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."

out a deep sigh before combing his fingers over

not meant for

not be given to you unless

firmly, without

first mate stand? She, too, was given to me and then taken away in the blink of an eye.I'm not going to stand here and wait for the same thing to happen again.I need to walk away

it’s going to

is not just about Althea dying.It’s everything.I don’t

or at least

it directly.I was never patient, but I was trying, and his silence was pissing me

damn it! Don’t

young! We will never

least give her a

you hear yourself and how

on the table before turning

a free-spirited, beautiful young female be mated to a man who had nothing more to offer? 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

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

know why I work as a

wanted — to welcome death with open arms.But even if he wanted to, he

you still want after you

didn’t answer and drank the remainder of his whiskey before pouring

you'll miss her while you’re gone.Come back when

want her

about her waiting for you? When you walk out that door and out of my territory, my loyalty will shift from you to Althea.I will make sure this female will live her life without thinking about you."

what’s your plan after

I’d 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

you don’t love her."

I remained silent, waiting

even think about Sol on some days, and it makes me feel guilty.Sometimes I wished, Althea didn’t come.I’m done with all the pain, Stone.I don't want to experience

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

ahead of her.She’s better off without me.I don’t want her to wake up

marked her," I growled

come back when she’s ready to give

will feel the pain every time she's intimate