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

is not meant for

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

without trying to

does 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 wait for the same thing to happen again.I need to walk away while I still

going to happen

everything.I don’t want to feel any pain

love, or

he poured whiskey into an empty glass and drank it directly.I was never patient, but I

Don’t you fucking

She’s too young! We will never

give

hear yourself and

slammed the glass on the table before

at me, Stone! And 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

be saying, give yourself a fucking chance! You're not giving yourself the credit you deserve!

why I work as a

to welcome death with open arms.But even

you still want

the remainder of his

right now.Go and think about it.Maybe you'll miss her while you’re gone.Come

her to wait

my territory, my loyalty will shift from you to Althea.I

plan after

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,

love her."

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

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

your

slowly, she was ripping away all the pages and memories of my past without even trying?" He spoke in a slightly higher voice before punching the desk in front

without me.I don’t want her to wake up every day

marked her," I

when she’s ready to give herself to

the