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

should I wait before I can

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

life might be in danger once the rumor spread that I already had a queen. “I just want to know when I will know…” I was not able to finish

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

had just

dungeon. I asked for the prisoner that

was still upset and furious with Hades,

PATREA.

to make sure I would

entered the bedroom I usually occupied whenever

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

give up. Maybe I was not that important in his

demon. There were other demons

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 almost lost my footing as I was not prepared to be

then that I saw Hades sitting on what must be his throne, looking intently at

down before I acknowledged him.

I made you wait, Queen Patrea. There was a persistent demon before you that I was

laughter echoed around us before he shook his head. “I was glad you summoned me, as I have a reason to throw

I had no idea how to answer that. “I believe you

Hades. I’m here to take

asking for Lucien’s curse to be lifted up? So, Lucius’ blood will

I had to provide an heir for my king was greater than my desire to

rubbed his hand against

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

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

that

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

the gift of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien

into tight fists, before I blinked back the tears forming in

something I would not be able to

“I don’t understand.”

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 I’m willing to go the extra mile to

devilish smirk crossed his face as my

for the extra mile I have to

ask for my soul

you to decide now, or this wish will not be

it was wrong to come here without Lucius.

of laughter rumbled from his chest as sweat formed

would want to summon Lucius here, but before I could say anything, a flash

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