Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M novel Chapter 82

BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Chapter 82

082 – Shapeshifting

ADAN STONE.

Every day had been routine for me, and I

still didn’t have the answer we were looking for. Collin told me that maybe we needed help from the same witch that put a shield in the territory, and that’s what we were about to do today. He said her

name was Althea.

So I had to arrange to meet with someone who would look for her in places they thought she would go because I couldn’t

reach Blade at the moment.

But I didn’t tell my parents or

grandparents about this plan. I needed to

ask Althea questions without anyone

interfering.

“You didn’t eat anything.” Mom followed

me after I left the dining table.

Aside from her and Dad, Pops and

Momma also moved back to the

packhouse. They called it family

solidarity. I called this invasion of space

and babying the Alpha.

“I don’t have an appetite at the moment, but I can always grab a meal on the road.”

“Okay. But don’t go hungry.”

“Mom, I’m 28,” I grunted, and she stopped following me, but I could hear her giggling.

If anything, it made me happy to hear her laugh. My Beta told me she was miserable when I was still missing, and even when I came back, she still looked in agony. But at least today she was smiling and

laughing.

“Ready to go?” I asked Collin the moment

I reached the entrance hall of the

packhouse, where he waited with Laira.

“Yes. Whenever you are.”

I nodded my head at him before tilting my head to look around and when I saw no one, I focused my attention back on him. “Tell me, Collin, despite my

memory loss, do you still trust me as your Alpha?”

“Yes, I do.”

“Don’t lie to me.” Not everyone knew in the pack about me losing my memory of Lucy. Only a few of my warriors and most of them accompany me every now and then to make sure I have a scapegoat whenever someone asks about Lucy.

And sometimes I wonder if they see me as

weak this way.

“You lost your memory of her but not the

pack or how to be an Alpha.”

“Make sense. But let me check if you’re lying…” I chuckled, but for some reason I found myself reaching for his forehead with my pointer and middle finger as if I had seen this before or knew what I was

doing.

Collin’s forehead creased as he watched me tap his forehead, but nothing prepared me for what happened next.

It felt like a bolt ran through my fingers and gave me a quick view of his mind, confirming he was not lying – he still believed in me as his Alpha.

“What the fuck?!” I growled as I

withdrew my fingers almost immediately after I tapped his forehead.

“What’s wrong?” He asked, and

confusion was written on his face.

“Let’s try this again. Do you love Laira?”

Laira’s eyes widened, and Collin chuckled at my question before he spoke. “What kind of question is that?”

“Answer it!”

“Of course, I love Laira!”

I tapped his forehead again. Truth.

“You love every home-cooked meal Laira

makes?”

“Of course I do.”

I tapped again. 2

Lies.

Laira giggled softly. She knew her mate was lying. Collin would always complain about the meals Laira made. He would always tell her to do something else and not touch our meals. She couldn’t cook to

save her life.

But what the fuck was that? Why can I

read lies?

‘Lucy can read lies.’ Beast informed me.

‘And why can I do the same now? I didn’t have this ability before.”

‘She marked us.’

‘Do you think she shared this ability with

us?’

“Alpha,” Collin said, drawing my attention away from my thoughts with his hand on my arm. “Are you okay?”

“Yes, let’s go.” I didn’t wait for his acknowledgment. I immediately walked

past them and headed for the car waiting

outside.

♡♡♡

“Wait! I know that guy! Fuck!” Viktor

growled from the backseat, and my forehead creased as my eyes focused on the man he was talking about.

“He was one of them! That one that took you to the underworld!” I could hear the

panic in his voice while my ears were ringing with the loud thudding of his

heart as well as Collin’s.

My Beta hit the brakes hard even before

we reached where they were standing, but

the man in front of us moved at an

inhuman speed and was now standing in

front of our car.

He tapped the hood of Collin’s car and motioned with his finger for me to come

to him with his eyes fixed on me. If Beast

hadn’t told me he was Lucius, Lucy’s

brother, and the one we should be

reaching out to, I would be growling at his audacity to order me around.

But I kept my temper in check because my fucking wolf wanted me to behave. I

pushed the door open and stepped out without taking my gaze off him.

“Lucius.” I greeted him as I walked to where he had positioned himself, leaving a few meters between us. Even if Beast kept telling me we needed him, a part of me was not convinced he would help us. For all we know, he’s working for Lucien.

“You remember who I am?”

“My wolf does.”

“Impressive.”

“And her? Do you remember her?” He tilted his head and pointed a finger somewhere on his right. And when my gaze followed his line of sight, I saw a female in her early twenties looking at me, as if she were scrutinizing me.

And Beast began to growl in my head. He

was upset.

“No. I don’t remember her, but it seems my wolf doesn’t like her.”

“I won’t blame him. Patrea, come here.” He called for her without taking his eyes off me as if he were watching my every

move. “Alpha Stone, meet Patrea…”

‘She took our memory away,’ Beast growled in my head, and something snapped in me. I was about to attack her if Lucius hadn’t magically placed a fire

between us.

“Fucking calm down!” He positioned the witch behind him as his eyes blazed red

while mine dilated in black.

We stared at each other; if there hadn’t been fucking fire between us, I’d be snapping his head off for getting the

witch out of my way.