BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M

066 – The Next Best Thing
LUCY.
I spent a little more time with Patrea before I bade her goodbye. I wanted to check if my
father had left Kalmerus, but I couldn’t
reach Lucius’ mind. He was either having orgies or purposefully shutting down his
mind from me. And I had no one to ask.
I could approach Martin, my father’s second
-in-command, who served as his butler and
beta, but I was sure he would inform my father of my inquiries. So he was not a good option.
I just got off the shower and thought maybe I should sleep, but I wanted to see Adan, even just a glimpse of him. I was in my
sheer black nightgown that hid nothing at all, and I’d been having the urge to touch myself while thinking of my mate. But a part
of me was worried for him.
So I sat in the middle of my big bed and crossed my legs while I tried to focus and imagine the Koshior dungeon. If I get this
right, I would be able to see what was happening there at the moment.
But I couldn’t. I still couldn’t master the
ability to see something in another area. I’d been trying for the last ten minutes, but nothing was connecting with my mind. I was
already getting pissed off.
I grabbed the nearest pillow and threw it across the room at the exact moment Lucius
reached my mind.
‘Are you awake?’ he asked.
‘What do you want?’ I snapped at him before I remembered I needed something from him.

‘Whoah! What a temper! Relax! I got
something for you...’
‘What do you mean?’
‘I sent a gift as a welcome back present for
my favorite sister.’
‘What are you up to, Lucius?’
‘Nothing. I just want to make my favorite sister happy.’ He chuckled, and his
demeanor was just adding to my irritation.
‘I’m your only sister, so cut the crap with
the favorite.’
‘How about favorite sibling? Will that make the cut now? It has to be! We have hundreds
of other siblings, so being my favorite is
something! You should take pride in it.’
‘Again, Lucius, what do you want from me?’
‘You will find out in time. But for now, enjoy your gift.’ And then the connection was gone.
“Shit!” I cursed and threw another pillow. He didn’t even give me time to ask about my father.
I was about to trash my bed in annoyance when a knock came at the door, and it
infuriated me more. I didn’t want to be
disturbed. I stood up and didn’t even bother to put a robe on because I knew nudity was
common here.

I opened one of the doors harshly. I underestimated my own strength that I didn’t realize I pulled too hard, and it swung
back when it hit the wall inside my room,
but the naked man in front of me was fast
enough to hold it so it wouldn’t hit me.
Our eyes locked, but I was able to catch
myself in time, or I would have smiled at him. I saw his eyes rake my body up and down as his jaw twitched. I could feel a growl
about to escape his throat, and I knew I
needed to interrupt him.
“What are you doing here?” I asked Simon, who served as the butler of the mansion. It
was too late when I realized I asked him not in a demon tongue.
Simon was checking my whole body, and I knew I might get scolded by Adan for going out wearing something like this, but he
should know demons were sexual beings. Even with clothes, they would still be lusting over the she-demons in front of them.
“Eyes up!” I hissed at Simon when he didn’t answer my question.
His body jerked up, and he immediately responded. “My Lady, I brought you a prisoner to entertain you for tonight as per Lord
Lucius’ order.”
I almost choked, but instead, I scoffed and feigned laughter. “What will I do with him?”
“It’s at your discretion, my Lady. We could also assist you if you want.”
“Assist me? “Do you think I’m not capable of doing things on my own?” My eyes blazed red as I glared at him before I motioned
with my hand, shooing him away. “Go! Go! I don’t need you!”
“Uhm, but the prisoner, my Lady. Don’t you
want to take him?”?

“I’ll take him!” I grabbed the chain
connecting his shackles and tugged on it, making Adan follow my lead and step inside my chamber. “Now, go!” I growled at
Simon, who was still standing in front of me.
“My Lady, I will leave the two keepers here to make sure the prisoner doesn’t harm you,
“Simon added.
“Are you insulting me, Simon? Do you think I can’t handle myself? I can kill him in an instant if I want to.”
His face turned dark red, and he looked so horrible I wanted to laugh. “My Lady, please don’t kill the prisoner, or Lord Lucius will
cut my head off. And I’m sure King Lucien would cut me more.”
“Oh, that would be fun! Now, vanish from my sight!” I hissed before giving them a blazing glare. Simon and the keepers
scampered away, and I immediately shut the door and locked it.
“What the fuck was that?” Adan growled lowly, but instead of answering, I cupped his face and crushed my lips against his.
Sparks erupted between us, and they traveled everywhere in my body, giving me the utmost pleasure with just his kisses and
touches.
Adan’s body relaxed, and I could feel his anger simmering down. His hands went up to my face. He was tightly gripping my jaw
and kissing me bruisingly hard, but I didn’t mind. I was kissing him with the same intensity, pouring all my emotions into our kiss
while I slowly moved my hand down. My fingers trailed along his perfectly sculpted abs down to his ripped stomach until they
found what they were looking for.
A sultry moan escaped from my throat as my fingers coiled around his hard cock and I began stroking him in a slow manner. He
was getting harder with every stroke.
“Lucy...” he grunted against my lips before
sliding his cuffed hands down to my breasts and massaging them over my sheer
nightgown. He was kneading them hard and

painfully, but the
way he w sending me into lust overdrive.
doing it was
He raised his cuffed hands over my head and
positioned me inside his arms before
grabbing my ass and lifting me off the floor. My legs wrapped around his hips, pressing my core against his hard cock while his
mouth attacked my neck.
“I will forget for a while that you showed them something that was supposed to be solely mine...” he grumbled. “Fuck, Lucy you
smell so fucking sweet!”
I giggled softly before I caught his lips and peppered him with kisses. “Punish me, Alpha. I want to be punished really hard for
being a bad girl.”
He chuckled before he tilted his head to look at me, and our gazes met. His lips were curled into a wide smile, and his eyes were
beaming at me.
But then flashes of him being chained came
back to haunt me. My arms coiled around his
neck as I slammed my body against his and
hugged him tightly while tears pooled in my eyes. “Adan!”
“Lucy...”
“Did they hurt you?” I asked, my hand brushing against his hair, caressing it softly.
“No. They’re just ignoring me there.”
“Good... Oh, Goddess, I missed you.” I pulled away from hugging him and stroked his cheek with my thumb.

“You did? You were ignoring me too.”
“I had to. Or those dungeon keepers there will realize you’re important to me. I already made the mistake of killing one for
whipping you. I have to lie low, or I can’t
take you here in my chamber to punish you...
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“Oh! So I will be punished tonight?”
I nodded my head as I giggled softly.
“But I want to punish you first... Can I?”
“Yes, Alpha...”
Adan closed his eyes and rested his forehead against mine, and I did the same. We stayed in the same position, just listening to
each other’s breathing.
“Can you believe this? We’re fated mates...” He began talking and it made me open my
eyes.
“I still don’t understand how it was even
possible that I got mated to an Alpha...
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“Wasn’t it you who told me once that you’re
a princess in another realm and that it should count as an equal to me?” He chuckled, and he sounded really happy.
“Whatever the reason, I won’t be
complaining. It’s the next best thing that
happened to me.”

“Next best thing?”
“The best thing was when you bought me at the auction. Otherwise, we would never meet
and you would not fall in love with me... without the mate bond pull.”
“Hmmm...” He was still smiling from ear to ear before he pressed a kiss on my nose. “I really love you. Do you love me, Lucy?”
I bit my bottom lip as I met his eyes before nodding my head. “I love you, Adan. I really do. But now, look at us, trapped in the
underworld.”
“But we have each other.” He added. This
man, I was not sure if I deserved his
goodness.
“I’m sorry... I will get you out of here. I promise.”
“Us, Lucy. You’re going to get us out of here, and I will help you. I’m not going away here
without you.”
I swallowed hard to stop myself from saying more. So instead, I just nodded my head.
“Can you remove the shackle? I want to touch you without restrictions.”
“Wait, give me a minute.’
Adan nodded his head and dipped his mouth into my neck again. He began kissing and nibbling on my skin as his hands on my
bottom kept squeezing my ass.
I connected my mind with Simon, asking for the key to his shackle. In seconds, the keys dropped to the floor just beside where
we
stood.

Adan let me stand on my feet and removed his arms from around my body before he picked me up and handed me the key. I
unlocked it, and as soon as he was freed, he rushed to the bathroom to wash while I tried
to connect with Lucius.
‘How long can he stay here in my chambers? Do you know when he’ll be back?’
‘Not really sure, but Father connected with me and asked about you. Told him you were
resting.’
‘Do you have any word on whether he found
the witch?’
‘No, he hasn’t, but he terrorized Stone’s
household.’
I closed my eyes and tried not to let him know his words affected me. He was helping
me with Stone, but I had no idea about his
real agenda.
But did he say, Father terrorized his
household? Was Father able to break
through the shield? But if he hadn’t found
Althea, did that mean she had left the territory?
Oh, Goddess! Please help Althea! I wanted to
regret putting her in
her but I knew if
she didn’t do it, Adan might be dead already.

‘Okay. Will you let me know if he found the witch he was looking for?’
‘If he tells me, otherwise, we will just find
out once he returns.’
“Tell me right away once he’s back.’
‘Yes, I will. And by the way, do you know how to transport and take someone with you?’
‘No. I can’t transport someone with me. I
haven’t mastered that yet.”
‘Fine. I’ll pop up in there once Father is home, and I’ll take Stone back to his cell.’
‘What the fuck? No way.’ I almost growled. What if we were in the middle of having sex?
‘Well, princess, there’s no other way to
return him to his cell in a matter of seconds. Stop whining and go fuck him before you run out of time.’ He stated this in a bored
tone before cutting our connection.