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

wanted a piece of her,

she would

could get the seat I was

for.

The seat of Hades.

to abandon his seat to live peacefully with the rest of the immortals,

retirement. 1

I was out here, trying to be the right demon he

her allure to convince

But where was she?

♡♡♡

LUCY.

my necklace

feet still on the floor, as we just all stared at the ceiling. I had

made her join us.

you hear,

Patrea.”

still haven’t decided

no way to return to the underworld, then I will understand. But if

your word.”

chance to ask her and

do it. But if she

then I will try to do it another way. Will that

“Yes.”

will help Patrea.

on it.”

“Thank you.

start snoring…” I chuckled, as did Laira and Lena, but when I glanced at Althea beside me with a solemn expression on her face and her eyes

giggling.

father would create an

mother’s body to remain in her bed at

into the

was breaching the law of the realm!” I blurted

rising from

my hand, and I ended up closing

at the underworld, Patrea

to make sure

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

wanted with her and she would

back whole and…”

I don’t want

into the underworld, where they needed to do the potion, and they both knew what else they could do to help her. They

she would not

“But how come…”

hand reached

signaling me to remain

he took her

and knowing Lucien, he didn’t want to wait.

coiled into fists as I sat up from laying down. I could only imagine the pain my

was the

to visit his region. He heard her cries. Lucien panicked and

to her own bed. Hades

was a she- demon, as your father

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

had no idea you existed until

had a daughter.

burned a rabbit accidentally. And with that glimpse, Everly

cleanse you of your werewolf genes. So they knew that it was only a matter of time before it would happen. So they devised a strategy to assist

went looking for Everly, and when she found her, she began

mother and created a spell around the place where she buried it so that if

the money your mother

supernatural power within you.”

“Including my wolf?”

to fix that necklace so

had no idea what other power linked you to Lucien, so she

the fire. I can fly, I can transport a few feet as long as

can read lies?” Laira asked,

widening.

can tell if you’re lying, and we can see all the lies you’ve told in your life. But we can never read the truth out

what

ask Althea if she’s in love with someone and she says, she’s not, I will be able to

love with. Unless

in love