Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon

135 - Someone Brave Enough

LUCY.

I opened the door to Adan’s office and let Patrea and Althea in.

"Are you both ready?" I asked, my gaze shifting between them before I gave them a hug.

"Excited!" Althea exclaimed.

"I wish we could take you with us! It'll be fun!" Patrea said, winking at me.

"I can hear you, Patrea,"

Adan grunted, and it made the three of us giggle before I turned around and walked to sit on Adan’s armrest while Patrea and Althea took the couches near us.

"So, is there anything we need to know before we leave?" Patrea asked.

Adan opened his drawer, pulled out a thick envelope, and placed it on top of his desk.

"This is for Althea, from Blade?"

"Blade? Whatever is in there, I don’t want it." Althea stated coldly.

"Check it first."

Adan pushed the envelope further without taking his eyes off her.

I held my breath as I watched her stand up and walk toward the table.I told Adan I could personally hand it to Althea, but he wanted to be the one to explain everything to her, and he promised me he would not lie on behalf of Blade.

Althea picked up the envelope, and her eyes widened as she immediately placed it back on the table.

"No.First, it’s a big amount of money.And second, if this is his way of buying me off because I let his mark stay, you can return the money to him.I don’t need it."

Adan squeezed my hand, and I knew he wanted me to remain quiet, so I did.

"I know you don’t need it.But take it.It’s his life savings.He wants you to have it and start the life you have always wanted.Find the best university and enroll yourself, make the most of your life.Don’t feel like you owe him anything with this money because you owe him nothing.He gave it out of his own free will."

"I don’t buy it.What does he want in return?"

"Nothing.Just to make sure you are provided with everything you need and want."

"I’m used to having nothing."

"Blade likes you, Althea."

"He likes me, but not enough for him to stay."

She cut him off immediately.

he can offer

him, and I’m

doesn’t want you to wait.He wants you to move on and have the life

going

up.She was facing this

Brave Althea.

the right thing to do.Lucy and I will be here every step of the way.You don’t owe anything to Blade, whether you use that money or not.Whatever you decide to do with it, it’s your

it will help

to make new memories." I

all the money

face softened as her gaze fell back to the

thinking — even if Althea was mad at Blade for abandoning her, she

he saved all of that? He said he didn’t know why he was saving money from day one, but he now knew the reason why.So please take it.You don’t have to use it if you don’t want

many clothes,

tears trickled down her face, and my heart was crushed at the sight of young Althea

have fun and forget about the first man who broke my heart.And I hope that one day I will meet

I was sitting and wrapped my arms around

"I'm sorry, Althea..."

console her, so I let her hold on to me tightly

her sobs subsided.She swiped her eyes with the back of her hands

too much if I requested not to be invited to occasions where he

make sure of that.You have

Adan responded.

while about final reminders, and

wouldn’t back down and insisted until both females

would settle in the place he had chosen for them, or

that he was afraid of them, but he

assumed one of them was my brother, whose aura I felt in the pack house earlier but who hadn’t made

adults, old enough to hold themselves accountable for their actions, and I was hoping they would

packhouse grounds, followed by the car that would escort them to where they were

his hand met mine, and he

but I do

make

"Hmmm...

you making me happy

asked,

faced me, coiling his arms around my waist as our

like to have dinner with me,

a

nodded his head and bit his lower lip as if he would

never been on a date," I told him while his hand was tucking my

tugged on his lips before it turned into

"Really?"