Chapter 145
BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon
BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alphaâs Little Demon Chapter 145 â Elliot ADAN STONE.
After we had arrived at the Silver Crestâs packhouse, Blade requested to have an hour or two to himself.I let him go.
He probably wanted to wash off the blood and dirt from his body.
He refused to speak with anyone, and as much as I understood him, I was expecting him to act like an Alpha, but he was letting his emotions rule him again.
âLet him grieve.â
Lucyâs voice snapped me from my thoughts.
Her soft hand rubbed against my naked chest, pacifying my emotions, while our gazes followed Blade as he stepped inside his packhouse.
âHe just lost his brother, and Iâm sure he could feel it, or worse, he heard from the pack link that he was not wanted here.â
âMaybe youâre right.But he canât sulk after this.He has no Beta, and his Gamma is not here.He needs to step up and be an Alpha for his people.â
âHeâs acting this way because he knows youâre here.â
âOnce we got everyone settled, we needed to go home and let him manage his pack.â
âMaybe we can leave some warriors with him to help out his men,â I suggested.
âI was thinking of that.And maybe I will leave Collin here for a day or two so he can help Blade with any plans for rebuilding his pack.â
âYou will help him, right?â
âI did help him today.Do you want me to help him some more?â
She nodded her head.
A welcoming expression crossed her face, and I couldnât help but let out a smug grin.She cared about him.
âI thought you hated him.â
âI hated his actions but not the person.And right now, despite his pack not wanting him, heâs the best option they have.Unless you want to challenge him and take his pack?â
Her brows rose as a mischievous grin curled on her plump lips.
âOur territory is already big.Plus, my hands are already full with my Luna and the demon prince.I know I can handle more, but I donât want to.You, Aiden, and our pack are enough for me.â
âGood answer, because Iâm not sure Iâm willing to share more of you with another pack.I want all of you for myself if I can.â
She answered in a soft voice as her arms locked around my neck.
Whatever expression she carried, my mate was really beautiful.
âIâm all yours, baby...â
I pulled her body closer, pressing my growing erection onto her front, not just so she could feel it, but to hide it from sight.
Thankfully, there was no longer a crowd around us except for my Beta and a few warriors.
âGoddess, Lucy.You make me want to throw you onto my shoulder and invade a room in this packhouse so I could fuck the hell out of you.â
âWell, the forest doesnât sound bad too...â
She smiled seductively while trailing her pointer finger on my nose down to my mouth, which I captured instantly with my lips and began nibbling on softly.
âYou look like you want me to eat you instead of dressing up for a battle,â I spoke in between nibbling on her finger.
She arched her body and threw her head back as she chuckled softly.
âI would prefer fighting naked as itâs more comfortable, but I donât think my Alpha would appreciate that.So this was the best I could do.â
âWhy have you never used this suit while seducing me in bed?â
âAny lingerie or costume I wear are usually gone in seconds, so I thought you donât mind those at all.â
âI do, but I want whatâs inside more.But we can try this body suit later in our room.Iâm sure Lucius wonât mind watching Aiden for the rest of the night.â
This was escalating so fast.
My cock was so fucking hard already.I was just like Blade, letting my emotionsâ lust specifically â rule over me when I should be focusing on other things tonight.
Lucy giggled and mentioned that she was looking forward to it but my attention was already drawn away by the mindlink that I reached from a warrior at the border.
âAlpha, Alpha Ethanâs father arrived at the border.He has three cars and five warriors with him.Iâm not sure if there are more inside the car. He said he was not here to fight but just wanted a word with you or Alpha Bladeâ He stated.
âI will be there.
Make sure he doesnât come near the perimeter lineâ
âYes, Alphaâ
âWhat is it?â
Lucy inquired after the mindlink had been severed as her hands went down to my chest.
âEthanâs father is at the border.He might have felt the pack link disconnected upon Ethanâs death.But I wonder how he got here so fast unless he was on his way here.â
âShould you call on Blade?â She asked.
âNo.Let him rest, I will face him.Iâm sure heâs here about his son, not about this pack.â
âSo if Ethan is dead, who will lead his pack and territories as Alpha? Does it automatically go to Blade?â
âNo.Thatâs not how it works.They were fighting for this land only, and there was no intention of a duel for all packs.Blade doesnât want his pack.And Ethan has a rightful heir, it will be passed on to him or his Beta.â
âHe no longer has a Beta.I let our warriors kill his Beta while I watched.â
âYou what? What happened to try to save everyone except Ethan?â
âHmmm...â
âItâs okay, heâs not a nice person too.Just like Ethan, he was an egoistic bastard.â
Lucy let out a sigh, and I thought it was out of relief that I was not blaming her for killing him or feeling guilty about it.But her next word almost made me snap out of my control.
âHe tried to claw my heart.â
âHe did what?â
I growled, and I felt all eyes were on us.She rubbed her hands gently on my chest, and it helped to slow my breathing.
âRelax.He would never get to me.He tried but was unsuccessful.Besides, our warriors sprang into action so quickly that I didnât even have to raise a finger to kill him.They did it for me without any order, and they did it in seconds.Heâs dead, shredded into pieces even before I could blink an eye.â
âLucy...â
I closed my eyes and rubbed both my palms on my face.â
Anything else I need to know?â
âI love you...and that Iâm proud of you and our warriors.â
A smile tugged on my lips as I withdrew my hands from my face and opened my eyes.
âHow could I be angry now?â
She shook her head and smiled beautifully at me, her lips glistening under the light of the moon.
âCalm your heart.We still need to meet Ethanâs father.â
âDo you want to come with me?â
âYes, I want to see the man who ruined your childhood.Maybe make him pay for it...â
âWe canât kill him if he doesnât attack.â
âNo rules in the North, remember?â
Her eyes glinted.She flashed me her red demon eyes before they went back to normal.
I pecked her lips and then pressed a soft kiss on her forehead.âHeâs not worth it.
Killing him for no reason will just turn us into another Ethan.â
She hugged me tightly before nuzzling her nose in the nook of my neck.
âThank you for keeping me on the line...â
âIâll always do that...just like youâve always done for me.â
Lucy and I, together with my Beta transported our bodies to the border, where Ethanâs father, former Alpha Elizar, was waiting for us.
I watched him stare at us as we walked toward the borderâs line, my hand holding my Luna while my Beta was walking beside her and two warriors behind us.
Elizar had five warriors surrounding him, but I could hear a few more heartbeats on their sides, so I knew he had men sitting inside the car.
âLetâs cut the pleasantries.I will not pretend that I am pleased to see you, Elizar.State your concern, and we can end this conversation right away.â
âWhere is my son?â
He went directly to the point, just as I expected.
âYou know the answer to that.â
âI want his body.â
âThe decision lies with the Alpha of this pack.And I can assure you, he will not give it to you.â
âlâm not here for a war.My son is already dead.Iâm just asking for his body.â
âAnd so was Alpha Fabian.And we donât have his body.He was not even given a proper burial.So why does your son deserve one?â
He growled, and Lucyâs hold on me tightened.
âLeave, or I will have my men force you out of this land,â I told him in a cold voice.
âThis conversation is not over,â He said, gritting his teeth.
âIâm sure it is.â
âBring me, Elliot!â He shouted.
I was confused for a second until I realized what he was about to do.
The door of one of the cars opened, and one man climbed out before he took something or someone from the car.
And I was right.
Elliot, Ethanâs four- or five-year-old son, went running to his grandfather, who immediately caught him in his arms before he went around to face us again.
âAsk them, son, where is your father?â
His tone shifted into his usually arrogant ways the moment his grandson was in our presence.
Fucking bastard.
âWhere is daddy?â
The young pup asked, with his eyes shifting between the three of us.He looked like Ethan with his hair slicked up the way Ethan would fix his.
I felt Lucyâs emotions plummet into sadness before she put up her walls.
âYour father has gone off somewhere.Iâm afraid you will not see him...â
I couldnât continue with the word anymore.
âHe said we would visit him here today.Iâm tired.â He said it so smartly, and although I didnât want to feel guilty, I did.
With my face void of any emotions, I thought of all the females and pups that were caught in Ethanâs war while he conquered packs and territories.I should not feel bad.I kept reminding myself.
âHeâs not here.I suggest you tell your grandfather to head back where you came from.â
âLook at them, Elliot.â
The moment those words left Eliizarâs mouth I knew it was heading bad for little Elliot.
âThese people killed your father.Heâs not coming back to you anymore.â
Lucyâs grasp on my hands tightened, and I could feel her almost shaking, but she was trying to restrain herself from creating any scene.
âNo...Daddy was just on the phone with me.â
The pup shook his head.
Elizar ignored his words and instead turned his gaze back to us.
âI will make you pay for killing my son, if not me, I will make sure Elliot will do it for me one day.I donât care what power you hold, Adan Stone.Youâ re still a fucking coward and weak in my eyes,â
I was about to lash out at him when Lucy spoke before I could.
âIf there was any cowardly man in here, Elizar, it would be you.Youâre using a child to shield yourself while you hurled insults at us because you know we wonât touch you in his presence.â
Elizar was about to say something when Lucy beat him into it again.
âNow leave this place before I show you that I can still end your life with just a snap of my fingers and make your grandson forget all about it in an instant.â
She said that calmly before smiling at him, and soon a mist began to arise from her body, which began to fascinate the young boy.
âLook, grandpa! Magic!â
He gasped.
Elizarâs jaw tightened as his eyes dilated.
âYour choice, Elizar.Leave in a peaceful manner, or we can do the opposite.â
I spoke, my eyes giving him a warning.
Without any more prodding, Elizar stepped backward until he turned his body around and walked to his car, clutching the young pup tightly in his arms.