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 55 – The Keeper (LUCIUS)

“Hades…” Luther just said his first word.

It was a bit gurgled, but I could fully understand it.

‘The f*uc*k! I spent f*uc*king days teaching him to say ‘dad,’ and I kept bribing him with sweets and fire, just for him to end up saying Hades’ name first?’ Stone cursed in my head. His jaw tightened, and I knew he was stopping himself from growling.

‘Be thankful it’s Hades. You’ll be more pissed off if his first word is Lucius.’ I chuckled. ‘Just accept that your son is more of a demon than a wolf.’

He didn’t say anything, but he knew I was telling the truth.

Hades walked toward us and handed Luther to Lucija before he faced Patrea and me.

“King Hades, it is an honor to have you at our banquet today,” Patrea stated as she tipped her down before looking at him again.

“It would be a disappointment if I missed it. I never had a queen for my kings for many centuries now, so it is rightful that I appeared here.” He replied before he extended his hand to Patrea. “Come here, Queen Patrea.”

Patrera looked at me, and I raised the hand that was holding hers before I guided her nearer to Hades, only letting her hand go when she took Hades’ hand while everyone inside the banquet was holding their breath in silence.

Hades let go of her hand before he lifted his hands in front of him, and flames surfaced from them before they disappeared,

replaced with a simple gold crown with a red gem, almost similar to the one in Patrea’s f*inger.

“[The Underworld had never been blessed with a queen for the longest time. Perhaps because demons were deemed unworthy of love, but you, Queen Patrea, took a big risk by embracing one, thus embracing all of the Underworld.]”

He paused before he continued.

“[It is an honor to give you one of the treasures of our realm.]” He raised his hands higher, and Patrea slightly bowed her head as Hades placed the crown on her head.

“[Be the keeper of one of the stones of hell. No one is worthy to t*ouch this except you and the other keeper of the Stones.]”

The banquet began to be filled with murmurs, and with heightened hearing, I could hear some of them asking who the other keepers of the Stones were.

question, as I thought all four stones were in the hands of

an honor to be a keeper of the red Stone, King Hades. I will protect it with my life.]” Patrea responded,

Patrea and I didn’t use any either. But if it was the God

the fact that she

so you can all continue

everyone in the banquet

how I was able to obtain a queen and mark her without killing her, I did not hear any of

theories began to circle around who was

was only when everyone had left that I got one-third of

my office, which looked like a regular human office

that was flitting around them was replaced

danger.

visited us after our

tell

he said he was tired, but he didn’t elaborate more, and

when he told me Hades’ wanted

you give up

was looking for someone

Stone asked. “I couldn’t imagine Selene giving up being

only see Hades as we see him, but maybe there is something

and Lucy. It was the same sadness I saw when he told me he had marked many

tired of being alone. Imagine many centuries, many hundred

a God! He could get any

an ordinary god with no responsibility and choose who he wanted to

he’s distributing the stones and seeing who would best take care of them?” It was Lucija.

But he

I guess we are both

crown off her head and raised

I chuckled, but my

it glowed, but it didn’t hurt. My eyes moved to look at Patrea before they shifted

me. It glowed

doesn’t invite jealous demons on our way,”

demon in here?” I tapped

the