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?’

as

see them

‘Hmmm…’

Luna Alexa insisted you come

home right away.’

as ever. I’ll be there soon.’ I grunted, but

two female cousins, Alexa and Anya. And I adored both at the same level until Amara came along,

years old. Anya had yet to give me a niece.

cousin.

had five male nephews and just one niece, so Amara was

while to the man in charge and commended him for

asked for

crossing to the other side of the

territory.

on my own, without anyone driving me. In the ten years that I was Alpha of the pack,

laziness.

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

time

from Aeon and Alexa or the others from the South, knowing

and princess?” My voice echoed inside the packhouse as

I

a girl’s shrieking voice erupted from

screamed

entryway, where I was waiting for them. She was running at full speed

extended my arms to catch her. She flung her body at me, and my

her and hoisted her up before hugging her tightly, swiveling my body around like

hugged each

princess?” I pulled her body away so I could

replica of Alexa’s, but her looks were a mixture of her parents, depending on the angle from which you looked

good! My legs are getting stronger, I can run

time and see if

I’m sure I will beat him!” I chuckled, but my

was also one of the reasons I didn’t visit them in the last two

and Gamma around me, I didn’t want to risk

and niece and

them at risk.

up for that.

frowned, her

at my face.

dilated, and soon, my little

into my eyes. “Don’t be lazy, Beast. We

with one hand as I looked at the rest of her family around the dining table. Alonzo was on his

lap, clinging to her but looking at me like I was a monster.

was sure he barely remembered me. He

last time I saw

only two.

attention was shifted

her family, Alexa

me. One arm opened

are you, grumpy

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

pressed a kiss on

hand on the back of her head and hugging her for a quick second. “You and

old one here.”

was already in front of me, and we shook hands and threw some inside jokes before Amara jumped into his arms,

to having anyone

for my

I forgot about