Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon

BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Book 2

Chapter 8 – This Is My Normal

PATREA.

I had no idea why I felt so nervous in his presence. I’ d been with him alone numerous times in the past, so this nervousness was unwarranted. But then, three weeks with him would be a long time. I was just probably nervous that if he snapped and unleashed hell, I would be the first casualty.

I didn’t flee the demon world only to be killed by a demon in my own realm.

“I know you don’t eat, but I do. So I will be cooking food, and I expect you to eat with me as I’ve been eating alone for many decades…”

“Okay,” he answered as he picked up a fork and forked some meat from the steamed dish into his. ” I can do that. What else.”

“I have work three times a week. So that’s Monday to Wednesday, from eight in the morning to three in the afternoon. During those times, you can do what you want.”

“Like visiting you at the library?”

“Or visit the underworld. You can’t be at the library all the time with me. I need to work.”

“I have a fascination for reading.”

“No, you don’t.” I chuckled softly, picking up a glass of water and sipping it.

“You’ll be surprised.”

“Fine, once a week but not every day.”

He didn’t reply, so I went to the next topic. “We have an extra room. I already prepared it for you…” “No,” he interrupted, shaking his head. His eyes locked with mine before he leaned his forearms on the table. “That part is not negotiable. I’m staying in your room.”

“But what if I’m not…”

“I said no. Next topic.” He hissed.

“But Lucius…”

“You should have told me that before you said yes. Because I made my intentions clear when I said I would stay in your house and your room.” He emphasized the word ‘your,’ and I was sure he was not giving in to this easily, but I got to try.

“I just want privacy sometimes.”

“Which you will get. Tell me to fuck off if you want to strip naked or simply don’t want to see my face, then I will go. But you can’t tell me to fuck off every single hour because I won’t.”

“I never lived with a man before, so I’m not sure how this will work.”

A devilish grin tugged on his lips as he leaned back on his chair while still playing with the fork in his hand. “I never lived with a female before, so I’m sure we’re just in the same boat here.”

He cleared his throat before he continued. “And I have never in my life compromised before, and I’ve been doing a lot of that for you.”

“I know.” I smiled nervously. “But I don’t know what you’re expecting to get from doing all this. If ever you succeed, I’m not even sure I can satisfy you the way you want to be satisfied.”

“So you’re worried you can’t satisfy me? That’s a good start.” He stated, and his eyes blazed red before he dropped his gaze and began slicing the meat on his plate.

“Did I say that? What I mean is…”

“Eat, Patrea. I can’t keep eating forever while waiting for you to finish. Although this one looks good, it’s like popping air into my mouth.”

Even if I wasn’t sure I made the right choice by agreeing to this, I was glad Lucius was here. The last two nights were terrible. The nightmare became so intense that I woke up with head pains.

nightmare would stop, but knowing that he would delve

stay in my cottage and watch me. But this one felt different.

wash

I told him I needed to sort out things for the bills that I needed to pay. He told

getting bored already. “You don’t need to open that. I just took

bedroom and preparing to

his bag. I was already in my sleeping wear

have pajamas too!” I exclaimed before giggling as I threw him the red

white shirt, like

use that one. Lucy prepared it

from the couch where I was seated and took the toothbrush and toothpaste I got from his luggage with me. “You can have those sweatpants tomorrow while we stay home, but use these pajama pants. I’m

at him before I walked past him and

it on like

was facing me as he pulled off his shirt and tossed it aside, and my eyes widened the moment he tugged his sweatpants down. He didn’t have any briefs or boxers

my mouth parted before I got tempted to look down

hair while my gaze traveled from his chiseled abs to his Adonis

swallowed

was snickering, amazed at himself, as he balanced on one foot and slid one inside the pajamas

was not sure anymore what was happening. But spirits! He was

even thought of

in this manner if

it just me?

Lucien naked, and other demons, but never had this

okay?” Lucius’ voice reached my ears. He was already in front

myself out of my trance, and my head automatically tipped down

something at the corner of my mouth with his

and turned to face the mirror, only to see

the edge of the sink counter,

scoffed with a soft chuckle before putting toothpaste on his toothbrush and handing

don’t need to. My teeth won’t get rotten.” He

you don’t enjoy brushing your teeth with someone.” I smiled at him before taking my own toothbrush. “Doi need

than two centuries I had seen

brushing my teeth without taking my eyes off him, urging him

to

him, making sure I didn’t shower him with my spittle. “When you’ve been alone doing things on your own, you’ll want to share every moment with another person. It’s weird, but sometimes I go to Althea and brush my

gargled, spitting it out before I continued. “And since Althea is not here…” “Fine.” He turned around and began brushing his teeth, and I almost laughed hard because he was gripping his brush so tightly that I was sure it would

we both ended up smiling as we continued brushing, until we were alternating, between spitting and

I

now?” Lucius asked as he bared his

gave him a thumbs-up sign only to gasp in surprise, my body jolting back when

showed me your normal, I’m showing you mine. I clean my demon fangs with my tongue.” “Okay.” I dried my mouth with a towel before pressing it on his face to wipe off the water on his chin and around his mouth. My action caught me off guard, and it was too late to take it back. So

hear movement inside the bathroom.

leaned to the side to check on

off the lights there

for him. I should

remained seated, waiting for him to come to his

wasn’t sure if we’d fit here because my bed was smaller than the one we shared at the Mystic Pack. “Maybe we should get a

to me.

it too small

want to buy a new