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

is not meant for

fated mate.She will not be given to

without

the blink of an eye.I'm not going to stand here and wait for the same thing to

going to happen again?"

not just about Althea dying.It’s everything.I don’t want to feel any pain

love, or at least

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

it! Don’t

her! She’s too young! We will never see

give her a

and how selfish you

the glass on the table before turning around to look

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 am just a fucking waste of space now, waiting

saying, give yourself a fucking

know why I work as a

with open arms.But even if he wanted to,

still want after

remainder of

about it.Maybe you'll miss her while you’re

her to wait for

loyalty will shift from you to

plan after

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 up to the last dime that you will

don’t love her." I scoffed, mocking

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

it makes me feel guilty.Sometimes I wished, Althea didn’t come.I’m

causing 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 memories of my past without even trying?" He spoke in a slightly higher voice

too young and has a full life ahead of her.She’s better off without me.I don’t want her to wake

marked her," I growled

back when she’s ready to give

"You know you will feel the pain every time she's intimate with