Chapter 171

BRAVING THE DARKNESS: One Night With The Demon King BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Book 2 Chapter 19 – Marking My Territory LUCIUS.

“But it was nothing compared to the attention I was giving you.”

My head snapped up to look at her, but she wasn’t looking at me. She was looking at the ceiling with her eyes welling with tears.

“I like you, Lucius.” She said it almost in a whisper, but I heard it loud and clear.

Her words made my heart drop from its place. A smile was about to tug on my mouth, but it was gone even before it formed when I heard her next words.

“But I know I shouldn’t.”

“Why not?” I couldn’t help but scowl.

“We don’t belong in the same realm. And you’re everything I was trying to run away from. I like you, I really do.” Tears trickled down her cheeks, but she wiped them with her hands. “But I’m sure it’s not going to work.”

“Why not? I like you too.”

“Don’t say that.”

“So, you’re allowed to say what you feel, but I’m not?” I snapped at her.

“I’m sure we have a different concept of like, and I know it’s not going to work the way I hope it will.” “What do you mean?”

“I can never go back there. And I can’t expect you to be here all the time. And if you go and leave, I will just miss you.”

“So you want to cut off ties now?”

“No. I don’t know. This is so weird. Like I’m confessing, I like a boy, but I don’t want to be in a relationship with him.” She chuckled softly, but her eyes still refused to look at me.

I began to walk forward, but she raised her palm in my direction.

“Don’t come near me, not yet.” She shook her head, her eyes pleading.

“Why? What did I do wrong this time?”

“Nothing. I just don’t want you to know how much I miss you.”

“So you did miss me.”

She nodded her head, and this time our eyes locked. “I don’t really hug anyone, but I want to hug you. Please...” I never liked pleading, but with Patrea, it just came naturally.

I just wanted to wait for her approval, but even before I could move and bridge the gap between us, Patrea had already launched herself at me. Her arms flung and snaked around my neck as she slammed her body against mine. My hands went behind her head and one on her ass as I lifted her off the floor.

She wrapped her legs around me as I hugged her tightly.

“I missed you too, Patrea,” I whispered against her hair.

“Did you mean that? Were you thinking of me during the time you were away here?”

“Yes... Maybe you did something to me that I can’t get you out of my head.”

“And here I was thinking you put your allure to work to make me not stop thinking about you.”

“I’ve had it on non-stop since I met you... but it never worked.”

I was smiling as I held her in my arms. She moved her head slightly away from me and looked at me. I couldn’t help but get mesmerized by how she looked at me at the moment as if I was the best thing she had ever laid her eyes on.

“Do you like what you’re seeing?” I teased her.

She didn’t say anything but just nodded her head. “You’re so beautiful, Patrea.”

“If you want to f*uck me tonight, you can.”

I swallowed as her words hit me. I wasn’t expecting that.

“Where that came from?” I chuckled and tucked a stray hair behind her ear. “I want to f*uck you since the first time I laid my eyes on you, but we’re not doing it unless you’re ready for me.”

“I’m not sure when it will happen. But I know even if I still have doubts, I’m sure with you, it will fare and feel better...

“I want a willing and eager participant...”

“You might wait a long time then.”

“I’m not in a rush, what’s another century to wait? I won’t die unless a witch plot a scheme to kill me and crush my heart.”

“Am I that witch? Because I’m sure I won’t kill you. Life will be boring without you around.”

“So you’re enjoying my company...”

She nodded her head.

“And do you enjoy straddling me as well?”

She giggled softly, and a red tint crept up her cheeks before she nodded her head. And in seconds, I took off the clothes I had on, leaving me naked while holding her.

“Whoah... Why are you naked?” She gasped.

“It’s unfair for you that I could feast looking at your body, but your eyes can’t see anything.”

She bit her lips, as her face became redder.

“I’m not good in bed, Lucius.”

“Me too...” I replied.

She laughed heartily, throwing her head back.

“I’m not lying. I don’t use the bed for f*ucking, so I can say that I’m good at doing it on the couch, standing up, hanging in the air, and on the floor... But the bed, no. So... we can both be clumsy in bed.” I added.

She kept giggling, and it was like music to my ears. I had no idea I had a sense of humor until now when she was laughing at every word I said.

“You’re enjoying this...”

“I am. Oh, spirits! I’m just happy you’re back. But my offer still stands.”

“Are you offering makeup s*ex?” I couldn’t explain what I was feeling at the moment.

She smiled, her eyes almost turning into a thin line. “We’re not doing it until you’re one hundred percent ready for it. So we are just sleeping tonight, or you at least.”

“I’m sure you missed f*ucking someone.”

“Yes, I miss f*ucking. I’m not going to deny that.” I c*ocked my head to one side.

She swallowed and bit her bottom lip before she asked. “Did you f*uck any she-demon or any female while you were away?”

“I almost. But... I remember I haven’t seen my nephew for many days already, so I went to visit him instead.”

“So, Aiden is more important.” She chuckled. Her hand went to my hair, her fingers trailing down my neck and back to my hair.

“Luther, please use Luther around me. That’s his demon name.” I smiled and cupped the nape of her neck, massaging it gently.

My action made her eyes roll up and her mouth part. She looked like she was about to come with ecstasy written on her face, so I kept doing it.

“You like it when I do that...”

“Yes...”

I dipped my mouth into her neck and trailed her skin with my lips while continuing to caress her nape with my hand.

“You said we’re just sleeping tonight.” She said, her voice croaking.

“We are.”

“What are you doing?”

“Giving you goodnight kisses...” I mumbled against her skin.

“You’re going to make me come with what you’re doing.”

’11 think that ’s part of my plan,111 answered in a hoarse voice. My throat suddenly felt dry, which meant my arousal was taking place.

I dimmed the lights around us before moving toward the window, with her still in my arms. The curtain moved, giving someone a view if there was anyone looking from the outside.

“What are you doing?” She asked in a low voice like she was moaning.

“Marking my territory,” I replied before I pressed her nape forward, making her face tip down and meet my lips.

“Lucius,” she gasped for air in between our kisses before kissing me again. I anchored her ass on the window sill as I began exploring her mouth, and she was just letting me while her grip on my hair tightened.

Everything was f*ucking perfect until my hard c*ock decided he wanted to become part of the action and prodded against her mound.

Patrea’s body stiffened, and she stopped kissing me.

I had to think fast. I transported our bodies onto the bed, with her on her back and me beside her, angling my body to hover over her but not letting my c*ock touch any part of her.

My hand slipped inside her panties and I began massaging her p*ussy.

She was still clenching her jaw.

“It’s me, baby... Look at me,111 spoke in a low voice, my eyes trying to catch hers as my hands kept massaging her core, letting her wetness cover my fingers.

She slightly tilted her head to the side, and our gazes met.

A smile slowly returned to her face before she closed her eyes and gripped the sheets, moaning as she bucked her hips higher to meet my hand.

It was the sign I was looking for before inserting two thick fingers into her tight, dripping p*ussy and assaulting her at the pace she wanted.

She was letting me finger-f*uck her, but why not with my c*ock when she said Lucien was not able to f*uck her p*ussy?

I needed to find an answer to that.

^Trigger Warning* Memories of s*exual assault will be discussed (but not detailed), if this will trigger you, please skip the rest of the chapter.

PATREA.

I woke up with strong arms wrapped around me, and despite the hardness of the pillow I had, I felt comforted.

Lucius’ chest was beneath my head, and his arms were holding our bodies together. I wondered if he felt any pain or numbness because I was sure I fell asleep in this position, and my cheek felt like it was numb already from laying on his skin.

“Good morning,” he greeted me even before I could make sense of what was going on.

I was naked again. We didn’t have s*ex, but he played with my p*ussy with his skilled fingers and made me come twice. And then he let me pleasure him with my mouth before he lulled me to sleep. If this was going to be our routine every night, I could live with that. But I knew he wanted more.

“Good morning...” I replied as I closed my eyes and scooted my head agaisnt his neck.

He chuckled, and the air brushed against the crown of my head before I felt something press against it. Did he kiss my head?

“You need to wake up or you’ll be late for work.” “I know. But it feels good here.” I told him before I opened my eyes and checked the clock ahead of me. I still have ample time to just lay here.

“I’m sure it is. That place is exclusive for you.”

“That’s nice...” A smile curled on my lips at his words. This demon king was making me swoon like a teenager.

“Can I ask you something?” he asked after a while. “Should I be scared?”

“You don’t need to answer if you’re not comfortable.”

“Thankyou. Go ahead and ask.”

“You mentioned Lucien was not able to f*uck your p*ussy, but did he do something that when my c*ock touched you, you...” He stopped. He probably didn’t want to offend me.

“He didn’t f*uck my p*ussy, but he ruined me with his c*ock.” I swallowed hard as my hold on his body tightened, and he returned the favor by holding me closer to him. “He f*ucked my other hole. With no mercy...”

My breathing hitched at the memory, and Lucius turned to his side to face me, his hand cupping my cheek. “I’m sorry I asked.

You can stop talking about it.”

“I want to talk about it. I told you I wanted to tell you everything he did to me. Maybe that way I can let it go because I don’t need to be embarrassed about it.”

“Then tell me...”

“In the beginning, I would beg him to stop and would offer to please him with my mouth. But I realized that the more I begged, the more he would take pleasure in doing it. And he was doing it in a brutal way every time I would beg. So, I stopped begging and just let him f*uck me there. Every time his part touched my skin, I knew where it was headed. It was horrible, Lucius. I would bleed every time. Now that I think of it, I don’t even know how I survived that place. The things he did to me made me want to save all the females he would bring down to the underworld. That’s how I met Lucy’s mother. I made her forget the things Lucien would do to her. But I couldn’t make myself forget. I didn’t want to play with my mind because I didn’t want to lose who I am if I did something wrong. And I didn’t want to take the risk of forgetting something else, including my will to leave that place.”

I kept talking while sobs escaped my throat, and he was just listening. His mouth would find its way to my forehead or any part of my face to press soft kisses from time to time, and it was giving me the comfort I wanted.

“That part I was not sure I could forget or would be able to get over. That’s why I kept telling you that it might take a long time. If you’re not up for waiting, you...”

“Sssh...” He cut my words off. “I’m still here, aren’t I? And I’m not complaining.”

“I swear, Lucius, I wanted to.”

“You don’t need to explain more why you can’t, and you don’t need to apologize for it. We have a long, long time ahead of us.

You’re not aging, and I have more centuries left for me. I can wait. And I mean My body shook from my cries as I moved my head toward the nook of his neck while he hugged me tighter.

“I’ll be here as long as you want me. I won’t leave until I’m sure you’re able to move past what he did to you.” This time his word came out firm.

Lucius was furious, but his anger made me feel warm and grateful.

At least I had someone who cared about how I felt, and it didn’t matter anymore if he was the son of the man I hated the most.