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.”

said I would think

I wait before I can get

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

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

my hands began shooting fire

had just destroyed a

asked for the prisoner that was due to be punished next before unleashing

needed to let my anger out. I didn’t 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

PATREA.

a moment, as I wanted a moment with Hades. I thought Lucy would object, but she simply told me to make sure I

called for Hades the moment I entered the bedroom I

him for quite

that important in his eyes to be prioritized like Lucius

demon. There were other demons that he obviously favored

was sucked into limbo, and my foot landed on solid ground, but I almost lost my

only then that I saw Hades

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

you wait, Queen Patrea. There was a persistent demon before you that I was attending to.” He explained. “Oh, I hope I didn’t cut your

shook his head. “I was glad you

I had no idea how to answer that. “I

I’m here to take the gift you

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

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

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

One child is enough, King Hades. It doesn’t matter if it’s a

from me?” I swallowed

lifetime with Lucius? A security that none of

King Hades, but I know Lucius

you, what does your heart desire? I can easily give you the gift of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien gave

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

wanted something I would not be able to

“I don’t understand.”

Patrea, with the help of your spirits. The enchantment in your body is not my or my demons doing. So, it is harder to break that spell. And I am not sure if I’m willing to go the extra mile to do

crossed his face as

more for the extra mile

soul

or this wish

to come here without Lucius. I hope

his chest as sweat formed on my

to summon Lucius here, but before I could say

was gone, and a beautiful female with silver hair stood on the spot where the lightning