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 himself to you.And he’s not sure

I’m not going to wait for

wants you to move on and have the life you

going

tilted her head up.She was

Brave Althea.

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

not sure using it will help me move

make new

all the money he has.What about

her gaze

smile tugged on Adan’s lips, and I knew what he was thinking — even if Althea

is used to living with just the basics.How do you think 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

a car, and many

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

man who broke my heart.And I

up from where I was sitting and wrapped my arms around her.Her body was wracked with sobs as

"I'm sorry, Althea..."

let her hold on to me tightly as she let out all

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

requested not to

will make sure of that.You

Adan responded.

talked for a while about final reminders, and then we said our

of warriors follow them, but Adan wouldn’t back down and insisted until both females had no choice but to allow one car with

had to make sure they would settle in the place he had chosen for them,

that he was afraid of them, but he

one of them was my brother, whose aura I felt in

adults, old enough to hold themselves accountable for their actions, and I was hoping they would do better than how Althea and Blade handled

where they were headed.I let out a deep

Adan asked as his hand met mine, and he

am, but

I make you happy

"Hmmm...

you making me happy

I?" He asked,

coiling his arms around my waist as our gazes

like to have

me for a date?" I asked,

lower lip as if he would pass out if I said no.But, of course, I would never say

a date," I told him while his hand was tucking my stray hair behind

lips before it turned into

"Really?"