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.

can offer

I’m not going

want you to wait.He wants you to move on and have the life you

going

head up.She was

Brave Althea.

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 choice.You owe it

sure using it will help me move

it to make new memories." I

the money he has.What about

gaze fell back to the

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

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

to buy a car, and many clothes, and

and my heart was

broke my heart.And I hope that one day I will meet someone who

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

"I'm sorry, Althea..."

console her, so I let her hold on to

the back

to be invited to

of that.You have

Adan responded.

while about final reminders, and then we said our

insisted until both

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

of them, but he just didn’t want

who they 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

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

them to where they were headed.I let out a deep breath as my head leaned against Adan’s shoulder and

Adan asked as his hand met mine, and

but

about I make you

"Hmmm...

making me happy every

asked, brows hiking

coiling his arms

you like to have

a date?" I asked,

as if he would pass out if I said no.But, of course, I

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

tugged on his lips before it turned into his usual smug

"Really?"