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

115 – Demon Forms LUCY.

I had no idea what was more painful: knowing that Lucius had decided to die so Lucien could die too, or knowing that I couldn’t do anything to help him.

I knew that even with my own power, I would not be able to take down Lucien without his help.

But if we saved him, Lucien might come back to life much stronger.

And Lucius was right — I was sure he would raise hell on earth for revenge.

But could I let go of Lucius when he was the only family I had? I knew Lucien was a devil, but I didn’t know that even in the face of death, instead of begging for us to save him, he was still cunning like the demon that he was.

“Now that I know you’re useless to me, Lucija, killing him will also kill you. I have no need for you…

You just fucking wasted my time! Now order Patrea to heal Lucius, or I will strike his heart and we can all die together!”

Anger surged through my body as I had never experienced it before.

If he had not been fucking stupid and had not assumed I was his fucking heir, this could have all been avoided, and I could have had the life I wanted with my mate.

But he had to come and fucking ruin everything, and now he was threatening to take the person I loved the most and the only brother I’d learn to care about.

I would not let him take them away, even if it meant using my last breath to save them.

My hair rose around my head as the goosebumps on my skin rose, and I noticed little thorns coming out of my skin.

I had no idea what they were, but they were letting me know I was transforming into something else.

If this was what Lucius was talking about, I was about to transform into my ultimate form.

“There’s only one person who will die here! And it’s not someone from my side!”

My whole body shook, as did the ground around the cave, making burning stones fall on us, but my gaze didn’t stay away from Adan and the dagger tail aiming for his heart.

Adan’s body was also shaking as his eyes blazed red.

The same thorns that sprouted out of my body were sprouting from the back of his arms up to his back, and the sharpness of them cut through my father’s tails, making him fall on the big fire below him.

“No!”

A tortuous scream left my throat as I watched his body fall onto the massive fire, like a pit of hell.

He would never get out of it unharmed.

I rushed to the fire and forgot about Lucien and Lucius.

All I wanted was to save Adan from the fire that ate him alive, only to be taken aback when I got into the middle of it.

A demon was standing in front of me.

And I had never seen such a handsome, beautiful demon as the one I was seeing right now.

Adan, my mate, looked too perfect in his demon form.

The flames whirled around him, but they were not touching him.

I was still confused at all the abilities Adan had shown today, but I just accepted them, knowing getting out of here alive was more important.

“How did you get a demon form?” I asked this time.

He crossed the gap between us, and soon, his arms coiled around my scaly body, and we ended up laughing because it was not really comfortable to be in this kind of intimacy.

I didn’t even notice my form.

I had red scales all over my body, whereas Adan only had them on his back, but they were more prominent and bigger, and it made him look as sexy as fuck.

“I looked like a snake.”

I rolled my eyes because he looked so hot, making my pussy throb.

“You looked like Mystique, just more beautiful, but you ended up being how I always imagined you would be. How fucked up is that?”

I giggled before Adan’s body stiffened as he blurted out.

“Shit! We have a demon to kill!”

“Yes!”

we were supposed to do even without discussing it. It seemed like

my wings, and red wings flapped on my back as my body

eyes widened at the sight of me as he

and me, but I watched as he inched backward on his ass as I slowly walked

up, and fire emitted from them, but

to say many things to him, but I didn’t want to

be saved, and we were

hands higher and aimed the fire

his heart as he raised his hands in the air to counter my aim, but Adan, with his big, black wings, flew out of the hell of fire and swooshed through

claws — not too long like mine, but not as short as those of

be

behind him and struck

he let out a painful scream before I shot the shards of fire straight into his

Lucius was, making sure

heaving, but he was alive, and there were no signs of

on a

Just a little more!”

as Adan

body before he closed his hand and dragged it back, taking

battered body

look at them anymore, so I

demon ghost of the

as I watched his

others could see him, but I was hoping he

gaze fell

“[Please, not him.]”

whispered in the air, and his head turned in my direction, and I found myself staring at the bottomless blackness in

go of the breath I was holding before I darted my eyes to Adan, who was still clutching Lucien’s heart. It

on my mate’s mouth and tingles erupted all over my

He looked so sexy.

you know that eating a demon’s heart makes you powerful? Want to eat this? I scoffed

me

“No!”

he still

“Give me his heart…”

as I spun my body around

“I will.” He responded.

“Lucius…” I grimaced.

heart in your mouth.” Patrea tried to hold him off from sitting up. “I need to eat it

Transfer of power…

you

myself, and it will take centuries for me to regain my full

could say anything, Adan tossed Lucien’s heart, and it landed so close to Patrea that

but I could see

on to your promise that you

have my word,

his face before he forced himself to sit up, this

words, he began chewing on

not grossed

her feet and went to stand beside me while Lucius

just probably didn’t like the idea of watching him eat it while she

I didn’t know Father’s heart tasted

Lucis’ grunted.

evil as

“Wasn’t I already evil?”

“Not that much…”

my heart

laughed until he coughed violently as

safe yet and

“Oh, Goddess!”

crouching on the ground, holding his shoulder, as I ripped off the clothes covering his back. I

skin on his back was totally ripped, and I had no idea if Patrea’s magic could heal

jaw tightened as I tilted my head up to look at Patrea, who was standing

you can heal

her head to snap her out of her stupor before she went around me. I saw her close her

I’m not sure, Lucy. Let

fine. I can