BRAVING THE DARKNESS: One Night With The Demon King

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

Chapter 50 – The Gift (LUCIUS)

His eyes blazed red, and I saw confusion flit through them, but it was gone in seconds. “Tell me what you want, Lucius.”

“I want you to break Lucien’s curse on Patrea’s, linking my bloodline to be fatal for her. Including the nightmares she was having.”

“Are you afraid you will kill your queen?”

“Not me, Hades. I will kill myself first before I even think of that. But I have hundreds of siblings and quite a number of offspring, making each one a danger for my queen.”

“Are you sure about this? Don’t you want an heir, Lucius? Like the one Lucija has?”

“What will I do with an heir if I don’t have Patrea anymore?” I asked back.

“Do you know how much Patrea wants to give you a child? Don’t you want to give her something her heart desires?”

“Her life is far more important to me than a child.”

“You are being selfish. You wanted her alive for yourself, but what about your queen? Doesn’t she deserve to have what she wants?”

“I’m a demon, Hades. Let me be selfish.”

His laughter echoed around us, and I was slowly losing my stance. I would give everything to Patrea, even my own life, but did she want a child? Was it because it was what I wanted?

Would she hate me if she found out I wished for her life instead of the child?

But Patrea was not a selfish female. She would never hate me for wanting her alive. Didn’t she fight and abandon her own realm to be with me? So, she could spend more time with me?

“Do you need more time to think?”

Hades interrupted me from my thoughts. “No. My wish is final.”

“I will think about it.” He answered.

“You can’t do that. You owed me that wish.”

“Did you forget who you were speaking with, Lucius?”

“You can’t just back down on something you promise to give. I knew you could do i t, as your demon performed the curse.”

I would think about

should I wait before I can

leave my presence, King of Kalmerus. I had another demon to deal

effect as Patrea’s life might be in danger once the rumor spread that I already had a queen. “I just want to know when I will know…” I was not able to finish my question when my body was sucked into limbo and I landed in

shooting fire everywhere before

just

for

to face Patrea while I was still upset and furious with Hades, or

PATREA.

she simply told me to make sure I would not stay there for a long time, as Lucius might freak out

immediately called for Hades the moment I entered the bedroom

had been calling for him for quite some time, but there

in

I was not a full demon. There were other demons

shoulders, I walked toward the door, but before I could touch the door knob, my body was sucked into limbo, and my foot landed on solid

straightened my posture, and it was only then that I saw Hades sitting on

my head down before I acknowledged him. “King Hades, thank you for your

you that I was attending to.” He explained. “Oh, I hope

“I was glad you summoned me, as I have a reason to

no idea how to answer that. “I believe you wanted

take the gift you generously

Lucien’s curse to be lifted up? So, Lucius’ blood will no longer

my body. But the desire I had to provide an heir for my king was

want to hear it.” He said this as he rubbed his hand against his chin

his eyes as I spoke. “I want to be able to conceive. One child is enough, King Hades. It doesn’t

of what you’re asking from me?” I swallowed hard

a lifetime with Lucius? A security that none of his siblings will

but I know Lucius wanted an

your heart desire? I can easily give you the gift of unbinding you

my hands, coiling them into tight fists, before I blinked back the tears forming in my

would

“I don’t understand.”

your body is not my or my demons doing. So, it is harder to break that spell. And I

crossed his face as my heart

more for the extra mile I have to go for

he ask for my soul as he

you to decide now, or this wish will not be

do you want, King Hades?” I asked, but I knew it was wrong to come

low peal of laughter rumbled from his chest as sweat formed on my forehead.

to let him know I would want to summon Lucius here, but before I could say anything, a flash of light like lightning

a beautiful female with silver hair stood on the spot where the

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