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

She was forced to

no one was still

so the

continued.

was when she was standing

shaking from crying, in front of

demon blood, but my loathing for the men in

growing.

they played

sure they

so

place down and save the

after that, where would I

them, especially if

of

would never take them to the

knew

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repeat itself if I couldn‘t protect them

part of the crowd taunting her to strip?

of me desiring

was just like them.

“Lucy! You‘re next.”

my seat, tilting my head up. I had nothing to be scared off, but I remember, I needed to act

sixteen, my father brought me to a place where demons were

for hours.

my

did.

they wanted me to, and it wouldn’t shame me. But the

were violating them.

the faces of the men in front of

back

evilness get

Save your soul.

part of me was

darkness.

to the propped–up part of the stage. There were six big screens where the

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and two each on the sides

men were seated.

look at the crowd seated in

usually would. I swallowed as I let my eyes gaze roamed

earlier.

was nowhere.

Ten. Just turned

speaker announced it

ago? But I restrained myself from showing any

emotions at all.

orphaned, raised in the Shallow

from balling as I slowly turned my

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to keep my

to the

twenty five, give or take. He had his

dancing earlier when my eyes were

he would bid

bidding starts

clock began ticking, but no one was bidding. I had no idea how it would go until I saw some of them checking the

hands. This man

in his hand, and think I knew what he was planning

same man bellowed, and his deep baritone voice sent a

good–looking, I wouldn’t deny that,

men began whispering as another followed him.“Strip, are you

deaf?”

to 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 strip

Number Ten, you are asked to strip…” The speaker

reached for the rope of my wraparound skirt.

heart was thudding

hands sweated.

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and as I was about to entangle it, the screen in front

me flashed..

– Don’t strip.

hands let go of the rope of my skirt

let out

that?”

bellowed as his

was looking for the

for me.

bidding was

only guess who was pressing on

their tablet.

myself from smiling as

was way too low. The