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

Also, he could park my car elsewhere, so no one would question my absence from the house for a few days.

He said it would only take him a few minutes, but it felt like an eternity already, and he hadn’t returned yet.

He left me in the dining hall, where they prepared human food for me, but I didn’t have an appetite to eat.

I’d been staring at my food for along time, and as much as I wanted to skip dinner, I knew I had to eat or I might end up being too weak compared to Nyneve.

I wanted to be prepared once I saw her again.

I had to ask Lucius to bring me some witchcraft paraphernalia.

He told me as well that he kept most of my belongings from my cottage, which I really appreciated, as most of them were hard to find but Lucien had somehow managed to bring them to me.

At least here, I had no restrictions when it came to practicing my spells and charms.

Yes here. I didn’t even bother to think if I wanted to be here or not. I just jumped in and gave myself willingly to Lucius. I knew he might see it as cowardice to be left alone in my home, but the truth was, despite the fact that he looked like he would k*ill Nyneve, I wanted to make sure the she-demon would not be able to harm him back.

My desire to protect him made me forget that he was now powerful and that Nyneve was just a young she-demon.

And perhaps I just wanted to ensure that Lucius would not succumb to lust if she used her seduction and charm on him again.

I was not willing to share him with anyone, so I was marking my territory when I jumped into his arms and plunged my soul back into hell. I smiled, despite myself. I was claiming him.

Oh well, no one had to know. I would enjoy it as much as I could, but I knew being the current apple of his eye was putting my life in danger. I just hoped that by the time the King of Kalmerus was tired of me, I would be strong enough to protect myself. I pushed food into my mouth as I remembered Nyneve again. I was lucky Lucius didn’t snap at me for distracting him when she got away. But I wondered where she was and what her next plan would be.

“Patrea!”

Lucy’s voice rang in the dining hall, and my head tilted to the left, from where her voice came. She was rushing to me, and I immediately stood up, throwing my arms around her as we hugged each other.

Adan and Lucius were approaching.

“Are you okay?” She asked, her voice laced with concern, as she pulled her body away from me and checked me.

“I’m okay,” I answered.

“Oh, Goddess. You had bruises!” She ran her knuckles along my cheek, and it made me smile. Lucy had indeed become a mother hen the moment she became the Luna of her pack.

“You know, Lucius can fix and heal that,” she said.

“Yup, tell her that. It looks like she doesn’t trust me.”

Lucius chuckled, and I rolled my eyes at him. How dare he say I didn’t trust him when I sold my body and soul to him in an instant without even thinking?

rest for a while as

Lucius heal you. Don’t use your energy at the moment, you

“I’m fine. How’s Althea?”

I told her, you might freak out if she volunteers to come here. So I told

not supposed to be here. I went there to let them know you’re here with me, but I think Lucija thinks I kidnapped you, and she wants to hear it for herself. No one trusts

said, but he was snickering. He was having

snapped at him, and

see with my own eyes that that she-demon didn’t cause you any damage. Oh, I would so love to meet her and make

I’m okay. But she did try

in a slightly higher voice

I knew, Lucius was already beside me, grabbing my wrist and

you

I was confused too if she did

“What happened?”

I told them how she was able to pin me down and my hands were engulfed in flames, but it didn’t hurt me and I didn’t burn

that protects, and

he thought it would be impossible to create a fire that protects if the one creating it was in a rage and there was no one around him or her that she wanted to

told them to disregard it, as it might be that

eyes told me he would not

told me that Nyneve was not in Kalmerus and was not in Athwart

her and told Lucius she would

from demons? I was sure King Arturos was more concerned with having Lucius’ favor than protecting his own offspring, as he had

“You should sleep,”

at me from the other side of the table, his back leaning against his chair with one hand on the table.

wasn’t really hungry, and then I spaced out. He stood up from his seat and rounded the table to get to where I was seated. I pushed my chair back, ready

of the dining hall,

was not the dinner date you were expecting tonight, but I will prepare some other nights for us. I would rather you

going to

a question, but it sounded as if I was accusing him. He halted walking and turned to face

risk. This tower is the only place I can control. Anyone can come and go in Kalmerus, as in all the other places in the underworld. But the towers are specifically owned by kings. And this tower is all mine. I had now taken powers from my demon that

and we began walking

out the power

“Dorion? Yes.”

hand. You don’t trust

Demons rarely do. That’s what separates us from angels. And I’m not taking chances when it comes to you. I was a f*uc*king fool to leave you alone in your

you mean? Nyneve told you she

nothing you could do against her if

k*ill her and eat her heart if she ever touched you. And I meant that. If she didn’t

distracted you from

again from walking, and my head turned

hiked up because a smile

and cupped my cheek, his thumb bruising against my

for some reason, it made tingles spread

I ever had. I should thank her because you came with me here in the underworld, and I didn’t need to convince

a

to s*uck his thumb, but we were still in the middle of the tower, and I didn’t want any demons to

know you don’t want to be here, but the circumstances just f*orc*e you to be here. But I assure you that none of the nightmares that you had in the last decade would happen here, or anywhere