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 about

wait before I

my presence, King of Kalmerus. I had another demon

a queen. “I just want to know when I will know…”

as my hands began shooting fire everywhere before I could

had just destroyed

I hissed before disappearing and appearing in the dungeon. I asked for the prisoner that was due to be punished next before unleashing

I was still upset and furious with Hades, or my emotions would betray me. I didn’t want her to ask because I

PATREA.

Althea to give me a moment, as I wanted a moment with 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

called for Hades the moment I entered the bedroom

for him for quite some time, but there was still

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

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

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

saw Hades sitting on what must be his

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

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

his head. “I was glad you summoned me, as I have a

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

I’m here to take the gift you generously offered

So, Lucius’ blood will no longer pose a

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. “No,

as he rubbed his hand against his chin while he stared

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

you’re asking from me?” I swallowed

Lucius? A security that none of

Hades, but

you, what does your heart desire? I can easily give you the gift of unbinding

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

would not be able

“I don’t understand.”

not my or my demons doing. So, it is harder to break that spell. And I am not sure if I’m willing

face as my

trade something more for the extra

he ask for my soul as

or

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

sweat formed on my

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

and a beautiful female with silver hair