Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon

Book 2

Chapter 12 – Better Than Coffee

LUCIUS.

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“Good morning,” Patrea was the first one to greet me, and I immediately stood up. I took the mugs from her hands and placed them on the table.

Coffee. One was black, and one was with milk.

I pulled a chair for her, and she immediately sat down with a wide smile on her face, but her eyes were teasing me. “So what’s new in the news?”

“Hmmm…” My eyes darted to the newspaper I laid on the table, and I took in the first news that caught my eye. “It says that Delilah Guzman was being sued by her ex-husband for defamation.”

She laughed with her hand over her mouth, and my heart skipped a beat because her eyes were twinkling as if she found what I said amusing.

“I didn’t know entertainment news fascinated you. ” She teased.

“Not as much as you fascinate me.” I winked at her.

Red tints crept up her cheeks before she pointed at the coffee and ignored my words. “Coffee? I’m not sure what your eyes want, so…”

“Which one do you prefer to drink?”

“I can drink both, but I like the one with milk.”

I remained silent and pushed the coffee with milk in front of her, then took the black coffee to my lips and sipped it slowly, not minding that it was too hot. It could never burn me.

“How was your sleep?” I asked.

She was about to answer when a voice rang in the air.

“Good morning!”

I would have thrown fire at the f*cker for interrupting us if I hadn’t seen the way Patrea’s eyes grew wider, as if she could read my mind.

Both our heads then slowly tilted toward the boxwood bushes that separate Patrea’s land from her neighbor.

Patrea smiled at him, and I felt my lungs constrict. Did she need to smile at everyone?

“Good morning, Bernard,” she greeted him.

have a company. Care to introduce

before her head

the chair before she could say anything, but it didn’t slip my gaze

and stood in front of him with just the bushes between us before laying

you, man.

I’m Patrea’s boyfriend.” There, I

We shook hands firmly, and

boyfriend.” He flashed a devil’s smirk without knowing

private life.” I snapped at him, and I was not sure now if

enough that

not cozying up with anyone,” A soft voice came from behind me before I felt a soft hand touch my back before she gripped

f*cking

she continued, and my head tilted down to look at the female who was now beside me. From the other side, it looked like she was holding me in her arm, but in

with her, and I couldn’t help but smile because she looked annoyed, either with me or the f*cker,

thought,” I told her before snaking an arm around her shoulder and pulling her to my side. I was enjoying the feel of her body against my bare skin, especially in front of this

see,” he scoffed without taking the smile off

here for

work then. Where are you

talk with him, but I had no choice at the moment. How do I tell someone to f*ck off without burning his ass with

from work I work as the CEO of a company in the south. Now before you ask for what company, I just want to remind you that I’m here for a vacation. Unless you want to apply and work for

accountant for a company here, but I also do side jobs. Volunteer firefighter and personal trainer at the gym

Nice to know.” Now, how the f*ck do I

in a soft voice, but I could hear the words loud and clear, and it made my forehead crease. “… but I refused because I don’t think you

the regret flew out of my mind the

and for a f*cking moment, I forgot we have

nice to meet you, Barden. But I think I want to take my girlfriend away from here so I can spend time with her. Alone.” I told him without taking

corrected me and slapped a hand on my chest — the smile was

a hand over my hair before chuckling softly. “My bad, I didn’t hear your name correctly.

to say anything and just guided Patrea’s body as

but my hold on her remained, and she still has her arm around my waist. I was annoyed that the kitchen was not that far because I wanted to walk longer with our arms around

have another coffee, as we forgot to take our coffee from outside?” She let

you drink coffee every

excitedly, and I followed after her. “It’s the best thing to have in the morning.” “Hmmm…” I mumbled before my hand coiled on her wrist and pulled it back so she spun around, and

better than the first cup

but she

pressed against mine, waiting

“Me…”

know what’s better than the first cup of coffee in the morning?” He asked, and his deep baritone

spot, his arms coiling around my body while my