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.

demons that he needs to fight before he can offer himself to you.And he’s not sure if he could destroy that demon

don’t need him, and I’m not

to wait.He wants you to

I’m going to

up.She was

Brave Althea.

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

not sure using it

new

is all the money

gaze fell back

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

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

and many clothes, and I will party every

started blabbering as tears trickled down her face, and my heart was crushed at the

who broke my heart.And

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

"I'm sorry, Althea..."

no idea how I would console her, so I let her

subsided.She swiped her eyes with the back of her hands before she pulled away from

too much if I requested not to be invited

make sure of that.You have

Adan responded.

while about final reminders, and then we

down and insisted until both females had no choice but

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

was afraid of them, but

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

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

grounds, followed by the car that would escort them to where they were headed.I

met

but

make you happy

"Hmmm...

me happy every night

I?" He asked, brows

faced me, coiling his arms around my waist as our

to have dinner

me for a date?" I asked,

and bit his lower lip as if he would pass out if

while his hand was tucking

on his lips before it turned into his usual

"Really?"