Chapter 60

060-To The Underworld LUCY.

“Mate... You’re mine, Lucija Valerie Foster.” Adan’s voice sounded so hungry and sexy that my core throbbed in an instant.

Everything I felt for Adan just exploded in full magnitude the moment I finally saw him.

When Angel rounded the corner and the wind was blowing against us, an intoxicating scent hit us, and she stumbled forward and fell to the ground.

‘Mate!’ Angel growled, and I nodded my head at her.

‘Do you know who it is?’ I asked as my heart thudded like it was about to explode, hoping she would say Adan’s name.

‘No. We need to find him.’

‘But Adan needs us, Angel. Can we save him first?’

‘Yes!’ Angel rose on her paws and began running again. ‘What if Adan is our mate?’

‘What if Adan is not our mate? What if we end up liking our mate? Can we hurt Adan?’ I had too many questions, and I had no idea if I wanted answers to them.

‘Focus, Lucy! Let’s save Adan first, and we’ll deal with our mate later!’ Angel snapped at Although she was not saying it, I could feel her emotions too. She wanted Adan and Beast for us.

‘Oh, Goddess! The smell keeps getting stronger. It’s either Adan, or it’s someone with him!’ I shrieked. I couldn’t help being hysterical.

Goddess, please don’t play a big joke on me that would surely crush Adan!

‘Stop, Lucy! Focus!’

And then the whole clearing came into view. My gaze went past my father and Lucius and ended up at Adan. He had his back on us, and although I wasn’t sure if the smell was coming from his body, I couldn’t take my eyes off him.

I failed to see everyone else but him.

And like a slow-motion movie, my Alpha turned his body around and said the word I was waiting to hear from him.

“Mate!” Adan growled, and my heart jumped out of my chest as my eyes watered with happiness.

Angel was saying words in my head, but I failed to process them as I choked on my sobs.

I knew we were running at top speed until it hit me that I was running on my feet as the cold winter wind blew against my bare skin. I felt a connection snap inside of me and I began hearing voices in my head.

Was this a pack link?

“Adan!” It was all I could manage as the words got stuck in my throat while I kept running toward him.

Adan, my fated mate, was also running at full speed from the other direction, and soon he had closed the distance between us.

My eyes locked with the deep blue eyes that captivated me from the first moment I saw them, and I felt the mate bond snap into place. The world faded as our bodies collided, arms tangled with each other. My wings, with a mind of their own, erupted from my back and enveloped us in a hug, protecting us from outside forces.

My lips locked with his as my core continued to throb. I wanted him inside me, but my filthy thoughts were interrupted by my father.

“Lucija!!!” Lucien bellowed, and I froze from kissing Adan as my grip on his shirt tightened.

Adan’s thumb brushed against my cheeks as he smiled warmly. “It’s okay. I’m here with you.”

I nodded my head and pecked his lips before I slowly lowered us to the ground a few meters away from my father.

I was still naked, and Adan moved his hands to the hem of his shirt, but my father was faster. In the blink of an eye, he had placed a leather body suit on me.

I saw Adan’s mouth twitch as his eyes dilated when he saw what I was wearing.

‘Like what you’re seeing?’ I tried connecting with his mind, wondering if it would work.

‘Lucy?’ He didn’t answer my question, but his eyes had given me the words I wanted to hear.

‘Hello, Alpha. I’m officially a member of your pack. But first, let’s get down to business.’ I smirked at him before I retracted my wings and turned my body around to face my father. “Lucien, thank you for your visit, but it’s already late. I and my mate would like to retire for the night. Perhaps you can visit us some other day.”

“Are you throwing me out of your territory? Is that how you greet your father after two years?”

“We never really had a good father-

daughter relationship. Perhaps we can start now? But I want to rest now. We can talk tomorrow.”

“What made you think that this was your call to make? I didn’t come looking for you just to let you slip away that easily.” He extended his hand, his eyes glowing dark red as if he were summoning me. “Come here now, and the rest of them will have a peaceful night.”

“And if not? Will you create chaos here?”

“You know the answer to your question, mea unica filia.”

‘Relax.’ Adan dug into my head, and I tried to steady my breathing.

My eyes then darted to Lucius, who was shifting in his position, and soon he was connecting with my mind. ‘Don’t argue with him, Lucija. He’s not going to hesitate to create havoc here.’

‘And you’re just going to let him.’ I snapped at him.

The difference between our mind links – you could never tell it between demons, unlike werewolves, whose eyes would be flecked with white when one was doing mind links.

‘This is none of my business. The fuck do I care about these werewolves here!’ Lucius scoffed at me.

‘Alpha Stone is my mate.’

‘So what? We never care about mates. You will forget him once you see other demons in our realm. Let it go. I know many demons you can choose from. Do you want an Alpha male? There are far too many in the underworld.’

‘I want my own mate!’

‘Fucking stubborn!’

“Lucija, I’m waiting.” Lucien still had his hand extended, but I could see his jaw twitching. He was controlling his anger.

“I’m staying here. Nothing you can do...” I was not able to finish my statement when the line of fire started to ignite and it began crawling, which I assumed was the boundary of the shield.

“The fire will not touch your territory, but it will destroy everything outside of yours.” He flashed us a devilish smirk that made my blood boil.

“You can’t do that!” My eyes followed the line of fire that kept crawling on both sides, and they were moving too fast. The only one without fire was the space between me and my father.

He raised his hands upward and chuckled. ” I’m doing it already!”

“Aaah!!!” Some screamed from behind me, and I saw Viktor drop to his knees as his nose began to bleed while he crumbled on his feet, clutching his stomach.

“I’m feeding on his lies. He lies quite a lot. He’s not worth saving... but he has a mate. A pregnant one.”

“Stop it!” A ball of fire erupted from my body, and it went directly to my father, but he just raised his palm, and it just vanished into thin air.

Lucien gave out a maniacal laugh as Adan held my arms while mindlinking me to relax, but the more I heard Viktor’s scream, the more my hatred for my father grew.

‘Do you want me to take over?’ Adan asked.

‘No.’

“Decide, Lucija, or he’ll be dead soon from bleeding.”

‘I told you so.’ It was Lucius. I threw a glare at him, only to return my gaze to my father when he raised an image from the ground like a hologram, as humans called this technology revolution. But for my father, it was part of his never-ending power.

A blue sedan was showing on his hologram which was driving along the forest line.

“They’re heading this way. A family of five. Three sweet little girls. I bet it’s not hard to dig into their parents’ minds and feed on their lies. Your choice, Lucija. Their lives, for your obedience.”

“I hate you!” My hands coiled into fists as I felt my veins popping out on the skin of my neck, and I could feel my eyes burning.

Too many things were running through my mind – Viktor, the fire, and the blue sedan.

“I grew stronger with every ounce of hate radiating from any soul, including yours,” Lucien admitted it proudly.

“Don’t touch them! Let Viktor go!” I told him in a cold voice.

“None negotiable. Decide now, you’re wasting my time. Soon we will have six people dead and a big forest on fire. Many casualties for sure, and for what reason? A demon. A demon who doesn’t deserve the souls that would die for her...”

“Stop it! I’m coming with you!” I yelled at him.

“Lucy, no!” Adan growled as he pulled me backward, making my body pivot and slam against his chest.

“I will come back... Just give me time.”

“No.” Adan’s eyes were dilating as he shook his head.

“Come now, Lucija. Time is ticking!”

I turned my body around and shouted at him. “Let Viktor go! And the fire too!”

Lucien opened his arms wide and the fire. disappeared while Viktor stopped screaming, but I could still hear him panting.

“You’re not coming with him.” Adan’s voice sounded deadly, his breath fanning against the skin of my cheek. (1)

“I’m sorry! This is my call, Adan.”

“I’m coming with you then!” He said it before I could stop him.

“No!” My eyes widened as I turned my head to look at him. I shook my head and brushed his chest with my palms. “You’re not.

Stay here! I will come back! That guy there, Lucius, he will help me. He’s my brother.”

“The heck, I will.’ Lucius chuckled.

‘Shut up!’ I answered him.

“What did you say, Alpha Stone? You’re coming with us? To the Underworld?” My father took two steps forward, hands at his back, as his eyebrows rose. He was emphasizing each word.

“No! He’s not!”

“Yes!”

Adan and I blurted at the same time, and my greatest fear just came to life.

“No! Take it back!” I screamed so loudly as I rammed Adan’s chest. I kept telling him to take it back until I ended up ramming my fists in the air.

Adan disappeared, and everyone around us began cursing and looking around. Kingston let out a growl as he went to where I was standing, but I ignored him and turned to face my father.

“Where did you take him?” I asked, shouting at him as I fought back the tears that were falling.

“To the underworld. He volunteered to visit my realm. I just obliged!” He looked proud, and a devilish smile was very evident on his face.

“No! No! No! Father, I’m sorry!” I rushed to him, and I almost dropped to my knees if he hadn’t caught me and pulled me up roughly.

“Father? Did you just call me, father? What happened to you, Lucija?” His finger curled under my chin as he tilted my face up.

Stone can make you drop to your knees. You become weak. We will see now how far your bond with him goes...

“1 “Please, father. Let him go. I will obey you...”

“Too late, my princess. The guest has arrived in my kingdom.”

I felt a slight pain in my back – like someone had just whipped me. But the pain might not be too much for me because I am tolerant of pain. But how about Adan? The pain was felt tenfold in the underworld.

I clutched my heart and staggered backward, and willed for my nose to bleed before I dropped to my knees. I’d been acting for a long time, a little act to save my Alpha wouldn’t hurt me.

“Father! They’re hurting Alpha Stone!” I stuttered in between my coughs. My nose bled before I raised blood from my throat, and soon I was vomiting blood too.

“Vacca stulta!” His eyes blazed with fire, and soon the pain subsided, and I wiped the blood with the back of my palm.

11 “I need to destroy the link between you!” He roared, and I knew he was furious again. Move, Lucija, or I will set the forest on fire!”

I slowly rose to my feet as I heard footsteps behind me.

“Lucy!” Gamma Kingston called for me. His voice sounded broken, but my father was fast. I felt fire ignited behind me and I knew he made a barrier between me and the Gamma.

With my head bowed to the ground, I mindlinked Kingston. ‘I’m sorry. But I promise you, I will return your Alpha. Alive.’

‘Lucy... What are we supposed to do?’

‘Move on. Until Adan returns. Beta Collin and you will take charge of the pack.’

‘Fuck, Lucy!’

‘I’m sorry. I know I don’t deserve to ask a favor, but I have to. Make sure the witch survives. Blade needs to protect her. Make sure my father doesn’t find her. If the witch destroys the link between me and Adan, I’m sure Lucien will kill Adan.’

I cut the mindlink immediately as I tilted my head up. My father extended his hand, waiting for me to take it, while the two demons behind him, as well as Lucius, clutched his cloak.

“I want your word, Father, that you will not harm anyone from this territory.”

“Lucija...”

“It’s me you want. And I’m coming with you. Leave them alone.”

“You have my word, Lucija. I will not harm anyone in this territory...” I raised my hand, and he immediately grabbed it. “... except the witch that binds you with Stone.”

A gasp left my mouth, but his hand was holding me so tightly that I was not able to get away, and soon, my body spun, and when I opened my eyes, I was back at the same place I ran away from two years ago.