Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M novel Chapter 76

BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Chapter 76

076 – The Witch and the Demon Prince

PATREA.

My body was sucked into limbo as I held Alpha Adan tighter to make sure he wouldn’t fall somewhere, but for some reason, I still ended up landing in the middle of the cold, forest ground alone.

“Shit! Where is he now?” I groaned, my eyes scanning the whole area as I placed a hand on my hip bone before stretching my back.

I landed on my butt, and I was thinking sending me back to the human realm might also mean I would be back at my real age. I had no idea what year it was already, but if my calculation was right, I should be almost seventy years old now.

And if my body were older, the fall might

render me immobile. Apart from the pain in my ass and the slight discomfort in my back, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I felt the same as I did there, except the air here was colder.

Good grief! It was snowing, and I had no thick clothes to shield me from the cold.

I stood up from the ground and rubbed my palms together, and I noticed my hands were still the same no sign of aging, which was a good thing, but I would check on everything later. I needed warmth because the chill in the air was

slowly making its way onto my skin.

I didn’t escape death at Lucien’s hands

just to end up dead in the middle of the

cold forest because of frostbite or

Hypothermia.

I straightened my posture and was about to chant a small spell when a light

flickered in front of me, and soon

somebody appeared right before me. He was so close that I instinctively backed

away and landed on my bum again.

My pants were soiled with snow from

earlier and were not seeping onto my skin.

“Aaaah!” I scrambled to my feet and

stood up abruptly as I glared at Lucius, who reached out his hand to help me up,

but I ignored it.

“Dammit! You and your father had no regard for space or privacy!”

The demon royal in front of me smiled. sheepishly as he brushed a hand through his curly hair, red tints creeping up his cheeks. Was he blushing?

“I just pictured where I would end up when I left the portal. I didn’t know you would be in the exact same spot.”

“What do you want?” I snapped at him

while rubbing my arms. I hoped he would

leave me alone so I could do my spells. because the cold was no joke after staying for decades in such warm surroundings.

“Are you cold?” He asked.

“Yes. Unfortunately, I don’t have a fire

within me. Do you mind going on your way so I can warm myself up?”

He didn’t reply, but I saw the small flick of his fingers, and the next thing I knew, I

had a thick, red coat on me and a winter hat, and my regular shoes were replaced with elegant winter boots that I doubt. would let me walk far from here. But they

were still better than the regular ones I

had earlier.

“Better?”

“Yes. This feels nice. Oh, spirits!” I

exclaimed as I pulled the coat tighter

against my body. “Are you expecting a thank you from me?”

“After what my father did? No.”

“Well, you forgot the hand gloves.” I

raised my hands and wiggled them. I

wanted to smile, but I didn’t think he

deserved to get one from me, so I kept a poker face.

“Sorry…” He spoke in a low voice.

Did he just say sorry? That was really unusual from someone like him, and never in my experience did Lucien talk calmly this way. So why was Lucius acting this way?

He was acting like Lucy, but Lucy was a half-demon, and the one in front of me

was a full demon.

He opened his palm, and soon enough, a pair of black women’s gloves made of a

combination of wool and cashmere

appeared in his hand.

“Here, let me help you.” He moved forward and raised his hands as if asking permission to place the gloves on mine.

“Why did you not just let them magically appear on me so you don’t need to be hassled with putting them on?” I asked as I extended my hands, and he carefully placed one after the other without

answering my question. He was so focused on placing them on mine that I

had time to look at his face.

I was sure this demon was centuries old,

but I couldn’t deny he was handsome,

just like his father. But he had an advantage because I saw him smile

earlier, and it was quite refreshing and

nice to look at.

“Thank you…” I mumbled before I could stop myself as I withdrew my hands from

him.

Shit! I shouldn’t have said that.

“You don’t need to.”

“Yeah. I know, but I said it anyway.” I shrugged my shoulders and looked at the path ahead of us. “Did you know if Adan made it to his territory?”

He nodded his head, slipping his hands into his pockets. “He’s with his family.”

“Good. And I’m guessing I’m here

because the shield prohibits any

supernatural beings from entering their territory? Am I right?”

He just nodded his head again in

response while his gaze was still stuck on me, and it was making me uncomfortable.

“Okay, then I should be on my way.”

“Where are you heading?”

“To his territory.”

“You can’t enter there. And with his

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condition at the moment, I doubt they

have time for you. Give it a day or two,

then come back.”

“I don’t need your advice.”

“I know. I just want to say if you need help, I’m just here.”

“I don’t need your help. Did Lucien send you to track my whereabouts?”

“No. He doesn’t know I’m here, and I’m sure once he finds out, I’ll be bombarded with questions about why the hell I was

here.”

“Are you trying to play jokes on me?”

“No.”