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

fated mate.She will not be given to you

told him firmly, without trying to

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

to happen again?" I asked,

about Althea dying.It’s everything.I don’t

love, or at least like,

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

damn it! Don’t

She’s too young! We will never

least give

you hear yourself and how

glass on the table before turning around to

at Althea! How could 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

I used the wrong term.Instead of saying you should give her a chance, I should be saying, give yourself a fucking chance! You're not giving yourself the credit you

I work as

with open arms.But even if he wanted to, he would

that what you still

remainder of his whiskey before pouring another

miss her while you’re gone.Come back when you’ re ready

want her to wait for

about her waiting for you? When you walk out that door and out of my territory, my loyalty will shift from

your plan after

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

don’t love her." I

and I remained silent, waiting for him

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

your own

you feel if the love of your life was taken away from you before you were ready? And then another one comes along, and slowly, she was ripping away all the pages and

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 I liked more.She deserved a man who could love her

her,"

ready to give herself

feel the pain every