions into a plan shouldn‘t be hard.

But part of me wanted to stay – for dark blue eyes.

“Come here!” My eyes snapped open when I heard Cora‘s voice.

Her hand grabbed my wrist, pulling me somewhere until we reached a vanity table where my make–up was done earlier. She sat me on the chair and spoke with the female there. “Run another makeup on her, make sure this one is not visible.”

She was pointing at my jaw, making me check myself out in the mirror.

Oh, Goddess. A bruise was starting to

show. And because I didn’t have a wolf and my demon power was suppressed, I

would heal as humans do. Slow and

painful.

I stayed still as the female worked on my

face. All the while, I kept my ears open, trying to hear the events on the stage.

There were already four Omegas that were sold. And the fifth one came back to the backstage just now. A blanket was wrapped around her and she was crying hysterically.

My heart clenched in pain as the other Omegas went around her and hugged her. They were asking her what happened. My hands coiled into tight fists as I listened

to her in agony.

No one was bidding for her. And one of the bidders taunted that she needed to

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clothes before a

to take off one

no one was still

for her, so the stripping

continued.

when she

front of them that the bid started

but my loathing for the men in this auditorium kept

growing.

they played with this

I was sure they would

everyone. I was so tempted to burn

whole place down and save

that,

them, especially if my father

of nowhere?

take

I knew the process

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itself if I couldn‘t protect them completely.

of the crowd taunting her to strip? Disgust

of me desiring

was just like them.

“Lucy! You‘re next.”

to me from the other side of the room, and I stood up from my seat, tilting my head up. I had nothing to be scared off, but I remember, I needed to act like a meek Omega. So I dropped my gaze down and clasped my hands

new to being naked. At sixteen, my father brought me to a place where demons were during rituals for an orgy. I didn‘t participate. But he made me watch

for hours.

my sexuality. And

did.

was not naive. I could strip anywhere if they wanted me to, and it wouldn’t shame me. But the females here,

were violating them.

myself to memorize the faces of the men in

back for

evilness get to you.

Save your soul.

was trying to fight the

darkness.

stage. There were six big screens where the bid would be shown. One on my back, the other on

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two each on the sides where

were seated.

tilted my head up, high enough to look at the crowd seated

let my eyes gaze

earlier.

was

Ten. Just

months ago…” The speaker announced it

years and a half ago? But I

emotions at all.

raised in the Shallow

from balling as I slowly turned

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my wrap –around skirt was there to keep my

the

this time, I saw a man already standing from his seat. He must be around twenty five, give or take. He had his arms crossed against his chest before one hand

me out while I was dancing earlier when my eyes were trying to find dark

was sure he would bid

bidding starts

I had no idea how it would go

in their hands. This man looking at

his hand, and think I knew

same man bellowed, and his deep baritone voice sent

was good–looking, I wouldn’t deny that, but he

of men began whispering as another followed him.“Strip,

deaf?”

stop my body from shaking. When I said stripping was nothing to me, I meant it. But a part of me didn’t want to

Number Ten, you are asked to strip…” The speaker spoke, and with my

the rope of

heart was thudding loudly as my

hands sweated.

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myself, and as I was about to entangle it, the

me flashed..

– Don’t strip.

of the rope of my skirt as

out

is that?” The man who

bellowed as

looking for the man who

bid for

was anonymous. You

guess who was pressing on

their tablet.

from smiling as I looked

was way too