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

033 – Darling Lucy

ADAN STONE.

Lucy was still asleep even after breakfast. Maybe I worked her really hard

overnight, but I couldn’t stop myself. Six days without her felt like fucking years.

But as much as I wanted to just cuddle

with her today, I let her sleep and

continued with my day as usual.

I was on the other side of the territory,

checking the trees being cut by big

tractors that would supply the woods for

this part of my territory.

I actually had no business here. I had men who managed the wood-cutting section to make sure the whole territory had enough for the whole winter, but I never slacked off when it came to my pack. I checked everything I could with my own

eyes and let them know that I expected the utmost service for every task

assigned to them.

So far, there have been no problems here. This part of the territory had abundant trees, unlike the rest, where I had to

make sure we continued to plant and cultivate young ones so the future

generation would have something left for

them.

‘Alpha Stone?’

‘Yes, Laira?’

‘You have guests waiting for you here at the packhouse. They will be staying for

lunch?’

‘So they invited themselves to lunch? Are these my parents? Tell them I’m still

busy, but I will visit them soon.’

‘No, Alpha. Your parents and

grandparents went directly to their estate

so they could rest. Alpha Aeon and Luna

Alexa are here with their pups. They wanted to stay here at the packhouse.’

No wonder Dad requested that Gamma Kingston pick them up at the airport. My

niece and nephew were with them, and

we all never slacked off when it came to

the pups’ security.

‘Why was I not informed they were

coming?’

not aware as well,

to see them at

‘Hmmm…’

insisted you

home right away.’

still as demanding as ever. I’ll be there soon.’ I grunted,

female cousins, Alexa and Anya. And I adored both at the

yet to give me a niece. She had male pups too.

cousin.

niece, so Amara was definitely the princess of

the man in

before I asked for a

other side of

territory.

way, on my own, without anyone driving me. In the ten years that I was Alpha of the pack, my people were already used to my unannounced visits, which kept them on their toes because

laziness.

out of the Range Rover I hitched with on my way back to the packhouse and entered the

had been two years since the last time I

South, knowing I would only be

are my prince and princess?” My voice echoed

as I entered.

of little feet before a girl’s shrieking voice erupted from

screamed before she

in the entryway, where I was waiting for them. She was running at full speed toward me, and I immediately

arms to catch her. She flung her body

hugging her tightly, swiveling

hugged each other.

body away so I could see her

hair was an exact replica of Alexa’s, but her looks were a mixture of her parents, depending on the angle from

good! My legs are getting stronger, I can run a long,

race with me next time and see if

will beat him!” I chuckled, but my heart hurt a bit.

of the reasons I didn’t visit them

Gamma around me, I didn’t want

nephews and niece and putting

them at risk.

up for that.

She frowned, her

at my face.

dilated, and soon, my little niece cupped my

eyes. “Don’t

swung her body, so I ended up carrying her with one hand as I looked at the rest of

to her but looking at me like I was a

was sure he barely remembered me. He

the last time I saw him,

was only

my attention

Amara to her family, Alexa stood up

her chair and went up to me. One arm opened wide

you, grumpy

at the exact moment both my Beta and Gamma entered the dining room. Their

kiss on her cheek before

my hand on the back of her head and hugging her for a quick second. “You and Aeon are older than me. So I’m

old one here.”

of me, and we shook hands and threw some inside jokes before Amara jumped into his arms, which

to having anyone

for my Omega.

forgot about Lucy.