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

should I wait before I can get your

presence, King of Kalmerus. I had another

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

cursed loudly as my hands began shooting fire everywhere before I could stop

had just destroyed

and appearing in the dungeon. I asked for the

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 ask because I knew I

PATREA.

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

the moment I entered the bedroom I

him for quite some

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

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

walked toward 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

saw Hades sitting on what must be his throne, looking intently

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

I made 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 conversation

shook his head. “I was glad you summoned me,

no idea how to answer that. “I believe you wanted something from me.” He

take the gift

curse to be lifted up? So, Lucius’ blood will

body. But the desire I had to provide an heir for my king was greater than my desire to be safe from

He said this as he rubbed his hand against his chin while he

be able to conceive. One child is enough, King Hades. It doesn’t matter if

from me?” I swallowed hard because I had

you desire a lifetime with Lucius? A security that none of his

that too, King Hades, but I know Lucius

easily give you the gift of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien

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

would not be

“I don’t understand.”

the spell on 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

devilish smirk crossed his face as

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

he ask for my soul as

now, or this wish

but I knew it was wrong to come here without Lucius. I hope whatever I

from his chest as sweat formed on my forehead.

here, but before I could say anything, a flash of light like lightning came a few feet

then it was gone, and a beautiful female with silver hair stood on the