Chapter 63
BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Chapter 63
063 – A Glimpse of His Soft Side
ALTHEA.
“Oh, Spirits! de! I told you I’m not leaving this territory!” I yelled in frustration
at him for the hundredth time as he shoved
my clothes inside my luggage, and I kept pulling them out.
We’re ying a game of tug of war, and up until this moment, no one was winning.
He wanted to leave this ce as soon as Kingston told us that Lucien had taken
Alpha Stone to the underworld, and Lucy had followed them. But before she left, she told Kingston to
make sure I was safe because her father woulde for me.
With the shield up, I thought I would be safer here, but de thought otherwise. But what does he
know?
“You have no say on this one, Althea! We’re
leaving! We’ll go to a safer ce where the demon lord can’t reach you!” He snapped at me, tugging
thest pieces of clothing from my hands before shoving them inside my bag. He zipped it up and
threw it by the door,
where itnded with a loud thud.
“This is my life on the line! Why do you get to decide for me?”
“I’m not going to let another mate die before my eyes, Althea. Even if that means
putting myself in front of you to catch all the fire! I will fucking do it if I get an assurance you wille
out of this alive!” His jaw twitched as his eyes dted into darkness.
I swallowed and opened my mouth to speak, but the words got caught in my throat. How do I retort
back from that?
“Get moving! We don’t have all night!”
“But we will be protected from here. We are
more vulnerable if wo
go outside the
territory.”
“Do you think your shield can protect you? How long have you been doing shields? I’m not a witch, but
I’ve met a lot of them.
Unless you are a hundred years old, I don’t think you alone could hold back a demon lord from entering
this territory. And I’m not going to take fucking chances just
because you think you can! Now get your ass rolling and pack your witchy gadgets, or I will do it
myself!” 1
I rolled my eyes at him, but I hurried to the desk, where Iid out some of my potions and books. I
carefully gathered the runes in
a small ck pouch and ced them in my
pocket before I tucked the rest of it in a ck bag I kept handy all the time.
de knew fairly well I didn’t want anyone touching my things, and despite being
annoyed with him at the moment, I was
grateful he remembered not to touch them.
“But where do you think we can go? I’m sure
I’m not safer in the mountains than I am
here.”
“You mentioned your ancestors being part
of a coven. I knew a coven of witches
somewhere in Salenda. We can start from
there, and maybe they can track which coven your family belongs to, or maybe they will take you in.”
His voice was calmer now.
“But how about you?” I asked, making sure my voice didn’t break, although my heart clenched in pain.
A coven of witches, ording to my mother, was not allowing werewolves to live with them. They
ept them as visitors for a few days but never ept them as members of
theirmunities. And if any coven epts
me, that would mean de would be on his
own.
“What about me?” He asked, slipping his hands inside his jeans pocket, but his eyes
avoided mine.
“Where will you go if we find a coven to take
me? I’m not sure they are willing to take you
in as well.”
“I’ll be fine. I’m used to being alone. I will
survive.”
“I thought Alpha Stone paid you to protect me? Why will you abandon me?” I had no
idea how I got the courage to ask him. I wanted to push him away, yet the thought of not seeing him
anymore was making me
uneasy.
“If you didn’t realize it, Alpha Stone is not here anymore. So I am doing this for free
now.”
My chest heaved. I wanted to be mad at him, but he was right we both didn’t want each
other.
“Just as long as you’re safe, then my work is done. We need to get going. Because I’m sure he’lle
back for you soon.” He didn’t wait for me to reply as he opened the door and slipped out before adding,
“I will
just pick up my bag, and then we’ll go.”
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de and I walked down the stairs together
to the main hall of the packhouse. He was
carrying all our luggage while I carried my bag for my
witchy things. I knew the
moment I agreed to help Lucy, I was already
putting one foot on the ground, but it was my only way to free my grandmother from the demons. So
even if this would cost my
life, it was worth it. And I knew Lucy would
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never fail me.
The only thing I was not prepared for was
de.
I was ready to risk my own life for my
grandmother, but I was not sure I was ready
to risk his life to protect me. Even if I didn’t
want the bond he was saying existed
between us, I still didn’t want any harm to
We finally reached the main hall. The Beta
and Gamma couples were already there, waiting for us, together with Alpha Audrius and Luna Helena.
The packhouse felt
gloomy and eerie. Everyone was still in
shock, but we had no time to mope around.
As Alpha Audrius said, they had a whole pack
to protect.
And de was right – once I was gone here, the pack would be at a lesser risk from
Lucien’s wrath.
“I hope you didn’t have to go, sweetheart.” Luna Helena held my hands before she
pulled me in for a hug.
“This is for the better, Luna Helena. We
should think of the innocent lives that will
be caught between me and Lucien.”
We pulled away from each other as she nodded her head, tears welling in her eyes. Don’t hesitate to
give us an update. Just so I can rest easy knowing you’re both safe.
Laira walked up to us and handed me a
regr cellphone, not the new smartphone, but the one where you have to press the number multiple
times to get to the right letter when texting. “It has my number and Lena’s too. Call or message us. I
chose this one because it’s handy and just for calling purposes.”
I smiled at her and hugged her. “Thank you. Please let us know if you have news about
Lucy and Alpha Stone.”
The females nodded their heads while all the
males were silent, their lips pursing into
thin lines.
“We should go. The farther we are when he
“I tanked up your car and loaded extra diesel. It’s on your trunk.” Beta Collin
informed de
“There is also a basket of food inside your car. So you don’t have to stop and can just keep going.”
Lena added.
My eyes watered as I smiled at all of them. My heart clenched in pain at just thinking of how they were
all feeling right now with the absence of their Alpha.
“I’m sorry for what happened with Alpha Stone… I somehow felt responsible…” I started, but I was
immediately cut off.
“No. No. Don’t say that. When we weed Lucy into our lives, we knew what we were getting into.
And Kingston told me you linked Adan’s life to Lucy.” The Luna’s shoulders shook, but she kept talking
while tears trickled down her face. “It’s the only thing that’s keeping me sane right now. I know as long
as he’s linked to Lucy, Lucien will not touch him. So, thank you.”
She hugged me again, and I did my best not to cry as I smoothed my hand over her back.
“Be careful. And when this is all over, you’re wee toe and stay with us.” The
Luna added.
I nodded my head in response, but this time, I couldn’t keep the tears from falling. It
would be nice toe back here. I had lived
alone in the mountains with my mother for so long, maybe having other people around
me would be wonderful too.
“Thank you. We should go now.” I pulled away from her, and the Luna gave me a kiss on the cheek
before I said my goodbyes to
Laira and Lena.
I heard Alpha Audrius giving instructions to de about the route he could take. He was
listening to him and nodding his head at him, but his eyes were on me.
I smiled weakly at him, and he motioned for me toe to him, which I did. I didn’t
object when he took my hand and sped it with his as we walked out of the packhouse
and down the steps to his car, which was waiting for us by the grounds.
There were four cars outside, aside from his.
Gamma Kingston ordered his men to escort
us to the exit, and by then only two cars
would follow us until we reached the nearest
neutral city.
To be honest, I was not sure what they could
do to help us if Lucien cornered us, but
Alpha Audrius and Beta Collin wouldn’t hear
of it when de refused escorts. They
wanted to ensure that we were protected and that we would arrive safely in the neutral
city.
de didn’t argue more. He opened the passenger side and let me in. I thought he would just leave
and go to his side
immediately, but he didn’t. He fixed my seatbelt – our faces were just inches away
from each other.
Once he was done fumbling with my belt, his gaze locked with mine. “Althea, do you trust me?”
I should learn to trust de, so I nodded my head in response.
“Words. I want to hear words,” he said grumpily.
“I trust you, de,” I answered in a soft tone. I had no energy to counter his grumpiness at the
moment.
“I want you to remember that when the timees that I ask you to do something.” He added, and it
made me bite my lower lip, all the while, his eyes never left mine. “When we step out of this territory, it
will just be you and me. I want you to trust me enough to tell me your ns and what you are thinking.
Am I understood?”
“Yes…” I answered in a hoarse voice.
And then he smiled, something he never did
in my presence
not too wide but not
forced either. A real smile, just enough to
make my heart somersault in my chest.
And then he did something I wasn’t
expecting from him. He leaned forward,
bridging the gap between us, and ced a
soft kiss on my forehead while his hard, calloused palm rubbed the skin of my arm so gently that it felt
too sensual, sending shivers down my spine – down to my core.
“Good. Now, be a good little witch and stop defying me so we can have a peaceful trip,” he said as he
pulled away. A smug smirk was back on his face, and it just made me roll my eyes, but I decided to
shut my mouth
because my core was still throbbing from his
touch.
de slid into his seat, and I waved goodbye to the people on the steps as we drove off. The moment
the packhouse was out of my view, my gaze shifted to look at the man driving the car. I could only see
the side of
his face.
de looked dangerous, but the way he smiled earlier showed me a glimpse of his soft side – or
maybe I was just imagining things. He seemed to be too cold and
distant.
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I closed my eyes and leaned back in my seat. I knew a dangerous time was ahead of us, and I had no
idea if I woulde out alive. But if I do, I hope de does as well.