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 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.”

would think

before I

leave my presence, King of Kalmerus. I had

dismissing me without any clarity on my request. I needed it to take 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…”

began shooting fire everywhere before I could stop

had just destroyed a

I hissed before disappearing and appearing in the dungeon. I asked for the prisoner that was due to be punished

want to face Patrea while I was still upset and furious with Hades, or my emotions would betray me. I didn’t want her to ask because I knew I could never

PATREA.

a moment with Hades. I thought Lucy would object, but she simply told me to make sure I would not stay there for a long

for Hades the moment I entered the

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

that important in his eyes to be

course, I was not a full demon. There were other

touch the door knob, my body was sucked into limbo, and my foot landed on solid ground, but I

then that I saw Hades sitting on what must be his throne, looking

acknowledged him. “King Hades, thank you for

before you that I was attending

glad you summoned

how to answer that. “I believe you wanted something from me.”

King Hades. I’m here to take the gift you generously

curse to be lifted up? So, Lucius’ blood will no longer pose a threat

I’d been thinking about this and the spell I had created in my body. But the desire I had to provide an heir for my king was greater than my desire to be safe from his bloodline. “No, King Hades. I have a

this as he rubbed his hand against his chin

be able to conceive. One child

from me?” I swallowed hard because I had no

with Lucius? A security that none of his siblings will

that too, King Hades, but I know Lucius wanted an

easily give you the gift of unbinding

blinked back the tears forming in

wanted something I would not be able to

“I don’t understand.”

my or my demons doing. So, it is harder to break that spell. And I am not sure if I’m willing

smirk crossed his face as my

are willing to trade something more for the extra mile I

he ask for my soul as he

you to decide now, or this wish

do you want, King Hades?” I asked, but I knew it was wrong to come here without Lucius. I hope whatever I end up sacrificing, my king will

his chest as sweat formed on my forehead. I wanted

to summon Lucius here, but before I could say anything, a

beautiful female with silver hair stood on the spot where