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

long should I wait before I can get

Now leave my presence, King of

me without 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…” I was not able to finish my question when my body was sucked into

began shooting

had just

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

didn’t want to face Patrea while I was still upset and furious with Hades, or my emotions would

PATREA.

to make sure I would not stay there for

called for Hades the moment I entered the bedroom I usually occupied whenever I

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

in his eyes

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

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

saw Hades sitting on what must be his

down before I acknowledged him. “King

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

“I was glad you

how to answer that. “I believe you wanted something from me.”

here to take the gift you generously

curse to be lifted up? So, Lucius’ blood will no longer pose a

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

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

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

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

security that none of his siblings will come and destroy

too, King Hades, but I

heart desire? I can easily give you the gift of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien gave you, from your nightmares to your destruction,

coiling them into tight fists, before I blinked back the

wanted something I would not be able

“I don’t understand.”

my or my demons doing. So, it is harder to break that spell.

smirk crossed his face as my heart thudded

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

for my soul

you to decide now, or this wish will

knew it was wrong to come

formed on my forehead. I wanted to

but before I could say

and a beautiful female with silver hair