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

BRAVING THE DARKNESS: One Night With The Demon King

BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Book 2

Chapter 41 – King Arturos

LUCIUS.

I didn’t know it was possible to feel this happy despite the fact that my kingdom was under attack. I was so used to taking pride and being boastful of my accomplishments, but this happiness Patrea was giving me was beyond me. For the first time, I got something because it wanted me, not out of force or rebellion.

Patrea was alive, and she survived my mark because of one thing: she loved me.

And I knew at this point that I could do everything, anything, to make sure she wouldn’t regret braving the darkness that came along with loving me.

“Welcome to Kalmerus, my queen,” I told her as I stared directly into her amber eyes before they blazed red. And it just made me excited.

My hand gripped her jaw tightly as I crushed my lips against her, kissing her brutally hard, and my queen just accepted my kiss wholeheartedly before she snaked her arms around me.

But I knew I should stop kissing her, or this might lead to other things, and we had a kingdom to protect. I pulled away from her lips, but she whimpered and pulled me back, kissing me again, and I couldn’t help but smile as I gently bit her bottom lip before pulling away again.

“We need to get back, or we might not have a kingdom to rule,” I told her in a low voice as my thumb caressed her cheek. Holding Patrea gently this way just felt natural. “Oh, I’m sorry. I totally forgot that.” She said as red tints crept up her cheeks.

“No No. No need for apologies. I want nothing but to hold you in my arms, to kiss and fuck you, but now that you’re back here with me, I want to go out there and protect Kalmerus more than ever.” I cupped her face with both hands. ‘I want to rule this kingdom with you.”

“You’re overwhelming me.” She said as she took a deep breath.

“Am I? Pardon me, my queen, but I will take it slow from here. We will discuss this again, but for now, let’s save Kalmerus.” I told her as a smug smirk crossed my face. She nodded her head and beamed at me “I will be honored if you fight beside me,” I added, and I meant it.

“I don’t know how to use your powers yet.”

“That power Is yours, not mine. And whatever I have, you’ve got more because you’re also a witch. Use what you think is best suited, and I will just be beside you, behind you, watching and protecting you if you need me.”

mouth smiled warmly al me. Patrea was looking al me as if

I would ever get tired of looking at her Patrea was just so beautiful and indeed

Kalmerus,” she said as a wide grin curled on

her clothing. Nothing special, just

it’s

want me to change it if you’re

like it. I feel like

her before I reached for her hand, and she took it without a second thought,

hands clasped together, we were sucked into limbo and ended up at the place where the battle was

most of them before they got totally burned, but like any demon, as long as their hearts were intact, their king

you need to claw their hearts and crush them. Or

nodded her head as she opened her palm and began chanting something, and soon air

knew I should be killing demons, but I wanted to make sure Patrea was secured until she could decide what weapon she would be

think she was enjoying what she was doing. I sprung into action as soon as I was aware she could handle herself and my demons were around her. I could see Artutos at the far end, and I needed to take out massive numbers of demons before I

I had a new goal in mind. I wanted Athwart as well. Killing him and eating his heart were the only ways to get it. I was busy attacking demons along the way when my attention was caught by Lucija’s white wolf, Angel, descending from the air and landing beside Patrea

on my own battle — killing demons and clawing hearts. But it was a big

the air and shook the ground,

growl was coming from, and I followed his line of sight Angel was fumbling down from the air as her wings were broken and caught fire. Stone was already diving

around, searching for where they would reappear. I couldn’t reach Patrea’s mind as she

They were still here.

Arturos, standing on a burning boulder, carrying Patrea in his arms. He was too high, and it would take time to get to where he was by flying. And I would never be able to appear beside him because our powers and auras were equal at the moment, and he would repel my advances. In the same way, he couldn’t just

and my hands coiled into tight fists as the demon mark on my chest kept burning brightest. “Let her go and face me,” I told him. “Don’t be a

Lucius. Kalmerus or this female

nothing to demons My breathing hitched as I stared at him with a fire burning in my eyes. I

a strand of her hair, I will make sure you and all of your descendants will vanish

care about anyone as much as this female meant to you.” He laughed evilly as his grip around Patrea tightened before he

his demons ripped through the air as my body let