Chapter 69
BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Chapter 69
069 – Lucien & Patrea
LUCIEN.
I didn’t find the witch. And I couldn’t
force Stone’s pack members to reveal her
whereabouts.
Hades had called for me and asked for an exnation of what happened the night that I took Lucija
home. Lucius
identally summoned his name, but he just ignored it. By the time he realized it was a royal son who
mentioned his name, the only thing he saw was when Lucija took my hand. 3
But he heard me swear to her that I would
never touch Stone’s pack. So even if I
wanted to crush them and force the
witch’s name out of their mouths, I knew Hades was watching and just waiting for me to make one
more mistake. I could feel he didn’t like me at all, especially
after that close encounter with him when
Lucija’s mother was in my chambers.
more than two decades ago.
I always had to watch my back. I felt like a fucking dog being watched all the time, and I didn’t like it.
But I didn’t have a
choice. I wanted to gain his favor even if I
hated him.
Despite being the being god of the underworld, Hades always had a soft spot for females, something I
couldn’t understand. He was supposed to be the toughest of all the gods, but he was bowing down to
females.
I pushed any thoughts of Hades aside for the moment as I made my way inside Patrea’s cottage. I
reached the door to her bedroom and forced it open, breaking the
door from its hinges and making the witch jolt from her bed.
She was sleeping, and I just woke her up.
A crooked smile was stered on my face. as my gaze wandered over the wless
skin of her neck and shoulders while she
clutched her sheets tighter around her body.
“Oh,e on, Lucien! I’d been asking you for privacy for many decades now,
and up until now, you didn’t have the decency to knock.”
“I would have transported my body here if you hadn’t cast a spell in your cottage. Barging in is the next
best option.”
“What do you want now?” Her eyes darkened, and I knew I had annoyed her
again like I’d been doing for thest three
decades.
Patrea caught my eye because she was beautiful. I thought I outsmarted her when I brought her here,
but the witch. was cunning and cast a spell on herself so
I would not be able to fuck her.
Despite lusting after her, she was the only
female I couldn’t touch in this realm. If I
pushed myself on her, her body would
deteriorate and she would die –
something she would rather be than have
sex with me.
So I just watched her from a distance, and
from time to time I would give in and
touch her, but I couldn’t fuck her. Until I
finally gave up because it just led to more
frustration. She was the only female I
could never have. I could have killed her,
but I needed her alive rather than dead.
“Are you just going to stare there, or will you talk?” She rolled her eyes before she continued. “Can you
leave my room and
let me dress up, I will meet you in the
kitchen.”
“I’ve seen everything in your body, Patrea. What’s the point of having privacy?”
“Oh, yes, I forgot.” She shoved her nket off her body and got up from her bed. “You’ve seen
everything.
Unfortunately for you, you can only look.”
My eyes swirled with desire at the sight of her in her simple nightgown. The way her hips curled on the
satin nightgown
spiraled my lust. It wasn’t even skimpy or body-hugging.
She smiled mockingly at me before she held the hem of her nightgown and pulled it off her body, giving
me a view of her perfect breasts and t stomach.
I hissed in annoyance before turning my back on her and walking out of her room.
Three decades of just staring at her and having my hand touch her core were frustrating the hell out of
me. I swear to the fucking Hades that once I didn’t need her anymore, I would fuck the life out of her
and just let her die just so I could get
my fill of her.
‘Where is Lucija?’ I connected with Lucius
while I waited for Patrea toe down from her room.
‘Are you back in Kalmeurs?’ He asked
instead of answering.
‘Yes. Where is Lucija?’
‘Probably sleeping. I can check.’
‘And Stone?’
‘Still in the dungeons. Did you find the witch?’
‘No. The witch is no longer at the Mystic
Pack.’
‘Did you kill someone from Stone’s Pack?’
‘No. I couldn’t because my son messed up by mentioning Hades’ name, and now I feel like he’s
watching me the moment I leave the realm.’
‘My bad, forgive me, Father. If you want,
send me. I’ll find the witch.’
‘No. I don’t trust you.’
‘Ouch! That hurt bad.’
‘You knew it. So fuck off and check Lucija.
Make sure she doesn’tmunicate with
Stone until I can figure out how to unbind
them.’
‘Do you still want Stone dead? Just send him back to his realm, and prohibit Lucija from traveling
outside the realm. Easy
peasy.’ 1
‘I’m sure I made you aware that Lucija is special and not someone you can tell
what to do. No matter what restriction I
ce around her, she can always find a
way to go around it.’
‘Yup, I know it. Because you fucking let
me know about how useless I am
‘Now, now, Lucius, don’t get dirty on me.
If you don’t want to follow my order and
just shut up, you can leave my tower and
be on your own. I won’t miss you.’ 2
‘I didn’t say I was defying you. I was just saying, I am the one loyal to you, and yet Lucija and Guillermo
have always been
the ones getting favors.’
‘Then you need to prove yourself to get the favors they are getting.’
‘Lucija didn’t do anything at all!’ He snapped, and I knew he was already
pissed off not that it bothered me.
‘Lucija doesn’t need to do anything. She had already proven her worth simply by existing.’ I cut off the
connection before
he could say more.
This argument between me and Lucius had been going on for years, ever since I
und out Lucija existed. I watched Lucija nce she was six years old, and I could el the power within her
the only ing that could destroy me. And this was he secret I kept all these years.
feared my only daughter.
efore Lucija was born, I knew Guillermo, ne of my firstborns, would be the one to ake over my throne
once I ascended to Hades’ throne, or at least be Hades’ right
And Lucius wanted to challenge that, as did the other spawns I had. They wanted my throne.
But it didn’t bother me. It didn’t matter who would take over as ruler of
Kalmerus, as long as I got the throne of Hades or was seated next to him.
But the constant fighting between my spawns irritated the fucking hell out of me, so I reached out to the
Orpheus of the
Underworld and asked for the future of
Kalmerus.
The Orpheus couldn’t see when the prophecy would be fulfilled – the only thing she saw was that the
next one who would take over as the new ruler was the only one who could destroy me. Someone
whose power was greater than mine, and only I could feel how great his or her
power was.
Some of my sons knew I went to the Orpheus that day to find answers for the future of Kalmerus, but I
could never tell them that, in fear, they would all conspire and try to kill me if they found out, one of
them was stronger than me.
So I told them a lie, stating that the next ruler would be able to mark his mate with
his royal demon venom without killing their mate. Up to this point, none of my sons had been able to
bring home a
female marked with their venom. We
could bite and drink blood from our
victims, but the moment our fangs dug deeper, it could lead to the victim’s
demise.
And none of the she-demons around
were willing to take the risk of being bitten by a demon royal, making it impossible for my sons to bring
home a marked female. It gave me more time to put my n into motion.
In the beginning, I thought it was
Guillermo who could be the next ruler of
Kalmerus. He had a strong aura almost
simr to mine, but when I met Lucija, everything changed. She was only six, but her power rendered
me immobile when she yelled at me not toe near her when I nned to take her that day.
Everly, her mother, thought her begging was the one that made me leave Lucija that day, but it was
Lucija’s anger that made me stop approaching her.
Even if I was showing a tough facade in front of my daughter, I knew I could
never push her to her limits, because she might discover she had power stronger
than mine.
The Orpheus warned me that destroying the chosen one would also destroy me.
Killing her on purpose was never an option, and the only way she could not kill me is if I bound my life
to her. That was why I waited patiently for her to turn 18 so we could bind our lives together under the
pretext that I wanted to rinse her off of her werewolf blood, but she ran away, and now I am facing a
bigger problem.
How could I bind us when she was bound
to a werewolf? a
A sound of a chair scraping the floor snapped me out of my thoughts, and I found myself face-to-face
with Patrea.
“So, why are you so early?” She inquired, scowling as she leaned back in her chair.
“Early? You’re the only one who
realm. Everything is just one whole day for all of us.” I chuckled and shook my
head.
“I’m not part of your world. Now can we get this over and done? What do you need?
“Lucija is back.”
“So I heard.”
“And what do you know about
werewolves?”
“Not much. I was abducted before I could
get a grasp of other creatures.”
“I didn’t abduct you. You came of your
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own ord.”
“You tricked me.”
“You’re greedy. That’s the thing that
lured you.”
“You’re evil, taking advantage of
someone’s innocence.”
“I don’t see an innocent female in front
of me.”
She mmed her fist on the table as she
red at me. “Tell me what you want, and get out of my house!”
“My house. You own nothing. Even the
clothes you’re wearing are mine!”
“Right! You own everything here, except my pussy that you can’t fuck!”
I scoffed but didn’t say anything, I could feel myself getting pissed off already.
“Got your tongue tied? Poor King of Kalmerus, so…. deprived of sex.”
“You’re not the only female around,
Patrea. In case you forgot that.”
“I know. But I also know, how frustrating
it is when you can have everything here except one. So do me a favor and let my body go.”
“No. Your presence here fulfills more of
my needs than your body can.”
“Fine. Now talk, you’re disrupting my peace.”
“Can you unbind two people?”
“What do you mean?”
“Lucija’s life was bonded to another man.
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“Oh, isn’t it wonderful? Lucija times two.”
“What do you mean?”
“Whatever Lucija has, he will get it too.”
“Are you fucking kidding me?”
“When did I ever joke on you? We’re not
friends.” She chuckled as if she had won
something. “However, to rify so you can understand it clearly, there are two
types of bond, one where the other simply
shares a life connection. One dies the
other dies. And another, that shares the
ability as well. Lucija is somewhat
immortal – unless they discover the right
way to kill her. Making the person bonded
to her as immortal as she is.”
“And Lucija’s power?”
“You mean her fire?”
I swallowed. I knew Lucija had more
power than her fire. “Yes.”
“I’m not sure, but it’s possible. But I’m
sure her strength will be his strength.”
“Can you unbind them?”
“No. I can only make the bond stronger, not unbind them.” She smirked at me and I wanted to wipe it
off her face.
“Who can unbind them? The witch who did it?”
She shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t think so. Some spells are bound tost forever. Especially things
like that.”
“If she’s bound with someone already, can another one bind with her?”
Her smirk warped into a scowl. “What are you nning to do?”