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.”

I would think

long should I wait before I can get

of Kalmerus. I had

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

my hands began shooting

had just

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

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 ask because I knew I could never lie to

PATREA.

told me to make sure I would not stay there for a long time, as Lucius might freak out and blast her if he found out I went there on my own.

Hades the moment I entered the bedroom I usually occupied

him for quite some time,

I finally give up. Maybe I was not that important in his

not a full demon. There were other demons that he obviously

the door, but before I could touch the door knob, my body was sucked into limbo, and my foot landed on solid ground, but I almost lost my footing as I

it was only then that I saw Hades

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

demon before you that I

around us before he shook his head. “I was glad you summoned

answer that. “I believe you wanted something from

here to take the gift

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

I had to provide an heir for my king was greater than my desire to be safe from his bloodline. “No, King

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

I spoke. “I want to be able to conceive. One child is

know the gravity of what you’re asking from me?” I swallowed hard because I had no

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

too, King Hades, but I know Lucius wanted an

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

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

wanted something I would

“I don’t understand.”

your own, 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

his face as my heart thudded

of course, you are willing to trade something more for the extra mile I have to

my soul as he did

to decide now, or this wish will not be

it was wrong to come

rumbled from his chest as sweat formed on my forehead. I

mouth to let him know I would want to summon Lucius here, but before I

beautiful female with silver hair stood on the spot