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

084 – One Mate

LUCY.

“And what’s the problem with that?” Father asked as if he was just asking why

I wasn’t eating my vegetables.

“I am doing whatever you want me to do, but being mated to Guillermo is going too far. So no, I am not

doing that.”

I only had one mate. There was no way I would let another man touch me.

“You can choose between Guillermo and Lucius. But Lucius is still weak. You and Guillermo will make a

strong ruler of

Kalmerus.”

“I don’t need a man to stand beside me. I can rule this kingdom without Guillermo or anyone.” I answered

bravely as I adjusted my hair, making sure the mark Adan gave me was not visible. I had tried

o cover it up with some simple demon nagic, but I couldn’t perfect it. I had to isk Lucius how he hid

Adan’s mark – if only he would show himself to me.

“You don’t even know many things in

this realm, and having Guillermo around would help you.”

“But you’re still here. You can teach me. Stop pushing Guillermo or I will just cut myself off and end all of

this.”

“End all of this? For what reason?

Because you’re still holding on to the idea that Stone will wait for you? He doesn’t even remember you.”

“I don’t want to talk about him.”

“But I do…” He gave out a devilish smirk before a hologram appeared in front of us, and my heart began

thudding loudly at the sight of Adan.

I wanted to run and hug him, but I knew

his was just an image. Still, I was glad I was able to catch a glimpse of him. I was still trying to calm the

erratic beating of my heart when a female suddenly came into view, and she immediately ran

toward him. Adan’s face lit up as he

opened his arms and caught her, hugging her tightly.

I felt my whole world collapse. Who was that female? Was I replaced that fast? But what should I expect

when I remove his memory of me?

“That was earlier. I saved it, especially for you. He has moved on. I think it’s time for you to do the same.”

I didn’t reply, as my full attention was on the image of Adan, who was still hugging the female as if he

didn’t want to let her

Soon, Aunt Helena came into view, and the frown on her face couldn’t be

denied as she looked at Adan and the

female.

Could it be she was not in favor of her

because she knew I was Adan’s mate? But

Adan probably didn’t care because he

doesn’t remember me at all.

My heart shattered, and my knees

buckled. I knew if I remained there, I

would be collapsing, so I took the coward’s way out and turned my back on the hologram and my father

without saying anything.

I walked away while I could, allowing the tears I was trying to hold back to fall down my cheeks. I wanted

to believe Adan would not betray me, but without a memory of me, I was just fooling myself.

♡♡♡

ADAN STONE.

“Do you think it worked?” Kingston

asked the moment we left the border of

the Mystic Pack. We were heading off to

meet Lucius, with my entourage of four cars following us.

“I hope so. If Lucius was right and Lucien was watching my every move 24/7, then he saw that.”

Collin came up with a scheme so Lucien

would think I had totally forgotten Lucy.

He let Laira’s sister, Sheena, come and pretend to be someone close to me. That she was ecstatic to

see me. They even had to tell my mother that Sheena was crushing on me and that we were dating

before I met Lucy so my mother couldn’t help but feel bad about her visit. Her

reaction of displeasure was real, although

she tried her best to be civil.

This way, Lucien wouldn’t think of anything while I was away from the territory and wouldn’t bother to

check or

search for me in this realm while I was

away. My only hope was that he would not tell Lucy this part.

It was difficult enough to act because, to

be honest, I had never shown any

affection to a female. And if Beast wasn’t

giving me any flashbacks of my days with

Lucy, I would never believe I had shown

affection even for the she-demon.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Kingston asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.

“Are you trying to make me change my

mind?”

“No. I just want to make sure your heart is into this. We couldn’t really talk about this in the packhouse,

so I want to talk to you before we meet them.”

“Beast wants to, and I trust him.”

“I understand. Perhaps I’m still having

flashbacks to the night you were

kidnapped, and knowing it’ll happen

again with no guarantee you’ll survive –

that one doesn’t sit right with me.”

“If Lena were taken and brought to a

different realm, what would you

do?”

His hands tightened on the steering wheel, and even without answering, I

already knew his stand on it.

“I can’t remember anything about her, just the memories that Beast shows me. But for some reason,

when I see her face. from his memory, my heart feels like it will burst out. I know I want her. I can feel

it in my soul.”

“I hope you both make it out alive and

return to us.”

“We will. You can’t get rid of me just yet.”

“I’m hoping there’s some way we can help you instead of just sitting and

waiting.”

“Taking care of the pack while I try to

save our Luna is already a big thing, Kingston. I will not be able to concentrate on Lucy if I’m not

confident you and Collin can do your part while I’m away. I’m grateful I didn’t have to do this alone. It’s

more than enough.”

“Don’t make me emotional, man. Just

bring Lucy home.”

“I never asked you or Collin, I just assumed that you do. But I want to know the real thing. Do you like

Lucy because I like her, or do you like her because she’s Lucy?”

“We like her because she’s Lucy. And we

like her more because of what she is to you and how you’ve been whenever she’s around. She’s good

for you.”

“You think she likes me?”

“You sounded so unsure of yourself.

Where is the arrogant Adan I grew up with?” He chuckled as Lucius and Patrea

came into view. “But yes, I never doubt for a second that she likes you. Maybe a

little too much, otherwise, she wouldn’t bind her life with yours. She could live for many centuries, and

yet she chose to cut her lifespan for you.”

I didn’t say anything back. Maybe he was right. Maybe they were all right. I just wanted my memory back

so I could get to know the female my wolf was longing for.

We slowed down to stop where Lucius and Patrea were standing, and as cars behind us led by Viktor,

passed us and headed for the task I assigned him and

the rest of the warriors.

I then lowered the car window as we came to a complete stop in front of the demon and the witch. “Hop

in,” I told them.

“Can we just transport? I can take the whole car with me.” Lucius grunted.

“Of course not. We might end up having

some wolves around when we teleport. I don’t want my name to be associated

with witches or demons.”

Lucius opened the backseat door and let Patrea in before he slid in, chuckling as he closed the door.

“That will be your

future, Stone. Unless of course, you would

rather stay in the underworld with Lucija.

“No way. I have a pack to run.” I answered right away and motioned for

Kingston to start driving.

“What if Lucija wants to?”

“We need to talk about it. But I thought she didn’t want to be there?”

“What if she changed her mind?” He kept asking, and it was already irritating me.

Didn’t I just say no? “I can’t just abandon my pack.”

“I want a guarantee, Stone.”

“What guarantee do you want?”

“I will help you and Lucija if you promise

me you will not stay in the underworld

with her. Take her back here.”

My eyes met Lucius’ in the rearview

mirror, and I couldn’t help but smirk at him. “Of course, I would. Who the fuck

wants to stay in your realm?”

♡♡♡~

Aside from Lucius being bored for the

whole three hours, the travel to Fabius’

territory came without any problems.

I had Kingston contact Fabius and discuss my request for an isolated area where we

could stay for a few days, and he didn’t give any second thoughts about it. We didn’t go into great detail

with him, but I

told him I had a witch who needed some

training but made no mention of a

demon. The less information we shared,

the safer our secrets would be.

His only request was to make sure none of his people or his territory would be destroyed.

Kingston halted the car as soon as we reached the pack house of the Silver Crest Pack. Fabius was

already waiting for us,

and beside him was his Beta.

Fabius was only nineteen when Blade abandoned his pack four years ago. And despite being the Alpha

for four years, he was still not able to get a grip on the title and his responsibilities. But I did

understand him – he never wanted this

title. As he said, he was not born for it, and he was hoping one day, his brother would wake up and take

the title back because their territory was already falling

apart.

But from the looks of it, Blade had no

intention of leaving his mercenary life.