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.

has his own demons that he needs to fight before he can offer himself to you.And he’s not sure if he could

don’t need him, and I’m not going to

wait.He wants you to move on and have

going

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 your

sure using it

new

the money

as her gaze

even if Althea was mad at Blade for abandoning her,

saved all of that? He said he didn’t know why he was saving money from day one, but he now knew the reason

a car, and many clothes, and I will party every Friday

down her face, and my heart was crushed at the sight of young Althea trying her best to be

the first man who broke my heart.And I hope that one

my arms around her.Her body was wracked with sobs as purple mist engulfed

"I'm sorry, Althea..."

I would console her, so I let her hold on to me tightly as she

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

if I requested not to be invited

will make sure of that.You have my

Adan responded.

for a while about final reminders, and

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

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

that he was afraid of them, but he just didn’t want

of them was my brother, whose aura I felt in the pack house earlier but who hadn’t made his presence known to

for their actions, and I was hoping they would do better than how Althea and Blade

waved as Patrea drove the car out of the packhouse grounds, followed by the car that would escort them to where they were headed.I let out a deep breath as my head

as his hand met mine,

but I

make

"Hmmm...

me happy every night

asked, brows hiking

me, coiling

like to have dinner

for a date?" I

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

him while

on his lips before it turned into his

"Really?"