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

wait before I can

don’t know. Now leave my presence, King of Kalmerus. I had another demon

Patrea’s life might be in danger once the rumor spread that I already had a queen. “I

shooting fire everywhere before

had just

appearing in the dungeon. I asked for the prisoner that was due 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

PATREA.

Hades. I thought 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 her if he found out I went

immediately called for Hades the moment I entered

for him for quite

that important in

full demon. There were other demons that he obviously

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

only then that I saw Hades sitting on

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

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

“I was glad you summoned

that. “I believe you

Hades. I’m here to take the

lifted up? So, Lucius’ blood will

about this and the spell I had created in my body. But the desire I had to provide an heir

this as he rubbed his hand

as I spoke. “I want to be able to conceive. One child is enough, King Hades. It doesn’t matter

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

that none

Hades, but

can easily give you the gift of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien gave you,

hands, coiling them into tight fists, before I blinked back the

something I would not be able

“I don’t understand.”

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

crossed his face as my

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

he ask for my soul as

to decide now, or this wish will not be

was wrong to come here without

of laughter rumbled from his chest as sweat formed on my forehead.

let him know I would want to summon Lucius here, but before I could say anything, a flash of light

beautiful female with silver hair stood on the spot