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

should I wait before I can get your

leave my presence, King of Kalmerus. I had another

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…”

loudly as my hands began shooting fire

just destroyed

dungeon. I asked for the prisoner that was due to be punished next before

and furious with Hades, or my emotions would betray me. I didn’t want

PATREA.

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

moment I entered the bedroom I

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

that important in his eyes to be prioritized like Lucius wanted me

full demon. There were other demons that he obviously favored that needed

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

then that I saw Hades sitting

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

before you that I was attending to.” He explained. “Oh, I hope I didn’t cut your

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

had no idea how to answer that.

I’m here to take the gift

So,

swallowed hard. 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.

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

eyes as I spoke. “I want to be able to conceive. One child is enough, King Hades. It doesn’t matter if it’s a female

you’re asking from me?” I swallowed hard because I had

Lucius? A security that none of his siblings will come and

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

you the gift of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien

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

something I would not

“I don’t understand.”

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

crossed his face as my

of course, you are willing to trade something more for the

my soul as he did with

want you to decide now, or this wish will

come here without Lucius. I hope whatever I end up sacrificing, my king will not

his chest as sweat formed on my forehead.

him know I would want to summon Lucius here, but before I could say anything, a flash of light like lightning came a few feet to Hades’

beautiful female with silver hair stood on the spot where