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."

let out a deep sigh before combing his

is not meant for

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

told him firmly, without

me and then taken away in the blink of an eye.I'm not going

it’s going to happen

everything.I don’t want to feel any

you love, or at least like,

into an empty glass and drank it directly.I was never patient, but I was trying, and his silence was pissing me off so much that

me, damn it! Don’t you fucking love

don’t love her! She’s too young! We will never see eye to

give her

yourself and

table before turning around to look

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

saying you should give her a chance, I should be saying, give yourself a fucking chance! You're not giving yourself the credit you deserve! You’re a fucking Alpha! Go take your pack back and

why I work as a

— to welcome death with open

what you still want after you met

the remainder of his whiskey before

think about it.Maybe you'll miss her while you’re gone.Come back when you’ re ready

want her to

shift from you to Althea.I will make sure this female

what’s your plan after

witchy, crazy stuff as she wants.Use it

love her."

remained silent, waiting for him to

Sol on some days, and it makes me feel guilty.Sometimes I wished, Althea

causing your own

you before you were ready? And then another one comes 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

too 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 who

her," I growled

back when she’s ready to give

feel the pain