BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M

035 – Lucien

ADAN STONE.

“Now!” I slammed my palm on the table,

and Lucy’s body jolted at the impact

created. Her eyes widened as she stared at

me with shock, but I could see defiance in

her eyes.

I was expecting her to lash out at me, but

instead, she stood up and excused herself from the table before walking away.

The age and the color of her hair – I could let it go. She might have thought it was unnecessary, but hiding everything about knowing her father was the one

that set me off.

I asked her about it not just once but all the time, and she would deny it. What the fuck was so hard about telling me who her father was? Did she commit a crime against him?

The moment she left the dining room, I threw the table napkin on the table,

pushed my chair, and stood up.

Aeon and Alexa stood up as well, and in seconds, Alexa was already in front of

me, her hand holding my chest, stopping me from following Lucy.

“Can you calm down, Adan?”

I held her wrist and gently pulled it away from my body. “This is between us. I apologize for ruining your lunch.”

I didn’t wait for her to say anything, and I just walked away, but I could hear footsteps behind me.

“Adan,” Aeon’s voice was firm. And despite the fact that I didn’t want anyone meddling with my affair, I knew better than to disrespect any of my family

members.

I turned my body around to face him,

slipping my hands inside my pockets. He stopped in front of me, his face void of

any emotion.

“I’m not sure how much you knew about Lucy, but it looked like she was hiding many things from you.” He began.

“You noticed that too?” I scoffed

sarcastically.

“I meant well, and I’m not taking sides, but that female up there,” He pointed a

finger on the floor above the staircase. “. is an orphan. She might have a father, but I am fully aware she never liked him. She

was raised by rogue parents, and we have

no idea where she was for the last nine

years but somehow she came out alive.

Alexa had given up hope that we would

find her. So please, give her the benefit of

the doubt. At least for Alexa.”

“I’m not going to do anything to her, I just don’t like her lying.”

“Some people are not comfortable sharing things that hurt them. At some point, we all lie to protect something. Don’t forget I pulled out a big lie to

protect your cousin, and I will do it again in a heartbeat if I need to.”

I brushed my palms over my face before.

letting out a big sigh.

“I hope it doesn’t matter to you if she’s a rogue or human, or maybe a fucking toad shifter or something,” Aeon added.

I chuckled. Toad? Nah. A bunny perhaps.

“No, it doesn’t. She could be a spider too, but I hated being lied to.”

“We all do. But let me ask you, do you like her? Or is this just because you needed her so everyone will stop asking you?”

I motioned for him to follow me and ushered him to a small receiving room

nearby. I closed the door and stood in

I broke the news

think she’s my mate.”

She doesn’t have a wolf.”

she’s emitting

completed the sentence for me, and I just nodded my head. “You need her wolf out. She might be part human

didn’t shift on time.”

care if she can’t shift,

will I be

Omega?”

the fuck do you think I’m

has Alpha blood! A strong

sake, you’re not the

do you want her or

fingers against my temples and didn’t answer

go if you don’t want anything

do with her.”

not able to control

on Aeon’s mouth before his hand reached for my shoulder, tapping it. “It means you like her a little too

then turned around and reached

handle, but looked back at me

could open the door. “I

Luna, I’ll ask

did to make her wolf come out. But

me, you won’t be too hard on

will be devastated if you

Lucy.”

don’t mishandle

035-Lucien

torture is fucking

torture, don’t forget that.” He opened the

called after him, making him stop midway through the corridor. ” Don’t say anything to anyone about the

tell Alexa. But I’ll make sure

won’t tell anyone yet.”

my head, that would be good

now.

♡♡♡

LUCY.

back and forth

fidgeting with my fingers. I really blew up this

tell him about my

explain the age and

want him

if he found out I have

so they tried not to cross each other’s paths. Only the witches were able to communicate with almost every supernatural species, but

unheard of.

Alpha Stone, maybe I would risk taking it, but damn this! I really liked him, and I didn’t want him to throw me out before I was

of him.

Think of something.

was sure now that he would ask for my father’s

Prince Lucien, Prince

Darkness!

to the suite receiving room sounded, and my

here. He’s here!

where to go or hide. I was never scared of anything, but I had no idea what I was feeling at the

me

handle wriggled, and it

to my knees and tilted my head down, my eyes focusing on the carpeted floor.

you’ve

and

echoed around me.

His voice

still mad.

course, he is! You just

said, fucking get up? Who the

you to kneel?”

thought you liked it when I kneeled.”

them down, making my head tilt up. His eyes were dilating, his jaw twitching, but his aura was not as

not going

lies.”

me, Alpha.”

thought you’d like it when I grabbed your hair like this.” He tugged at it again, making

knew he was mad at me, but

arm coil around my waist as my body was

winded.

I found myself on my stomach, hanging on

He was almost grunting as

he brushed his

against my

hand gripped his shirt on his stomach.

held on to the

tried