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

075 – Trapped Souls

LUCY.

Tears trickled down my face as I tried to keep myself together. It was agonizing to see Adan chained and

punished, but it was torture to hear his pleas. I hope one day he will forgive me for doing this to

him.

A loud crashing sound, like bricks exploding, erupted in the air as metals and chains clattered as they

were dragged on the floor. And I knew Adan had broken free. My gaze darted to my father, who was left

stunned in his place.

Adan was soon on my back, his chained arms coiling around my body as he

hugged me tightly.

My father hissed, his eyes blazing red, as

he stood up from his throne, but I was

faster. I let fire engulf my whole body, including Adan. I knew my father had the possibility of penetrating

my fire, but I was thankful that Lucius held his arm to

block him from reaching us.

If anything, it caused Father to pause and just stare at me, his chest heaving as I continued to sob and

let myself be lost in Adan’s touch while Patrea continued her

chant.

“Lucy… Stop her. We can win this

together.” Adan mumbled against my

skin, his mouth kissing the skin of my

neck.

I let the fire make a gurgling sound to keep the others outside from hearing our

conversation.

“I love you, Adan. I need you to trust me. I promise I will come back for you.”

“I don’t want you out of my head.”

075 Trapped Souls

“Adan…” I wanted to tell him it would just be temporary until I got my act together, but I felt something

digging into my neck. “Adan…”

A soft gasp left my throat, but I stopped. myself from creating more noise as his fangs sunk deeper,

piercing my soft spot.

He was marking me.

I had no idea how he was able to let his fangs out, but it might have something to do with why his aura

became strong.

My hands flew to his forearms, which were still gripping my body tightly as I held on to him for support

because my knees were buckling but my mate wasn’t stopping.

It was painful and exhilarating. Despite the situation we were in, I couldn’t help but revel in the way his

teeth were digging into my skin. I was so lost at the

moment when, all of a sudden, Adan’s hold on me loosened as his body dropped to the ground just

beside my feet. With my fire still enveloping us, I cleaned the blood from my neck and covered his mark

with my hair before wiping the blood off his lips. His fangs retracted as his chest. rose and fell as if he

were just sleeping.

I lowered the flame that was embracing us until it completely extinguished. Lucien immediately rushed

forward to

check on me.

“What have you done?” He hissed, his jaw tightening as he threw me a furious

look.

“I just protected him from your wrath. He just wanted to hug me.” I told him in a cold voice, with my eyes

blazing red before I turned my full attention to Patrea. “Were you able to do it?”

She nodded her head.

“I will send Stone back to his territory.” My father spoke, but before he could do anything, I spun my body

around and

held his wrist.

“Not too fast. I want Patrea out of here

too!”

“What?” Both my father and Lucius. exclaimed at the same time.

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Father hissed at Lucius before he turned

his attention to me. “And why would I do

that?”

“Let her go, void the contract, and set her body free.”

“I’m not stupid.”

“Yes, you are not.” I scoffed at him before my eyes squinted and a dagger flew past him, stopping in front

of my chest. “I’m ready to die, Lucien.”

“I’m not a fool, Lucija! If you want to die!

You could have let me kill Stone!”

“I have nothing to lose now, Father! My mate will never remember me anymore. Maybe it’s best if we just

kill ourselves. Maybe in the afterlife, we can be together. I have nothing anymore.” I let the flying dagger

pierce my skin, and although I was wearing black, blood could be seen soaking into my dress.

“No! Lucija!” Father roared, and the hall grounds shook.

I let the tears fall from my eyes before I darted my gaze at Adan’s. He was unconscious, but blood

appeared on his

chest.

“A little more push, father, and you will lose me.”

“A dagger will not kill you!”

“I can try, rip my heart to pieces if I need

to ”

“Ask me something else! Not Patrea!”

“Your choice. Patrea or me…”

“Lucija… You don’t need to do this. You’re bleeding!” Patrea exclaimed as her face

paled.

“You don’t belong here, Patrea. He had no right to trap a soul as beautiful as yours.” Patrea and I kept

staring at each other, both our eyes were pooling with tears.

“Fine! I will send her back to the human realm!” Lucien exclaimed in exasperation.

The dagger moved back an inch as I let out a sigh. “The contract, Father. The one you sign with your

blood. I want it destroyed!”

“Lucija!” Father hissed as his horns protruded from his head, and I knew he was letting his demon aura

out, but I wasn’t backing down.

The dagger moved forward again, but just enough to touch my skin. Soon enough, an old-looking

document appeared in the air and was floating in between us.

“Is this the contract, Patrea?”

“Yes…”

“Destroy it. Let Patrea go free…”

“You will pay for this, Lucija.”

“I’m already paying more than I deserve. Destroy it…”

Lucien’s eyes glowed red as he turned his attention to Patrea, but he wasn’t doing anything to the

contract – it stayed floating in the air.

I raised my hand and summoned fire before extending it directly under the contract. Soon, my fire

engulfed it slowly, burning the paper as a rumble formed on my father’s chest.

and

In a few seconds, the paper was gone, Patrea’s body jolted as if somebody had shaken her before she

began gasping for

air.

I let the dagger hanging in the air dropped on the floor while my heart thudded loudly. I began to panic,

terrified that Patrea was about to collapse, but she raised her hand as if stopping me from doing anything

while she tried to steady her breathing.

“I’m okay. I’m ready to leave this realm.” Tears trickled down her face as she stared

at me.

We didn’t say a word, but we had an understanding-a reminder of what transpired in her cottage.

We did it. Now if we could only continue

and succeed with our plans.

‘You can’t stay away from me, Patrea! I

will look for you again!” Lucien warned

her.

“I’m not the same naive girl that you lured with your charm, Lucien. I knew better now. Cross my path,

and you will regret it.”

“The only reason you’re still alive is because of me!” He yelled at her as he moved forward as if he would

lunge at her, but Lucius blocked his way. His hand gripped his chest, preventing him from moving

forward.

“Enough, Father. Let Stone and Patrea go. They don’t belong in this realm anymore. We don’t own them

now.” Lucius

explained in a calm manner, his eyes not leaving Lucien’s, as if he were making sure he would not do

anything to harm

Patrea or me.

“Make sure you know where your loyalty lies, Lucius.”

“It’s with you, Father. Always with you. That’s why they need to go. Soon, the gods would smell their

souls, and they would know that they didn’t belong here,

and you would be in jeopardy.”

He glared at Lucius before he looked back at Patrea. “Get Stone, and prepare to

transport yourself.”

Patrea didn’t waste any more time and

crouched beside Adan before she lifted

his head, and adjusted her position, letting Adan’s head rest on her thighs.

I’m ready.”

My hands coiled into fists as I fought off the tears that were falling. “You will not bother Adan, Patrea,

Althea, and Blade

again.”

“I will watch Stone, and if I find out that Patrea lied to me, I will hunt her down.”

“I never played with any of my spells and

rituals, you know that. I delivered as I was asked!” Patrea snapped at him. “Now let me out of this

forsaken place!”

Lucien’s eyes glowed red but he didn’t say anything, and with just a motion of his hand, Patrea and Adan

disappeared in

front of me.

Adan was gone taking my heart with

him. 2

My shoulders slumped, and I saw Lucius.

was about to reach for me, but I moved away before he could touch me. I didn’t

want his pity and for our father to conclude that he was helping me.

“Show me where you transported Adan and Patrea.” I turned my attention to

Lucien instead.

“You don’t trust me.” He scoffed.

“I don’t have any reason to trust you.”

“Fair enough.” He shrugged his shoulders as he let the hologram appear before us.

My lips quivered, wanting a sob to escape my throat, but I stopped it as I stared at Adan’s naked body,

coiled in the middle. of the entrance hall. He was still

unconscious.

Everyone was hovering over him as his mother sobbed beside him while they checked his wounds. Even

Grand Alpha Aurelius and his Luna were there. They came home for him.

“Maybe Lucy will appear soon. Check all the rooms of the packhouse.” I read those words from Alpha

Aurelius’ lips, and Collin began giving instructions to the Omegas around.

The tears I was trying to stop just kept coming. How come they were still not

mad at me after what happened to Adan?

“That’s enough, we have things to discuss.” Father snapped the hologram away, and I was left staring at

an empty space before me.

“Where did you take Patrea?” Lucius. asked.

“Same place.”

“She’s not there.” I hissed at him.

“I don’t know.”

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“Then you need to check. I want to make

sure you didn’t double-cross me.”

“I didn’t!”

“Then find her!” I shouted at him.

He let out another hologram, and this time it showed Patrea, who was deep in the forest. It was dark and

snowy. She

was trying to find her way.

“Where did you take her?” I asked, my

eyes squinting.

“I told you, at the same place as Adan, and I had no fucking idea why she ended. up somewhere else.”

“It’s probably outside Stone’s territory. Father did not destroy the entire shield. He just entered it without

destroying it, and I assumed supernaturals were still being held out by the shield protecting the territory.”

Lucius explained, more to me than my father.

“It’s none of my business now. She can

die and be free.” Lucien exclaimed as he

shut down the hologram. His voice was

laced with hatred.

I knew Patrea would survive. She was

smart and equipped with magic and spells. My only concern was that no one would directly inform

Adan’s family of

what exactly happened here.

“I’m going to bed.” I tilted my head up

and turned around.

“Let’s talk first,” father spoke in a calmer

manner.

“No. I want to be alone.”

“Lucija!”

“You got what you wanted. Now leave me alone for a while!”

“If you think you can outsmart me, think again. If I discover you’re crossing the realms, I will not hesitate

to wreak havoc in his territory.”

“I’m planning to keep my word, Lucien. So keep your word too.”

“I guess I’m not required here right now. I’ll see you around.” Lucius said,

breaking the tension between me and Lucien.

“Where are you going?” Father asked

him.

“Let’s just say I was in the middle of something before I came here. Now I want to continue with my

business.” He winked at me, and I just rolled my eyes at him. I was sure he would go back to fucking his

women.

I walked away from them and tuned out. their voices as I left the throne room.

With a heavy heart, I wrapped my arms. around my body as I let my feet lead me to my chamber while I

let myself get lost in my thoughts.

Without Adan here, I would be able to master my power without having to think about keeping him safe.

Without him here, I didn’t need to worry about him being tortured or abused. I could focus on being a

stronger she-demon while letting Angel take full advantage of her strength outside of this tower.

And when I’m ready, I will challenge my

father for my freedom.

I knew it might take a while, and having Adan forget about me might lead to my own heartbreak if he

found someone else

to fill his nights.

A big price I had to pay. But what choice. do I have? It’s a risk, but I was holding on to the hope that

whatever his mind had forgotten, his heart would remember. 3)

I entered my room and closed the door. without making any noise before I leaned my back on it. My hand

reached for my neck, letting my fingers trail on my skin up to the wounds of his mark. Adan

even at the worst moment, he would

always surprise me.

I smiled despite myself. I had his mark-

this was enough for now.