Chapter 173


    BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Book 2


    Chapter 21 – Nyneve


    LUCIUS.


    I couldn’t wipe out the smile on my face the whole time I was driving her car into her allotted parking


    space. This morning was just perfect, and with


    Patrea not hesitating to show her excitement over my presence in her life, that was the cherry on top.


    And as much as I wanted to check her out in the library immediately after I dropped her off, I needed


    time to check on my kingdom as well.


    But I’ll be back.


    After checking that there were no humans around and no living souls within my perimeter, I locked


    Patrea’s car and transported my body back to Kalmerus.


    I knew I’d been cking off for many cycles now, but nothing threatened Kalmerus at the moment, so I


    didn’t see any problem with staying away from time to time.


    [King Lucius,] My right-hand demon, Dorion, greeted me after he appeared on the throne hall a few


    moments after I did.


    [Anything I should be concerned about?] I asked as I made my way to my throne chair.


    [We have a request from the King of the Kingdom of Athwart. I told them you will send out a response


    after they think about it.]


    [What do they want?] I asked, my forehead creasing.


    Thest time I was in thepany of Arturos was when he let me have a taste of his mistress, the


    nearest one he could have for a wife or a queen, as none of the Kings of the Underworld had allowed a


    woman to rule with them.


    [He didn’t specifically mention it, but his right hand had informed me that he wanted one of his offspring


    to meet you. I believed he has three daughters, and the youngest is just a half-century old.]


    [I’m not interested.] I answered in a bored manner. I already had my eyes fixed on someone else.


    Dorian was about to reply when the double door of the throne hall opened and one of my demon


    guards came in with another piece of news.


    [King Lucius, the King of Athwart, is waiting by the portal connecting our kingdoms. He was seeking


    entrance to speak with you.]


    I let out a hiss, annoyed at the intrusion. I shouldn’ t havee back. He might have felt my presence.


    Demons were allowed to travel back and forth throughout the underworld, but the towers were


    specifically enchanted to allow only the demons of each kingdom, thus he needed permission for entry


    into my tower.


    [Was he alone?] I asked.


    [Princess Nyneve is with him.] The demon guard replied.


    [I would like to assume that she is his daughter.] Dorian added.


    [Bring them here.] I ordered them.


    Dorian’s eyes zed red before he disappeared together with the demon guard, and it didn’t take long


    before the door to my throne hall opened again, and King Arturos came in, together with a she -demon


    that I wouldn’t deny sparked interest in me. Princess Nyneve was a thing of beauty. Her hair was


    med red and orange, ending up to her ass. She’s wearing a sheer silver gown that gave me a


    glimpse of her naked body underneath.


    I swallowed hard before taking my eyes off her as I stood up, and I met Arturos’ gaze.


    The king shed me a smug smirk, he probably felt my reaction to his daughter.


    But I knew Nyneve was using her allure on me. She had a gift like Lucija. I would not deny that her


    appearance awakened the prince of lust in me, but my eyes were searching for the amber eyes that


    were staring at me the whole morning.


    And I felt f*ucking guilty for even looking at her.


    Guilty was never part of my vocabry until today. [King Lucius of Kalmerus,] King


    Arturos acknowledged as he stopped a few feet away from my throne, standing beside him was


    Princess


    Nyneve. [We have not cordially paid respect to your rise to power. So I decided it was better to pay you


    a private visit.]


    [What do you want?] I went straight to the point. I was not born for pleasantries, and unlike him, I


    disliked fake facades.


    I felt an alluring aura swirl around me before the princessid her hand directly in front of me. [


    Princess Nyneve, Princess of Seduction, is at your service, King Lucius.]


    I took her hand and pressed my lips against the back of her palm, letting it go as soon as I was done


    before shifting my gaze between her and her father. [I didn’t have much time to spare at the moment.


    Let me know if there is something we should be discussing.]


    [I wished to be allowed to stay within your tower, my king. I wanted to get to know you.] The princess


    answered.


    [If you enjoyed your time with, Cpressa, I believed my daughter could provide you tenfold what she


    did.] Arturos arrogantly added.


    My brows hiked up. Calepressa was his female that he let me f*uck more than a couple of times.


    [That would have been an enchanting offer. However, I would decline as I don’t spend time in Kalmerus


    as much as I would have wanted.]


    [I don’t mind waiting for you, whenever you are around. I’m sure I would have other things to keep


    myself upied. The hot baths in this kingdom were iparable to those in other kingdoms, and I


    took pleasure in them. So, if you would allow, my king, it will be an honor to be a guest of your


    kingdom.] Her eyshes fluttered as her demon tail swirled around her back, caressing her hair.


    [I will not be able to stop you if you want to stay in Kalmerus. However, I have to decline a ce in the


    tower. Especially when I’m not around. I’m sure Dorion, my right-hand demon, can find a ce for you


    to stay if you insist on staying. Other than that, I couldn’t offer more.]


    The words came out of my mouth even before I could think. Lust was taking charge of my mind, and I


    had no room to take it back.


    A seductive smile curled on Nyneve’s red lips before her eyes zed red. [That would do for now. I’m


    sure sooner orter, I would find a way to gain an invitation to your tower, my king.]


    A wicked smirk tugged on my mouth at the confidence she was disying. [We will see that.]


    I tilted my head and motioned for Dorion to approach us before looking at the guests in front of me.


    [Unfortunately, I had to let Dorion take you out of the tower as I needed to be somewhere at the


    moment.]


    [Shall I expect to see you by the end of the cycle?] Nyneve asked.


    [We shall see. I doe and go as I please.]


    [Feel free to visit me in the abode your right-hand demon will provide for me then.]


    I didn’t reply, as I had no f*ucking idea what to say. If Patrea was not in my life right now, I would have


    dropped everything and summoned the princess into my chamber.


    But Patrea was expecting me to see her. I watched as they were guided out of my throne room and


    transported out of the tower before I let the heat rise inside my body.


    I used to enjoy being the prince of lust, but at the moment, I felt like being born with this ability was a


    curse.


    I transported my body away from Kalmerus and ended up in the empty alley just behind the building


    where the library was.


    I shoved the thought of Nyneve at the back of my head. I should not feel guilty. I’m a demon, for f*uck’s


    sake, and the prince of lust. I’m allowed to lust after a female. Or every f*ucking female around.


    I was trying to convince myself that I wasn’t doing anything wrong against Patrea. She knew who I was


    and what I was made of.


    I walked toward the elevator, but before the door closed, I saw a man carrying a bouquet of flowers and


    meeting a female before they hugged and kissed each other.


    I nced at the camera inside the elevator and, with just my eyes, clouded it with enchantment before I


    made a bouquet of different colored roses appear in my hand.


    I had no idea what flowers or colors she liked, but I heard her say at Lucija’s birthday dinner that she


    thought the roses Lucija got from Adan were beautiful. So I had almost the same thing appear in my


    hands, except I chose lighter colors than what Lucija had.


    The elevator door pinged when it stopped on the third floor, and I ced the bouquet behind me before


    I suppressed the smile that was about to tug on my mouth.


    I wanted to see her reaction to the flower — if she would like it or not.


    “Hi! Is there anything I can help you with?” A tall female with blonde hair and sses blocked my way,


    and I almost crashed into hers as my eyes were already roaming around the vast library in front of me.


    There were too many aisles and bookshelves. The round counter in the middle of the library where I


    assumed she was stationed, was empty of humans.


    Where was she?


    “Hi! Are you looking for someone or something?” The blonde girl asked again.


    “Yes,” I answered as my eyes kept looking around. ” I’m looking for my girlfriend.”


    The moment those words left my mouth, I saw a head peeking from one of the shelves on my right, and


    I saw Patrea’s eyes widen as she shifted her gaze between me and the flowers in my hand.


    She must have heard my voice, making her look where the voice wasing from. I raised my hand


    and waved at her.


    “Patrea… Is she your girlfriend?” The blonde girl asked.


    I nodded my head without taking my gaze off the female, who brushed her blouse and pencil skirt with


    her hands as if there were crumbs on them before walking to where I was standing.


    “I didn’t know you have a gorgeous, hot-as-hell boyfriend!” The blonde was almost shrieking, but this


    time her eyes were on Patrea. Her body jolted up as if she was too giddy before she turned around and


    left me in peace with my female.


    “Hello, beautiful,” I tilted my head down and met her smiling face as she gazed up at me.


    “What took you so long?” She asked, feigning a pout. I swallowed as guilt washed over me. I had never


    felt so guilty in the two centuries that I was alive as I did in thest hour.


    “I attended something in the underworld.” Her face dropped, and it bothered me that she might have


    seen something in my eyes.


    “Is everything okay?”


    “Yes,” I forced a smug grin on my lips before handing her the roses in my hand. “This is for you. I don’t


    know what flowers you preferred. But if you tell me, then I can get the right one next time.”


    Her eyes lit up as she grabbed the bouquet with two hands and smelled it innocently.


    All of the anxiety and confusion I had previously experienced vanished. I knew who I wanted, and the


    happiness flitting in her eyes was something I wanted her to always have.


    “They’re beautiful. And I like them very much.” She tilted her face and smiled at me. “I don’t know which


    flowers I like most, but I think I love these roses already.”


    She always knew the right words to say to boost my ego. Could this female be more perfect than she


    already is?


    “But…” She added. Her eyebrows hiked up as her hand sped mine, and she pulled me to the corner


    where she had been earlier. “You have to tell me what was happening in Kalmerus.”


    F*uck.


    “Nothing. Nothing you should be aware of as they are just daily demon things.” I said almost


    immediately.


    “Why am I having a hard time believing you?” She ced the bouquet of roses on thedder that she


    was probably using to reach the top of the shelves before cing her hands on her hips.


    She had a rolling cart with books and a stack of papers with checks and Xs. But looked like only a few


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    “You need to focus on your work and leave Kalmerus to me.”


    “Something is wrong. I might be wrong, but my woman’s instinct is telling me that the king of Kalmerus


    is hiding something from me.”


    I forced a chuckle and mirrored her action, hands on hips. “I didn’t know you could read minds.”


    “I can’t. But I can read expressions. You never came to me with that expression on your face, even


    when we had that argument. So confessed now.”


    “I thought you didn’t want to hear anything about the demon world.”


    “Yes. But it doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear anything about you in the demon world.”


    She emphasized the word you.


    “Patrea…”


    “Speak up before I walk out of here.”


    “You have work to do.”


    I saw her mumble something, and I felt the air still and thickened. She ced an enchantment to


    conceal our voices. “I can use magic to finish this.”


    “I thought you didn’t want to use magic in human territory.”


    “Stop diverting the topic. Talk.” Her eyes were squinting. She meant business. I could tell her many


    other things, but I knew she might realize the lies. But I had no f*ucking idea how I would say I felt


    guilty because I felt another attraction with the other female.


    But I knew the attraction was because she was spreading her allure, and royal demons had strong


    ones, like Lucija, although my sister had never used hers.


    “I’m waiting. Please don’t lie.”


    Thest three words got me, and I knew I could never lie again to her.


    I took her hand and ced her palm on my forehead before I closed my eyes, taking her back to the


    scene in Kalmerus.


    It felt like an eternity as I watched the scene unfold in my mind, and I regretted doing this as it gave her


    a glimpse of my thoughts as well, including the sudden burst of lust that arose in my stomach.


    [Feel free to visit me in the abode your right-hand demon will provide for me then.]


    These were Nyneve’sst words before Patrea took her hand off my forehead and, without a warning,


    turned around and walked away from me. And I knew I had blown off everything.