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

before I

Now leave my presence, King of Kalmerus. I had another demon to

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 limbo

cursed loudly as my hands began shooting fire

just

in the dungeon. I asked for the

to face Patrea while I was still upset and furious with Hades, or

PATREA.

to make sure I would not stay there for a long

I entered

for him for quite some time, but

important in his eyes to be prioritized

I was not a full demon. There were other demons that

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

it was only then that I saw Hades sitting on what

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

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

his head. “I was glad you summoned me,

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

Hades. I’m here to take the gift

So, Lucius’ blood will

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, King Hades. I

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

to conceive. One child is enough, King

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

with Lucius? A security that none of his siblings will come

Hades, but I know Lucius

of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien gave you, from your nightmares to your destruction,

before I blinked back the tears forming in my eyes. “I want a

something I would not

“I don’t understand.”

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

devilish smirk crossed his face as my

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

soul as he did with

you to decide now, or this wish will

wrong to come here without Lucius. I hope whatever I end up sacrificing, my king will not

rumbled from his chest as sweat formed on my forehead. I wanted to

want to summon Lucius here, but before I could say

female with