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."

deep sigh before combing his fingers over

not meant for

fated mate.She will not be given to

him firmly, without trying to raise

She, too, was given to me and then taken away in the blink of an eye.I'm not going to stand

to happen again?" I

don’t want

or at least like,

whiskey 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 I finally

it! Don’t you fucking love

don’t love her! She’s too young! We

give her a

yourself and

the glass on the table before

fresh, while life was sucked out of me years ago.I had given everything to Sol.Althea doesn't

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

know why I work as

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

that what you still want after you met

and drank the remainder of his whiskey before

just confused right now.Go and think about it.Maybe you'll miss her while you’re gone.Come back when you’ re ready to face her."

want her to

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."

your plan

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

me you don’t love her." I

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

wished, Althea didn’t come.I’m done with all the pain,

causing your

taken away from you before you were ready? And then another one comes along, and slowly, she was ripping away all the pages and

wake up every day

her,"

will come back when she’s ready to give

will feel the