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

BRAVING THE DARKNESS: One Night With The Demon King

BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Book 2

Chapter 50 – The Gift (LUCIUS)

His eyes blazed red, and I saw confusion flit through them, but it was gone in seconds. “Tell me what you want, Lucius.”

“I want you to break Lucien’s curse on Patrea’s, linking my bloodline to be fatal for her. Including the nightmares she was having.”

“Are you afraid you will kill your queen?”

“Not me, Hades. I will kill myself first before I even think of that. But I have hundreds of siblings and quite a number of offspring, making each one a danger for my queen.”

“Are you sure about this? Don’t you want an heir, Lucius? Like the one Lucija has?”

“What will I do with an heir if I don’t have Patrea anymore?” I asked back.

“Do you know how much Patrea wants to give you a child? Don’t you want to give her something her heart desires?”

“Her life is far more important to me than a child.”

“You are being selfish. You wanted her alive for yourself, but what about your queen? Doesn’t she deserve to have what she wants?”

“I’m a demon, Hades. Let me be selfish.”

His laughter echoed around us, and I was slowly losing my stance. I would give everything to Patrea, even my own life, but did she want a child? Was it because it was what I wanted?

Would she hate me if she found out I wished for her life instead of the child?

But Patrea was not a selfish female. She would never hate me for wanting her alive. Didn’t she fight and abandon her own realm to be with me? So, she could spend more time with me?

“Do you need more time to think?”

Hades interrupted me from my thoughts. “No. My wish is final.”

“I will think about it.” He answered.

“You can’t do that. You owed me that wish.”

“Did you forget who you were speaking with, Lucius?”

“You can’t just back down on something you promise to give. I knew you could do i t, as your demon performed the curse.”

I would

before

don’t know. Now leave my presence, King of

in danger once the rumor spread that I already had a queen. “I just want to know when I will know…” I was not able to finish my question when

hands began shooting fire everywhere before

had just destroyed a

and appearing in the dungeon. I asked for the prisoner that was due to be punished next before unleashing my

and furious with Hades, or my emotions would betray me. I didn’t want her to ask because I knew I could never lie

PATREA.

wanted a moment with Hades. I thought Lucy would object, but she simply told me to make sure I would not stay there for a long time, as Lucius might freak out and blast her if he found out I went there on my own. To

Hades the moment I entered

been calling for him for quite some time, but there was still

up. Maybe I was not that important in his eyes

course, I was not a full demon. There were

I could touch the door knob, my body was sucked into limbo, and my foot landed

I saw Hades sitting on what

before I acknowledged him. “King

you that I was attending to.” He explained. “Oh, I hope I didn’t cut

his head. “I was glad

I had no idea how to answer that. “I believe

King Hades. I’m here to take the gift you

So, Lucius’ blood will no longer pose a threat

and the spell I had created in my body. But the desire I had to provide an heir for my king was greater than my desire to be safe from his bloodline. “No, King Hades. I have a different

to hear it.” He said this as he rubbed his hand against his chin while

“I want to be able to conceive. One child is enough,

asking from me?” I swallowed

Lucius? A security that none of his siblings will come and destroy

Hades, but I know Lucius wanted

can easily give you the gift of unbinding you from all the curses Lucien gave you, from your nightmares to

tight fists, before I blinked back the tears forming in

something I would

“I don’t understand.”

demons doing. So, it is harder

crossed his face

of course, you are willing to trade something more for the extra mile I have to go

soul

now, or this wish will not

was wrong to come here without Lucius. I hope whatever I

chest as sweat formed on my forehead. I

to let him know I would want to summon Lucius here, but before I could say anything, a

it was gone, and a beautiful female with silver hair stood on the spot