Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon

136 - Young Adan LUCY.

"His father, the then Alpha of their pack, was one of the organizers of that Alpha camp.That day I was sparring with Ethan.We were in the corner, far away from the rest.The fucker couldn’t accept that I beat him and told lies to his father.I couldn’t even remember the lies.All I knew was that his father was so mad at me.I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't hear of it.He slammed the side of his hand into my shoulder.I heard my bones crack.I felt it, but I didn’t scream.I knew my bone had dislocated, but I didn’t even say anything to let him know I was in pain.My body crumbled, and I collapsed on the floor, but I didn’t complain.He continued shouting at me about respect and superiority, and I remained laying on the ground because, as much as I didn’t want him to see me in pain, I knew if I moved he might attack me again.And I was not sure if my body could handle it.He and Ethan left, murmuring curse words about how weak I was.I was only eight, and he was maybe thirty.I wished I knew then that he was too big and too strong for me, that he should be attacking an eight-year-old.But I was too preoccupied with the notion that I needed to be strong to prove that I was worthy of being the next alpha of my pack."

I bit my bottom lip harder as I fought the tears from falling.

My heart broke for young Adan, and it made me wish I had known this before my encounter with Ethan yesterday.

"I dragged myself to my barracks that night.The next morning, I had a fever and couldn’t eat.All I remember is that no one asked if I was okay.I told myself I was expected to be strong, so I acted like one.By nightfall, I couldn’t take the pain anymore.I snuck out of the barracks in the middle of the night.I kept running.I wanted to die.My body was in pain.I was lucky I only had theoretical training that day, but physical training would be up the next day, and I knew I would not survive it.

I should have called Dad, but I didn’t.

I wanted him and Pops to be proud of me.

I don’t know what happened that night.

When I woke up, my shoulder was healed, and there was not a single pain at all.

But I knew the broken bones were not a figment of my imagination because my shoulder was still bruised.

It is still a mystery to me.

But from that day forward, I couldn’t trust anyone with my shoulders.

I didn’t feel the pain anymore.

But I kept remembering it.

I haven’t told a single soul about that day until you."

A lone tear fell from his eye, and he wiped it away immediately before he smiled at me, his face showing uncertainties.

"Are you turned off now by how weak your mate is? I’m still crying over something that's two decades old."

I shook my head as the tears kept trickling down my face.I wiped it away before I cupped his cheeks, and I turned his face gently so he would be looking at me before I brushed the hair that fell off his eyes.

"Do you want to hear one good thing that came out of that experience?"

His brows furrowed, but he smiled.

"Tell me..."

"You meet Hades that night..."

Sobs escaped my throat as I tried to continue talking in between my hiccups and tears.

demon.It was the same night I was born...That night, a simple wish from your pure heart connected us for the rest of our lives.I know that...that memory pained you, but the demon, the selfish demon in me, was happy that it led you to Hades.That you subconsciously wished for

but a smile crept into his

"Hades told you?"

"He did..."

moved my position, kneeled on the couch we

with mist so that no one

I let them caress his shoulders, letting the

on,

began talking without taking my eyes off his

the agony of being alone, but of how brave you’ve been to face the god of hell and wish for me..." I

years old, and you faced him again twenty years

shoulder, leaving soft kisses along the way as

a deep breath as my mouth lapped and

"Lucy..."

grunted, his hands tightened around me, and his voice was telling me that my kisses were affecting him differently

He was aroused.

memory of his bruised and broken shoulder gone — replaced with my

teeth grazed against his skin, making a growl resonate from

hair, coiling it around his fingers as his

throbbed at the way he was gripping me, and as much as I wanted to

for

his second

some more, making sure that the pain and pleasure he felt right now would replace all the bad memories of

"Hmmm..."

moaned as I pulled my teeth off his skin and

Adan tasted really good.

there a bit longer, I

hoarsely, but

done with erasing the bad memories

my head up and caught

into his eyes as I tried my best not

about being weak Because the man in front of me, the man I'm kneeling to now, the father of my pup, is the most courageous man I've ever met.And you have no idea how proud I am to be

"Thank you..."

his forehead against mine, and we

hear that.I don’t care what others think of me right now.But it is important to me that you know I will

since day one.You were the only one at the Omega Feast who fought to have me remain clothed.The one who stood up to Pops, even though I knew he'd be the last person you’d disrespect.And there are so many ways that you have proven to me how

I’m not sure now if I can top that.So I’m not sure

eyes snapped open as Adan separated our foreheads,

that he had for me, and I knew I was lucky to be waking up beside this man

Foster.Will you marry me and carry my last

guide me, so I ended up sitting on his