Chapter 032 - Althea at 19 ALTHEA.

I told Lucy I didn’t need to celebrate my nineteenth birthday.

I was used to having nothing, and with Patrea in the underworld, there was really no sense in celebrating.

But Lucy was not one to be swayed.

So here I was, surrounded by people I met at the university, in a big private hall within the campus grounds where Lucy held the surprise party for me.

Lucy and Adan were here.

And so was little Aiden, with Lucy’s opal ring hanging around his neck.

Patrea and I had fixed her ring a few weeks back so that anyone wearing it would be able to suppress his or her demon fire.

This was the only way they could take little Aiden out in public, as he loved playing with fire when something fascinated him.

Patrea also made it tonight.

She was here with Lucius.

If I assumed before that the demon king was interested in her, I could guarantee now that he was totally smitten with her, as every time I looked at Lucius, his eyes were always on my grandmother, even though he was having a conversation with Alpha Adan.

As for my grandmother, well, if I was expecting asad and stressed Patrea, I would be disappointed because she looked like she was the happiest she’d ever been.

I asked her how it was in the underworld, and I waited for her to say how she felt uncomfortable there and tell me about Nyneve, but the only thing that came out of her lips was everything about Lucius and how he had shown her Kalmerus from a different perspective.

I could sense she was thriving there.

I was happy for her, but in secret, my heart was clenching in pain.

Was this a sign that I could possibly lose her to the demon king for good? Of course, if that would make her happy, then I had nothing against it.

It's just that I wish I could still have more time with her.

But I would never get in the way of her happiness.

If anyone deserved that after everything she went through, it was Patrea.

And it didn’t matter to me anymore if only a demon could give her that happiness, as long as he could take care of her, which looked like what Lucius had been doing.

"Happy birthday again, baby girl!"

Patrea greeted me from behind, her arms snaking around my body as she hugged me.I rested my back against her chest and clutched the arms wrapped around me, squeezing them gently.

"I’m so glad you made it here.

I was worried you wouldn’t be able to come.

Not that I would be upset, but with the danger you’re in...

much I appreciated her presence.Patrea’s arms around me loosened as she spun my body

will never miss this for the world, and once we can figure out how to capture

you be happy to be back here?" I asked, my

"What do you mean?"

will miss

"Who says that?"

she brushed her palms

eyes say it

I teased her.

eyes widened at my words, and she began saying something, but my heart suddenly began pounding loudly, and

sorry, Mama.What did

my cheeks burning, as T really didn't hear her

okay?" she asked instead of

went to my chest, trying to keep my heart from

my heart when a noise came from the other side of

a slow-motion movie, the crowd parted, and my eyes widened in

Blade.

He came.

invite him, and

came from behind me as she held

to tell him to go?

my head slowly even before she could finish her

"Are you sure?"

Patrea asked.

talks with me so I don’t need to stay with

was gone beside me,

want to

moved to the

there, I

guess I couldn’t avoid it

didn’t want to make a scene and draw

the fact that the girls in my class were ogling Blade

feel jealous at the moment that I wanted to show them what Blade

my head tilting up as

to him, he did make

pants and a neatly ironed gray formal shirt with sleeves that he rolled up, making the

he still had a beard, it

looked fresh and really

I knew those arms could keep me safe

"Happy birthday, Althea."

body jolted a bit back when I realized he was already standing in

I answered without smiling at

to the flowers in his hand and took

create static, which I believed was

me, it felt nice, and if I remember correctly, I felt it stronger

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