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 49 – The Kings

LUCIUS.

“Are you even listening?” Adan growled lowly, and my head snapped to look at him just in time to see

my nephew, Luther, who was sitting on his lap, place a hand over his mouth and begin producing

gurgling sounds.

“He doesn’t like when you growl,” I chuckled. “ Try hissing.”

“This pup here will be an Alpha, not a demon king.” Stone chuckled while letting Luther’s hand roam his

face.

“Not yet, not right away. But he will be king. You can’t stop him from having the fate destined for him.”

“Fine. Who am I to question that when my own fate is complicated? But I’m not complaining. I’ve got

the girl! And this little fire here!” He squeezed his son’s arms gently before mimicking the gurgling

sounds that Luther produced.

I had no idea what to feel at the moment as I looked at the father and son. I wanted someone like

Luther. But I would never let Patrea know that. Like Stone, I’ve got the girl. It should be enough.

“What’s wrong?” Stone asked, and I found him staring at me.

“What?” My eyebrows rose.

“What are you thinking?” he asked. “Do you know demons can get a female pregnant if they wish to? If

I f*uc*ked a female and willed her not to get pregnant, then she would never get pregnant. But if I don’t

think about stopping it, then most likely she will be.”

“Wait, does this include me?” His eyes dilated, and his forehead creased.

“Aren’t you producing demon seeds? Of course, it includes you.” I answered him sarcastically.

“And nobody bothers to f*uc*king inform me of this?” He growled, and Luther’s eyes widened before he

began giggling. Stone’s eyes softened before he repeated the growl for Luther’s sake, and the little

demon giggled again.

“Tell you what?” he asked. “If I could just f*uc*king will it not to happen, Lucy would not become

pregnant! Did you know how many f*uc*king condoms I bought to make sure she doesn’t produce

another pup every three months?”

I couldn’t stop letting out an evil laugh because his expression was deadly when he turned to look at

me. And if he were not my brother-in-law, I should see that as I sign of danger. “It’s not f*uc*king funny!

Imagine the f*uc*king time I lost putting those rubbers on! Damn it!”

“Next time, just think not to get her pregnant before you release. Then it’s all set.”

“Why are we even talking about this? Are you thinking of getting Patrea pregnant?”

“She can’t get pregnant.”

“What do you mean?” His forehead creased as he adjusted Luther on his lap into a more comfortable

position.

“I didn’t even give a thought to how she was not pregnant after all these days when I didn’t slop myself

from producing demon seeds. But she told me today she did something to her body to make sure

Lucien couldn’t get her pregnant.”

“Do you want a demon kid? I thought you had many?”

“I have. But I never had in this century. I’d been careful about it when I realized how many I could

produce. But then I want one with Patrea, and it’s the one I couldn’t have.”

“Will it change anything you feel about her?”

“No. But I had this urge to tell someone about it.”

“It makes you sad.”

“Yes, but more than myself, for Patrea. You have no idea what she went through with Lucien.”

“You have a strong female, no doubt about that.”

He said it in a low voice before he held Luther up and looked at him. “You have Luther, you can borrow

him when he’s older. I’m sure Lucy wouldn’t mind if he stayed with you in the underworld for a day or

two.”

“I didn’t know you trusted me.”

“F*uc*k, Lucius. How many more battles do we have to go through before we realize there is no other

man we could trust our lives with but each other?”

I chuckled because he was right. But the demon in me didn’t want to give him the pleasure of hearing it

from my mouth. “Don’t tell Patrea or even Lucija about the things I shared with you.”

“My mouth is sealed unless your sister uses some kind of magic to let me say it, otherwise, your secret

is safe with me.” He told me. “Sounds fair.”

“What are your plans now?”

“With my kingdom?”

“With Patrea?”

“Do I need a f*uc*king plan?” I asked. “I seriously had no idea where my question was coming from

Maybe I want to know more about how you feel about this. You said it wouldn’t change anything you

feel about her, but you look upset.” He paused, just looking at me, but he continued after a while.

“Anything you will tell me, it will just be between us.”

“I don’t know how to make her feel better. I don’t like that she thought it was her fault that we couldn’t

have a baby. I should have just shut up my mouth in the first place and not talked about it.”

Instead of answering, the f*uc*ker just smiled at me.

“I need some insights, not a smile,” I told him as I leaned my back on the sofa, hands resting at the top

of my head.

“You love her.”

“When the f*uc*k were you born? Was I not vocal enough when I told you I love Patrea?” I snapped at

him.

He chuckled and looked at my nephew. “Uncle Lucius is in love, isn’t he, little Alpha? Will you tell him

that he worries too much?”

“Talk, Stone. Don’t give me the runaround. I’m sure you’re not good at this, but I don’t have anyone to

ask except you. So enlighten me.” He laughed before he spoke.

“I am also navigating this relationship with Lucy with the utmost care, taking baby steps as I had no

f*uc*king idea how to be a mate. But look, Patrea loves you. It’s expected that she’s sad that she can’t

give you an heir. And it’s okay that you are upset because it makes her sad, but at the end of the day,

you have each other. Just let it be, as long as you don’t neglect each other, I’m sure you’ll wake up one

day and realize that this topic doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“I don’t want her to feel guilty because she did nothing wrong…” And I mean that. Lucien made all of

these and made her life miserable while she was in the underworld with him.

“That’s where you need to play a big part. You can’t blame her for feeling guilty about it because she

loves you and wants to make you happy. Imagine if you were in her shoes and she wanted that and

you couldn’t give it to her. Even if she tells you it’s okay, I’m sure you will still spend days thinking about

it. Same thing with all men. We all want to protect our mates, our partners, but we can’t all the time, so

it eats us up, but…”

Stone was still talking when something came to mind.

I just realized I had never used the welcome gift Hades offered me, as he refused when I requested to

make Patrea my queen. I think I already knew what I wanted to ask for. I stood up from my seat, and it

made Stone stop talking as he looked at me with his forehead creasing.

“I need to go,111 told him. “I thought you were staying longer so the females could spend more time

tonight?”

“No, just me. But I’ll be back soon.”

“Where are you going?”

“To Hades. And don’t let Patrea know.”

“What do you need from Hades?”

“I’ll tell you when I’m done.”

“You’re going to make Patrea worry if she finds out you’re not here.”

“I’ll be quick, just tell her I had a sudden call from Kalmerus. I will explain to her afterward.”

“Do you need a companion?”

“No. I think I’m good. After all these encounters with Hades, I was getting used to his presence.”

“Spoken like a true king. Go now before they start looking for you.”

I nodded my head at him before disappearing from his packhouse and appearing in my chamber at the

tower.

‘Hades, I summoned you, give me a few minutes of your time.’ I didn’t need to say it twice when my

body was sucked into limbo and I landed on my feet exactly in front of his throne. Hades was in his

human form, sitting comfortably on his throne, and from the look on his face, he seemed amused by my

presence.

“I wasn’t expecting you to summon me, Lucius.” His deep voice echoed around his throne hall

“King Hades, I wasn’t expecting you to meet me in an instant. Did I rise to the ranks of your favorites

now?” I smiled at him.

“Perhaps. It always fascinates me when my demons find a partner, so yes, maybe I do favor you at the

moment. All thanks to your queen.” I brushed my hand over my hair, while the smile was still evident on

my face.

I used to be terrified of Hades, because of the many things he could do to a demon, but for some

reason, I was no longer scared of him, and I meant that in a good way. Not because I thought I was

powerful enough to fight against him, but more because he let Patrea and I see his other side, the

softer one.

“I would take that as a compliment, my king,” I told him.

“Anything I can do for you, Lucius? I could easily dive into your mind and see what you want, but I’m

too lazy to do that today. So speak up.”

“I haven’t used the gift you offered me when I became the King of Kalmerus.” I went straight to the

point.

“And you want to ask for it now?”

“Yes,” I answered before I added. “And I was wondering if I would get two since I got Athwart in my

hand too?”

Hades’ laughter echoed around us, and it made me laugh as well.

“Are you trying to trick me into giving you two gifts?” He asked, hand brushing against his chin I smiled

sheepishly before I replied. “If I can get away with it, why not?”

“I understand. I shouldn’t expect less from you. But no, only one gift shall be granted, and only if I can.

As you are well aware of.”

“One is enough, my king. I already know what I want and I know you can grant it this time.”

“I assumed you wanted an heir, Lucius. For me to break the spell on Patrea’s body. Am I right?”

“No, my king. That is not what I came here for.” I told him in a firm voice, my eyes looking straight into

his.

I saw his forehead crease. I waited patiently as I stood in perfect posture before him, waiting for him to

dig into my mind, but I felt nothing strange.

His eyes blazed red, and I saw confusion flitted through them but it was gone in seconds. “Tell me what

you want, Lucius?”