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

wait before I can get your

presence, King of Kalmerus.

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

my hands began shooting

had just destroyed

in the dungeon. I asked for

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

PATREA.

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

immediately called for Hades the moment I entered the

him for quite

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

were other demons that he obviously favored that needed

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

that I saw Hades sitting on what must

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

demon before you that I was attending to.” He explained.

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

idea how to answer that. “I believe you

here to take the gift

Lucien’s curse to be lifted up? So,

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 have a different

this as he rubbed his

to conceive. One child is enough, King Hades. It doesn’t matter

from me?” I swallowed hard because I

that none of his

that too, King Hades, but

the gift of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien gave you, from your

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

would

“I don’t understand.”

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

his face as my

more for the extra mile I have to

he ask for my soul as

to decide now, or

King Hades?” I asked, but I knew it was wrong to come here without Lucius. I hope whatever I end up sacrificing, my king will not be

as sweat formed on my forehead. I wanted

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

and a beautiful female with silver hair stood on