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 about

long should I wait before I can

of Kalmerus. I had another demon to deal

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 and I

shooting

just destroyed a

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

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

PATREA.

and 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 blast her if he found out I went there on

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

for him for quite some time, but

Maybe I was not that important in his eyes to be prioritized

were other demons that he obviously

could touch the door knob, my body was sucked into limbo, and my foot

only then that I saw Hades sitting on

head down before I acknowledged him. “King Hades,

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

laughter echoed around us before he shook his head. “I was glad you summoned

idea how to answer that. “I believe

I’m here to take the gift you

lifted up? So, Lucius’ blood will no longer

the spell I had created in my body. But the desire I had to provide an heir for my king

hear it.” He said this as he rubbed his hand against his chin while he stared

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

from me?” I swallowed hard because I had no

you desire a lifetime with Lucius? A security that

that too, King Hades, but I know

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

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

something I would not be

“I don’t understand.”

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

his face as my heart

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

my soul as he

decide now, or this

wrong to come here without Lucius.

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

to summon Lucius here, but before I could say anything, a flash of light like lightning came a few feet to Hades’

was gone, and a beautiful female with silver hair stood on the spot