Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon

125 - Sol - Blade - Althea ADAN STONE.

After the event outside the packhouse, Lucy and I excused ourselves so we could freshen up before breakfast, as we promised my family that we would explain more while eating.

But since it was still early, we were planning to play hooky for a while in our room, but the plan ended abruptly even before it started, even before we could reach our room.

Blade cornered me in the hallway leading to the stairs and requested to speak with me alone.

From the expression on his face, I knew he would not accept a no, so I told my little bunny to go ahead and wait for me in our room instead, and I went with Blade into my office.

T heard him lock the door as I made my way to my chair, and as soon as I sat down, he threw a thick envelope on my desk.

"What's that?" I asked as I leaned forward and grabbed it.I opened it to find stacks of cash inside.I didn’t ask again, but I raised it and waited for his reply.

"For Althea." He answered in a cold voice.

"I’m not sure I understand,"I told him.

"I’m giving you back the money you paid me when I picked her up in the red mountains."

"Okay, but the fuck, man, I only give you a portion of this.This is ten times what I paid you."

"Use it for her.It’s my life’s savings since I started doing mercenary work."

I knew that when Blade left his territory, he didn’t take anything with him except his car and one duffel bag.

His cards and cash were left behind, so everything in my hand right now was the money he earned in the last five years, doing what he was doing.

"I don't understand.If you want to give her money, why does it have to come through me? Can’t you just give it to her?"

"I’m leaving."

"You’re what? We didn’t even have time to catch up."

"We don’t need to.I know you’re happy, that’s enough for me."

"And you? Are you happy? You know that I would never stop you from leaving, but I want to know what’s going on.This is about Althea, right? Don’t tell me you didn’t talk things out until now."

"We did, but it’s going nowhere."

sigh before combing his

not

She’s your fated mate.She will not be given to you unless she was meant to be

him firmly, without trying to raise

of an eye.I'm not going to stand here and wait for the same thing to happen again.I need to walk

it’s going to happen again?" I asked,

not just about Althea dying.It’s everything.I don’t want to feel any pain anymore.I’m

love, or

into an empty glass and drank it directly.I was never patient, but I was trying, and

Don’t you

young! We will never see

give her

and

glass on the table before

She’s young and fresh, while life was sucked out of me years ago.I had given everything to Sol.Althea doesn't deserve to get just a remnant of what I was.I am just a fucking waste of space now, waiting for the day I will just vanish on

I should be saying, give yourself a fucking chance! You're not giving yourself the credit you deserve! You’re

you know why I work as a

wanted — to welcome death with open

still want after you

drank the remainder of his whiskey before pouring another

miss her while you’re gone.Come back when you’ re ready to face her." I

don’t want her

out of my territory, my loyalty will shift from you to Althea.I will make sure this female will live her life without

what’s your plan after

been doing.But what I do doesn’t matter at this point.I just want to make sure she’s provided for.Buy her a house, a car, everything she wants, and as much witchy, crazy stuff as she wants.Use it all on her.And if it's not enough, just continue to provide for her, and I will pay you up to the last dime that you will spend

me you don’t love her." I scoffed,

do." He paused, and I remained silent, waiting for him

on some days, and it makes me feel guilty.Sometimes I wished, Althea didn’t come.I’m done with

causing your

along, and slowly, she was ripping away all the pages and memories of my past without even trying?" He spoke in a slightly higher voice before punching

young and has a full life ahead of her.She’s better off without me.I don’t want her to wake up every day thinking about

marked her,"

ready to give herself

will feel the pain every