Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon

Chapter 2 - Half She-Wolf, Half She-Demon

LUCY.

I was on my way to the main kitchen from the main floor of the house when I heard Manuel’s voice looking for Stella as he entered the kitchen from the exit door, making me stop in my tracks.

I never liked Manuel. He was lazy as a pig but mated to a wonderful female. And I tried to avoid him as much as I could because we always clashed. And I was sure, if Stella was not around, I would have been kicked out of this orphanage a long time ago because of him.

"Lucy is ready for the Omega Feast. Make sure she has the proper clothing to attend the ceremony." Manuel blurted out as his footsteps sounded on the kitchen floor.

Stella was preparing dishes for the night’s dinner and I was supposed to come and help her. But instead, I hid in the walk-in cupboard so I could listen to more of their conversation.

"What? What did you do?" Stella asked, and I could only imagine the frown on her face.

"I listed her for the Omega Feast. They just checked her photo and she got accepted right away."

My eyes widened as my hands flew to my chest, clutching my shirt as if it was enough to stop my heart, but it was beating rapidly. I leaned my back against the cold wall, as I steadied my breathing. The spices and the mixing of too many scents would be enough for them not to smell me, but they would probably hear my heartbeat if I couldn’t control it.

The Omega Feast, where Omega females that had come of age, ranging from 18 to 19, were paraded to the public either for bidding or a duel, in case no one wanted to give up the bidding. And after that, the Omega will be owned by the winner and made a slave, mostly for pleasure.

I didn’t understand at the beginning why the need for an Omega Feast when males could just purchase a female they wanted for the night with the growing population of night and strip clubs everywhere, both for humans and shifters. Only when I heard some of Stella’s friends stating that Alphas and other billionaire shifters used this event to boost their egos, wanting to be the most powerful man in the North, which of course the organizer of the feast was taking advantage of.

"But she doesn’t have a wolf."

"But she’s eighteen already, right?"

Alphas

a problem. They just need to be informed. And if no one wants her, I will throw her back here and she’s free to go next month. But they said, she’s beautiful like no other Omega at this year’s feast, so I'm

I liked her too. She was the only adult in this place

useful and where we can earn from her. Besides, I’m sure one day she’s going to grow horns and boss around every other wolf here, so better throw her to someone who came tame

snickered quietly. Be careful what you wish

why you don’t like her. She protects the pups here, and if she throws a nasty attitude, it’s because she was protecting herself and

Check. Check.

these young pups were just handed to us to be taken care of until they’ve

go like the others?

Check again.

lucky that we have

knows she’ll be leaving this place next month." Stella sounded distressed while

plans then, she’ll

eighteen already according to the age I gave them when I arrived here two years ago? I

my emotions from overpowering me. I was already on the brink of snatching my necklace off my neck, but I was able to

name is Lucija

omega to the shifters of this orphanage and the people around

I had a secret that I was meant to keep as long

a demon. So the horns Manuel mentioned might grow on me, might actually pop

day, I turned eighteen, I escaped from the underworld using the invisible cloak that I was able to obtain from a lovely witch that was residing in the netherworld and the necklace that I have never taken off from my neck since I stepped back into

any demons from sensing my presence when I passed them, making it easier for me to reach the portals without anyone noticing me, especially the demon guards my father ordered to watch over me. But I could only use it in the underworld - the cloak loses its magic once it crosses other realms. So I left it somewhere near the portal that I used to

necklace on my neck suppressed the power within

suppressed, I would not be able to harm any living soul that belonged to the netherworld. And without my power, my father, the Prince of Darkness, would not be able to