BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon
Chapter 133 – Alpha Ethan
A WEEK AFTER
ADAN STONE…
My eyes raked Lucy’s body up and down as she conversed with some of the females in my pack. We were at the training building, and the moment we entered the training center, the females on break dashed to her and took her attention.
Lucy was wrong when she thought our pack would shun her and be scared of what she was — but it was the exact opposite. The elders adored her, the females her age sought advice from her and shared their thoughts with her, and the pups gazed at her as if she were the most beautiful female in the world — which she is, I never doubted that.
So now, I was being ignored. I used to be the reason why the crowd would pave the way for us, but Lucy had taken that spot. And I didn’t mind at all. I was proud that my pack loved and respected my Luna. It might be too early to tell, but she looked like she was thriving well here, something I always hoped for since day one.
My eyes shifted from my s*e*xy mate to Kingston as he left instructions for the recruits that wanted to join our warriors. He opened more slots for our security f0rce. With Lucy’s Luna ceremony already scheduled as well as my pup coming in a few months, I didn’t want to slack off.
I wanted her, our pup, and my whole pack protected, especially since it seemed that everyone’ s attention was focused on our pack at the moment.
News of my future Luna, being a demon, had spread out, and as expected, most of the Alphas around us had sent invitations for us to visit them or for us to invite them into our territory, which I ignored or declined. They only cared about one thing: finding out if the rumors were true and, if so, forming an alliance with us.
Everyone wanted a part of the security and glory of having Lucy’s pack take them along. But we’ve always been a stand-alone pack. We thrived without the false security of these packs coming to our aid.
I had a few Alphas I got along with, and I knew that even without a contract or an alliance, I would help them out and they would do the same for my pack. Besides, even before Lucy, our pack had always been strong. We didn’t need the pressure of being nice and cordial to packs we didn’t like.
So the others could keep on dreaming.
I looked at the warriors for a few more minutes before I let my eyes feast on my mate again.
My tongue swiped over my upper lip as my gaze fell on Lucy’s stomach. She was only a week pregnant, but it looked like she was already in her 4th month. I was so used to seeing her perfectly toned belly, but the swelling she was sporting now gave me the same effect when I saw her n@ked. Maybe it was because I knew it was my s*eed that was making her swell, and I thought it was s*e*xy as hell.
Lucy saw me looking at her, and by the way, her eyes twinkled and the seductive way her mouth twitched into a smile, she knew I was lusting over her again.
“Alpha, Alpha Ethan, is at the durst border, seeking permission to enter the territory.” Beta Collin snapped me out of my reverie, and my head turned to him as a scowl formed on my face.
This was not the first time this week that some Alpha had attempted to visit us, and I knew I would be giving the same answer.
“What does he want?” I asked.
“Ethan as in the Alpha Ethan at the Omega Feast?” Lucy asked as she walked toward us. For some reason, after we came back from the underworld, her hearing had amplified, and we now shared the same capability of hearing people’s conversations despite the great distance if we wanted to.
“Yes, Luna,” Collin replied. “He wanted a word with you, Alpha.”
“Tell him I don’t have any business with him,” I answered in a cold voice before my arms went around my mate as I positioned her in front of me, hugging her from the back with my hands on her stomach. By now, my pack members were starting to get used to seeing me wrap my arms around Lucy whenever I could.
I’d been craving physical contact with her lately, and Mom joked that it seemed I was the one showing the pregnancy symptoms.
“But wouldn’t it be nice to entertain him and then make him pay for forcing me to str*p at the feast? I’ m sure I’m not the only female he asked to str*p on that stage.” Lucy b*tted in.
“I don’t want anything to stress you out. We don’t know what that f*uc*ker wants or what he plans to do.”
“Well, I’m sure Beast can handle him. And Angel can join too, or if Ethan had gained out-of-this- world superpowers overnight, I’m sure my s*e*xy demon mate can handle him.” Lucy had used her seductive voice by the time she was referring to me as her s*e*xy demon mate and I knew I was losing this again.
“What exactly do you want me to do to him? I don’t want him in my territory.”
“Of course not. Let’s meet him by the border and see what he wants.”
“Are you sure?” I asked.
“I’m not scared of him.”
“No one scares you.”
“Except you, Alpha Stone. You make my knees weak and my pu**y throb…” She said the last sentence in a very low voice, but I was sure Collin heard that. “I’ll just pretend I didn’t hear that.” He chuckled as he turned his face away from us.
Lucy giggled a little louder. “I’m sorry, it’s my pregnancy hormone.”
We didn’t waste time and drove to the border, where Ethan waited for us. There were three cars and more than ten men aside from him that were all positioned in between the barricade that separated us from the neutral forest.
I instructed Lucy to remain in the car, which she detested but followed. Although I knew that if Ethan said something she didn’t like, she would probably come out and confront him.
“After what happened last time, I wasn’t expecting to see you here. I see you’ve recovered well.” I spoke as I made my way to where they were standing.
“I will get straight to the point, Stone. I’ve heard the news, and I want to see it firsthand.” He replied, and he didn’t even offer any courtesy at all.
Our hatred for each other could be traced back to childhood. So, I was sure, whatever his agenda was, it was not in my favor.
“What news?” I asked, pretending I was clueless.
“Well, the female you took home from the feast turned out to be a demon royal. What a crap!” He chuckled.
He was mocking me. So, he was one of those who didn’t believe Lucy was a she-demon.
“She is. But I don’t owe you any proof. Go home, you’re wasting my time.”
“Just as I thought. But I’m sure you kept one thing hidden. No one knew it was the same girl you bought at the feast. Am I right? What will they think if they find out?”
“What exactly do you want to shut up?” I honestly didn’t care at this point, but I wanted to see where this was leading.
“An Alliance. Help me conquer more packs and expand my territory, so I will shut my mouth.”
“Do you think threatening will work on me?”
“I knew what you were up to, Stone. You want her to be your Luna, but you know people will look down on you for choosing an Omega as a Luna. Omegas belonged to the sl*t house, not as a Luna, so you came up with that demon sh*t.”
How the f*uc*k did this man become an Alpha? Did he think I’d come up with that nonsense and convince my people to believe a f*uc*king lie?
“Smart move to glorify your Omega Luna, but I’m not buying it. I’m not stupid like the rest of the Alphas here.”
Yeah, f*uc*king right. He was not as stupid as them because he was f*uc*king worse. Imbecile.
I heard a door open, and Lucy’s scent came in full f0rce, and I knew that as much as I wanted her out of this, stopping her would just make me look like an overprotective mate. And she wouldn’t like that.
I remained quiet as I titled my head and looked at my Luna who was walking like a goddess in her faintly colored yellow sundress that highlighted her red hair, even if her face was void of any emotions. “Wow!” Ethan exclaimed before he whistled.
I wanted to launch on him already for disrespecting Lucy, but I held my ground. I was sure Lucy wanted to handle this, so I let her.
“So, you think we came up with a lie to cover the fact that I am on Omega, Ethan?” Lucy started.
“Alpha Ethan, Omega…” He growled at her.
A rumble formed in my chest, but Lucy’s hand went up to it, and she gave me a quick smile before turning her attention to Ethan.
“I gave where respect is due. Obviously, not with you.” Lucy told him.
LUCY…
“I gave where respect is due. Obviously, not with you.”
“You’re not yet a Luna, and yet you’re acting…” He was not able to finish his words when his eyes grew rounder as the men around him did.
I summoned a ring of fire to surround them, trapping them inside.
“I’m not acting like a Luna at the moment…” I flashed him a devil’s smirk before I raised my hand and looked at my fingers. “Which one is your car, Ethan?”
“I didn’t bring my car…” His voice broke, but his eyes were dilating, he might be planning to shift. “Lie. Is the blue one yours?” I asked nonchalantly.
For some reason, I could read the lies in his eyes the moment I thought of wanting to know if he was lying. It seemed like I no longer needed to touch the person to know that.
“No,” he answered.
“Lies. Lies. Lies.” I let my palm rise, and a small tornado danced on it before I blew it in the direction of his car.
“Wow!” I heard Adan say it in a low voice.
In seconds, the tornado grew bigger and flipped Ethan’s car over multiple times before it slammed down on the ground, its roof hitting the ground first and a fire started to ignite on it.
“No!” He bellowed, his face turning red. He wanted to jump over the fire, but once he positioned himself, I let the fire tower over him.
“I’m sure you wish I was acting like a Luna instead of a demon right now. Should I proceed with the other two cars?”
Ethan raised his hands, and I lowered the fire so I could see him from the other side. “Fine! I just thought it was impossible for an Ome… for you, to be a demon. My bad. I apologize. Take the fire out, and we will be on our way!”
“But I have more for you, Ethan.” I smiled sarcastically at him before I continued. “I think I want you to say that you will not join the next Omega Feast, set two years from now. Or the next ones after that. Not you or anyone from your team. If I found out that you attended or bought someone, you might not like what the demon in me would do to you.”
“But it’s been a tradition in my family…”
“Then change it!” I hissed, “Unless you want your pack to have a new Alpha! Do you have an heir?”
“A four-year-old. Too young to be left without a father. I’m sure you are not going to involve a pup in your revenge.”