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

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wanted a piece of her,

make sure that she would use it

could get the seat I was

for.

The seat of Hades.

Hades had wanted to abandon his seat to live peacefully with the rest of the immortals, but until he found the

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was out here, trying to be the right

her allure to convince princes

But where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

explain to me how you know about my necklace

all stared at the ceiling. I had no idea how long we’d been in her room that Laira decided to check

made her join us.

to promise me that whatever you hear, you will not back out on

Patrea.”

still haven’t

to return to the underworld, then I will understand. But

your word.”

a chance to ask her and she

if she

to do it another way. Will

“Yes.”

Patrea. You have

on it.”

“Thank you.

did Laira and Lena, but when I glanced at Althea beside me with a solemn expression on her face

giggling.

father would create an illusion

her bed at night, but at the same

her into the

can’t do that. He was breaching the law of the

rising

up closing my eyes as I

underworld,

to make sure

marks. This was your father’s order, so he could

with her and

back whole and…”

I don’t want to hear that

needed to do the potion, and they both knew what else they could do to help her. They made her drink one more potion

she would

“But how come…”

hand reached for mine

me to

took her

Lucien, he didn’t want to wait. He

hands coiled into fists as I sat up from laying down. I could only imagine the pain my mother went through, but I didn’t stop her from talking

it was the same time

He heard her cries. Lucien panicked and

to her own

was a she- demon, as your father claimed was in his chamber. So he told

to the underworld. And because she didn’t have the potion that

no idea you existed until Lucien returned from the

he had a daughter.

a rabbit accidentally. And with that glimpse, Everly came running. That’s how

to the underworld one of these days, and cleanse you of your werewolf genes. So they

away, she went looking for Everly, and when she found her, she began doing spells,

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 if anyone else dug it up, they would only see

or the money your mother left for you. The

supernatural power within you.”

“Including my wolf?”

we need to fix that necklace so that it only suppresses the

linked you to Lucien, so she made

the fire. I can fly, I can transport a few feet as long as I can see where I want to go next, I can

read lies?” Laira asked, her

widening.

can. We can tell if you’re lying, and we can see all the lies you’ve told in your life.

confusing, what

love with someone and she says, she’s not, I will be able to tell if it’s

in love with. Unless I

she’s in