Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon

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

Chapter 18 – Black Coin

LUCY.

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I was worried about where my brother was. After I spoke with Patrea, I told Adan I would visit Lucius in Kalmerus, and Adan being Adan, he didn’t let me go alone.

It was easier to travel back and forth to the underworld now that Adan had requested a portal just behind the packhouse that would lead us directly to the outside of the tower. Lucius didn’t even hesitate to provide the portal. His only condition was to make sure Luther, my son, would be introduced to Kalmerus as early as possible.

Unfortunately, Lucius was not in Kalmerus, and his right hand demon had no idea where he went, but he said Lucius had been popping in and out of Kalmerus in the last two cycles.

“He’s here,” Adan told me while nuzzling his nose into my neck.

I was sitting on his lap at his office while I waited for him to finish signing the papers that he wanted to send to Blade’s pack by tomorrow.

Adan never wanted to build alliances with any packs, as our pack thrived even without them. But Blade was still struggling — not that he didn’t know how to be an Alpha, but after the death of his brother and him taking over again, most of his constituents were still not warming up to him.

And knowing Blade, he was not one to bend his knees and bow down to anyone else either. So Adan had to extend help to make sure no more of his people would request a transfer or move out into human territory.

“What do you mean, he’s here?” I asked as I placed his hands on my thighs, and he began caressing them sensually.

“Your brother. I can feel his aura.”

“How is it possible that you can and I can’t?” I asked again, tilting my head back and raising my eyebrows as I caught his gaze.

“He was shutting off his aura to you. I guess he wanted me to know he’s here to let me know he’s visiting Luther.”

“And you said earlier he was here yesterday too?”

“Yes.”

I stood up from his lap and held his jaw before kissing him softly. “I’ll be back. I just need a word with him.”

“Let me know if you need my help.” He smiled c*ockily at me while his hand slipped under my dress and brushed against my thigh before going up to cup and squeeze my ass.

“Etiam, mi rex.” [Yes, my king.] I replied and smiled at him before transporting my body just outside of Luther’s room.

I pushed the door open and found my son’s crib empty, but I wasn’t worried this time. I saw the Omega who was supposed to keep an eye on Luther, sleeping in her bed, and I knew that Lucius must have stunned her. Clotilde wouldn’t leave the room when Lucius asked her to, so he would always do this. Then he would make her forget he was even here when she woke up.

I closed the door behind me carefully and walked toward the open balcony. Lucius was sitting on the stone railings, and I was sure Luther was on his lap as I could hear my son’s nonstop, incoherent chatter.

I stopped beside him, propped my elbows against the railings, and rested my chin on my hands, cupping my cheeks. “Are you okay?”

“Yes.” He answered curtly without even looking at me.

“What happened?”

“She called you?”

“No. I called her to check on you, and she told me you left.”

“Was she angry?”

upset that you still hadn’t come

face was void of any emotions. I was trying to read his eyes, but he was good at camouflaging them as

told me if you want to back out of the contract, you

want to end the

around and

in front of me. “Why did you leave? And why did you set

him I was Patrea’s boyfriend. And I didn’t like that she was entertaining him as if

exclusive, but was it part of your deal that she would be exclusive

“What do you mean?”

make it clear to her

wanted

turned around and scowled at him. “So why the f*uck are you upset if he was entertaining another guy? And from

don’t need to explain myself to you.” He hissed. “Of course, you don’t! But you need

calm down! You’re startling

“Give me my son.”

down, you’re not touching

“Oh, Goddess! Lucius, that’s my son. Not yours, go make your

“She doesn’t want me.”

says that?” I huffed and was frustrated with

and I will always be

I knew the answer already. “I’m sure she just said

don’t know what

you, then tell her that and ask if she could stay away from him while you’re there. Like

almost killed Bernard, and I killed two

reason, so

“I don’t know.”

“Because Patrea will mind.”

“What?”

Patrea. You don’t want her to

you killed two demons because

“She never liked demons.”

wants them all dead. She doesn’t like demons,

Luther, who was smiling at me, eyes twinkling as he grabbed

going to see Patrea?” I asked as I clutched

“I don’t know.”

if you want to end the contract and not see her again, then tell her. Don’t make her guess if

didn’t say I didn’t want to see her

go and talk to her. I didn’t know a king could be as cowardly as you when it

me a sheepish smile that if I didn’t know him as a demon, I would think he was an

not the best Kalmerus ever had. So go fix that one with Patrea, so you can focus on your kingdom again and let Dorion have

He flashed me an arrogant smirk before nodding his

not make a bigger problem. I turned around to

LUCIUS.

my body be transported back to Patrea’s room even though I had no idea

other side, facing away from me. I couldn’t help but swallow hard at her choice of nightgown for tonight. She had a sheer white baby doll nightie that was just

she turned around, I would see her breasts and p*ussy. Did she wear this on purpose, hoping I would come back, or was