Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon

BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Chapter 52

052- The Underworld

LUCIEN

Prince of Darkness, ruler of Kalmerus, one of the four Underworld regions.

“How long are you going to stand there and watch that fiber, father?” For the nth time today, Lucius asked as he slumped his body on my throne, making me hiss before I motioned for him to get off my seat.

He laughed as he stood up before walking to where I stood, staring at the fiber in front of

It used to hold the locations of my sons who

were often traveling back and forth to different realms at my disposal, but now I had allotted 50% of it just to track Lucija.

But my only daughter was smart enough not to use her fire — the only way I would be

able to pinpoint her exact location.

Almost a fortnight ago, something glowed

on the fiber, but before I could see where it was, it was already gone. She accidentally summoned fire, I assumed, and she’s been controlling herself so as not to use it again.

“So nothing new yet?” Lucius asked again.

“If there is, you and I will not be here,” I

answered in a cold tone.

“I can’t believe she’s not using fire accidentally. That girl couldn’t control her hands!” He said it with an irritated

expression.

I kept quiet, my hand reaching for my chin as I rubbed it while thinking. It was the reason I never asked Gargon to teach her how to control fire. I knew she never wanted

to be here, and it was only a matter of time before she would try to escape. And I wasn’t

wrong, but what I wasn’t expecting was that I would not be able to find her right away.

I underestimated how smart my daughter

was, but somehow it made me proud. Though I knew she could never outsmart me

for a long time, I was already losing my patience.

Two years and there were still no signs of

her.

And it wasn’t helping that my access to earth was limited due to the pact Hades, the God of the Underworld, agreed upon with all the other realms. I had no power to just barge in and destroy everything until they surrendered my daughter to me like I

wanted to.

The humans were worth nothing. I could easily kill them with a flick of my fingers, but I didn’t want Hades’ wrath to befall me – not when I spent my whole life trying to prove that once he relinquished his throne, I would be the one worthy of it.

If Lucija were not important, I wouldn’t be bothered with what she would do with her life, like I had stopped caring for all the

other spawns I had created over a span of centuries. Most of them had their own lives;

some of them were dead, and some decided to abandon the demon world, but I couldn’t

care less.

But Lucija was different. She was my only daughter and my sure ticket to winning the favor of the other gods and princes of this realm. All of my sons were useless; they could only sweet talk she-demons but not the male demons. But my Lucija could do it

for both without even trying hard.

And with the underworld swarming with

males, and she-demons being a rarity,

having Lucija would be an advantage.

She had the allure of an underworld goddess.

And I knew that once I transformed her into

a full demon, she would be sought after by

the princes of the underworld. Or even by the

gods. 1

while everyone wanted a piece of her,

she would use

I could get the seat I was

for.

The seat of Hades.

live peacefully with the rest of the immortals, but until he found

retirement. 1

be the right

allure to convince princes and gods to do my

But where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

me how you know about my necklace and where my mother buried it? ” I asked

stared at the ceiling. I had

made her join us.

you hear, you will not back out on

Patrea.”

haven’t decided on

way to return

your word.”

to ask her and

would do it. But if

to do

“Yes.”

I will help Patrea. You

on it.”

“Thank you.

beside me with a solemn expression on her face and her eyes closed, I nudged Laira beside me,

giggling.

father would create an illusion

her bed at night, but at the same

into

that. He was breaching the law of the realm!”

Rage was rising from my

closing

underworld, Patrea

potions to make sure

her body, no bruises, no marks. This was your father’s

with her and she would

back whole and…”

I don’t want

grandmother despised Lucien’s order, but they couldn’t do anything. She was not the first female he brought into the underworld, where they needed to do the potion, and they both knew what else they could do to help her. They made

would

“But how come…”

reached

it, signaling me

took

two witches were not around, and knowing Lucien, he didn’t want to wait. He used

up from laying down. I could only imagine the pain my mother went through, but I didn’t stop her from talking this

was the same time

visit his region. He heard her cries.

to her own bed.

that the crying woman was a she- demon, as your father claimed was in his chamber. So he told Lucien

took your mother to the underworld. And because she didn’t have

no idea you existed until Lucien returned from the human realm

he had a

accidentally. And with

everyone that he would take you to the underworld one of these days, and cleanse you of your werewolf genes. So they knew that it was only a matter of time

mother got away, she went looking for Everly, and when she found her, she

Patrea taught her from the underworld, and your opal necklace was born. She gave it to your mother and created a spell around the place where she buried it so that

mother left for you.

supernatural power within you.”

“Including my wolf?”

fix that necklace so that

no idea what other power linked you to Lucien, so she made it that way. Are you sure it’s just the

long as I can see

lies?” Laira

widening.

head. “Almost all demons can. We can tell if you’re lying, and we can see all the lies you’ve told in

confusing, what do you

she’s not, I will be able to

love with.

she’s in