BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon
Chapter 117 – Alexa
Author’s note: To the readers of my previous series: Just a reminder that this book (Lucy and Adan’s) happened 10 years after “Stealing the Heart of My Alpha”
BLADE…
When I agreed with this setup, all I wanted was to make sure Althea would be around me so it would be easier to look after her if ever the king of hell decided to come after her. But I didn’t expect to be questioned by Adan’s family, and the f*uc*king problem was that I wasn’t even allowed to say anything and had to play d*um*b.
Although Stone’s parents and grandparents were subtle and respected my silence, Alexa, Stone’s cousin, was another case. I was not prepared for her. She arrived around lunchtime with her mate, and she came to me like a hurricane, bombarding me with questions about Lucy. And no matter how I pretended not to care at all about Lucy and her whereabouts, she was not dropping the subject.
“So that’s it? You can’t remember anything about her, and you just let it go and take another female, although everyone around here is telling you that Lucy is your fated mate? What happened to having a fated Luna you’d been hoping to have all these years?”
“Can you calm down? Sheena is just outside, and my Beta is here, which, if you have no idea, is Sheena’s brother.”
“Of course, I know her. And I’m not even shouting. ” She was hushed in her response, but of course, she had been raising her voice earlier.
She then began pointing her finger at my chest, and if I had not been pretending to be Stone, I would have growled at her for touching me. “But this is not about Sheena. I have nothing against her. This is about you! Do I have to crack eggs on your head to wake you up?”
“Eggs are a little too soft,” I grunted. “Try some boulders, it might do the trick.”
“Aaah, you’re frustrating me! Just tell me where Lucy is! Is she still with her father? Does she want to be there?” She snapped at me.
“Oh, for Selene’s sake. I have no f*uc*king idea!” We were having these conversations all afternoon, and I was getting tired of it.
My eyes darted to Beta Collin and Alpha Aeon, hoping they would interfere but both seemed to ignore us and were lost in their own conversations. “Come with me, and I will explain.” I finally gave up. I had to tell her the truth, or she would be ringing my ears for the rest of the day.
Aeon and Collin’s gazes finally shifted to me, and I nodded my head at them, signaling for them to follow us before my hand grabbed Alexa’s arm.
The next thing I knew, a loud growl ripped through the air, and my hand automatically let go of her arm as I swung my body around to face Aeon, with my hands up in the air.
His jaw tightened as he stared at me.
f*uc*king Alpha Ego. I’m Alexa’s cousin, or at least they thought I am, so what’s with the f*uc*king att*itude?
“Relax, I’m just guiding her,” I said, my forehead creasing.
“You’re grabbing her. There’s a f*uc*king difference. ” Aeon snapped at me as he went to her.
“Relax, babe. I’m okay.” Alexa tried to pacify her mate, but he still had a dark expression on his face as he checked her arm.
“See nothing. But fine, I’m not touching her again. Come with me. I’ll explain everything. Collin, you can stay here.” My eyes shifted to the Beta and he looked agitated, so I sent a mind link to him. ‘Relax, I’ll take them somewhere the devil can’t see us.’
The Beta nodded his head and gave me the border where I should head. I went straight for the door and held it open to let Aeon and Alexa go first.
As soon as we reached the corridor, I heard little hurried footsteps from the other hallway, and I knew right away that it was Althea/Sheena approaching.
The moment she appeared in the same corridor, I went to her and coiled my arm around her waist as I pulled her to my side, taking her along with me.
I saw Alexa let out a sigh, but she didn’t say anything until we reached the packhouse grounds.
I told Althea we would head off outside the border and let her sit on the passenger seat of my car before I positioned myself to open the backseat door. But Alexa stopped me before I could.
“Can we not take Sheena? I don’t want her to hear my inquiries about Lucy. As much as I hated this situation, I have nothing against her. I actually like her, but just not for you.” Alexa explained.
“Trust me, you would want her there. And I’m not leaving her in the packhouse without me. So just hop in and trust me.” I replied.
She sighed before diverting her eyes to Aeon, and when her mate gave her a nod, she let go of her hand that was blocking the door. She slipped in and Aeon followed before I went to the driver’s seat and drove away from the packhouse.
I had no idea which place in the territory Lucien had visited, so my only option was outside the border, where Collin was one hundred percent sure Lucien had never been.
I just waved at Viktor as I passed the western border and drove straight ahead, away from the territory. When I was convinced that it was already a safe distance, I halted the car and stepped out of it.
Aeon stepped out at the same time I opened the door for Althea.
“Why are we here?” Aeon asked as he helped Alexa out of the car.
“This is the safest place we can talk,” I replied.
Alexa tried to smile warmly, but her eyes betrayed her true emotions. “If you’re going to discuss your future plans, I’m sure it’s better we do it in front of the whole family.”
“I don’t want to waste more time. I know Stone trusted both of you and although I promised him I wouldn’t tell anyone…” I started talking, and the confusion on their faces didn’t escape my notice, but I kept talking. “…I’m not sure I can stop myself from snapping at Alexa if she asks me where Lucy is one more time.”
“Excuse me?” Alexa’s brows raised as she crossed her arms across her chest, while Aeon tried to hide his smile.
“I’m not Stone, and this female here is not Sheena, ” I said, my finger pointing at Althea, who was two feet away from me.
“And I’m not Alexa. And this man beside me is not Aeon. What the heck are you playing at?” Alexa blurted out, and amusem*nt flashed on her mate’s face so that I couldn’t help but chuckle as well.
Althea looked around before she waved her hand over my face and chanted something. I a*s*sumed she was letting them see my real face because Alexa stepped back while Aeon stepped forward and placed an arm across her front to shield her from us. “Blade?” It was Aeon.
I nodded, and Althea waved her hand at my face, and I probably looked like Stone again.
“Who are you?” Alexa asked as she looked at Althea. “If Lucy is not half a demon, I will not believe what I just saw. Are you a witch or a demon too?”
“Witch,” Althea softly replied. “Alpha Stone wants us to pretend to be him and another female so he can go back to Lucy in the underworld.”
“Oh, Goddess! He went back to the Underworld.” Alexa clutched her heart, and her knees bent as if she would sit down.
Aeon caught her quickly and had her rest her back on him instead. “So, they are really in a big mess.” He stated.
“Yes. Lucy’s father is watching Alpha Stone inside the packhouse, so the only way for him to think the Alpha had forgotten Lucy was for someone to play him and take another female in.” Althea explained. “Smart move, but very risky,” Aeon stated.
“All is well until Alexa kept asking. You know me, Aeon. I don’t like too much conversation.”
Aeon chuckled as he squeezed Alexa’s arms before pressing a kiss on the crown of her head. “If you’re not aware, Alexa had always cared for Lucy so she was devastated when she heard she was taken by her father. That’s why we flew here once we found out you or Adan was back. And according to Pops, there’s a possibility Lucy’s father will not bother you again.”
“We could have been here earlier if we were not thinking about our pups and the danger if we brought them here,” Alexa stated before shifting her gaze back to Althea. “So you’re not Sheena?”
Althea shook her head.
“Oh, Thank Goddess! I always liked that girl, but I loved Lucy too. I’m sorry if I treated you badly.”
“You actually didn’t. I would never guess you were having issues with me or Sheena if Blade didn’t tag me along here.” Althea smiled at her.
“Well, I was not upset with you. Just with Adan!” A wide smile curled on Alexa’s lips before she let out a breath. “But now that it’s all clear, I can finally breathe.”
“Adan and Lucy are still not free of danger. We really don’t know what’s happening in the Underworld, and we were just told to keep everything here together until they come back. Your family is unaware, and everyone adores Lucy… ” Althea chuckled as she tilted her head to look at me, and despite seeing Sheena at the moment, her smile made my heart skip a beat, “…it’s a challenge, but I can take it. I just hope Lucy and Alpha Stone come back alive with my grandmother.”
“Your grandmother?”
“It’s a long story, but to make it short…”
Althea began telling the story, but I had motioned for all of them to sit back in the car to avoid any attention from passersby before I reminded them that it had to stay between us and the Beta and Gamma couples for now.