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,

see

‘Hmmm…’

Alexa insisted you come

home right away.’

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

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

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

cousin.

five male nephews and just one niece, so

spoke for a while to the man in charge and commended him for a

before I asked for a lift for

crossing to the other side of

territory.

the same 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

laziness.

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

two years since the last time I

Aeon and Alexa or the others from the South, knowing

my prince and princess?” My

as I

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

Amara screamed before

for them. She was running at full speed

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

before hugging her tightly, swiveling my body around like she

we hugged each other.

body away

her looks were a mixture of her parents, depending on the angle from which you

getting stronger, I can run a long,

with me next time

will beat him!”

visit them in the last

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

my nephews and niece

them at risk.

not sure Beast is up for that.

She frowned, her

and shaking at my

my eyes dilated, and soon, my little niece cupped my face and rested her

against mine, her eyes looking straight into my eyes. “Don’t be lazy, Beast. We

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

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

sure he barely remembered

now, and the last time I saw him,

was only

my attention

to her family, Alexa stood

chair and went up to me. One arm

grumpy old man?”She

Gamma entered the dining room.

on

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

one

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

used to having

for my Omega.

fuck! I forgot about Lucy.