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."

before combing his fingers over

not

She’s your fated mate.She will not be given to you

firmly, without trying

my 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

to

dying.It’s everything.I don’t want to feel any pain

love, or at least like,

drank it directly.I was never patient, but I was trying, and

damn it! Don’t you fucking

her! She’s too young! We will never

At least give

yourself and how selfish

the table before turning around to look at

look 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

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

know why I work as

welcome death with open arms.But even if he wanted to, he would always come out victorious, wounded but

what you still want

and drank the remainder of

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

want her

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." He didn’t answer

what’s your plan after

crazy stuff as she wants.Use it

you don’t love her." I

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

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

your

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

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

marked her," I growled

ready to

the pain every time she's intimate with