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?’

aware as well, Alpha. Even

Kingston was surprised to see them at the

‘Hmmm…’

Luna Alexa insisted

home right away.’

there soon.’ I grunted, but I smiled at the thought of my cousin, Alexa.

Alexa and Anya. And I adored both at the same level until Amara came

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

cousin.

niece, so Amara was definitely the princess of

while to the man in charge and commended him

before I asked for a

other side of

territory.

driving me. In the ten years that I was Alpha of the pack, my people were already used

laziness.

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

last time I saw Amara and Alonso. I had declined

the others from the South, knowing I would only be bombarded with questions about finding a Luna.

princess?” My voice echoed

as I

I heard the shuffling of little feet before a girl’s

screamed

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

arms to catch her. She flung her body at me,

before hugging her tightly, swiveling my body around like she

hugged each

little princess?” I pulled her body away so

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

I can run a long, long way now!”

time

will beat him!” I chuckled, but my

reasons I didn’t visit them in the last two years –

me, I didn’t want to risk accidentally

nephews and niece and

them at risk.

sure Beast is up for that. He’s been

She frowned,

shaking at

my little niece cupped my face and rested

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

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

at

sure he barely remembered

and the last time I

only two.

attention was shifted

Amara to her family, Alexa stood up

her chair and went up to me. One arm opened

you, grumpy old man?”She

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

on her cheek

of her head and hugging her for a

old one

and we shook hands and threw some inside jokes before

used to having

for my

fuck! I forgot