BRAVING THE DARKNESS: One Night With The Demon King
BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Book 2
Chapter 35 – Princess of Seduction
PATREA.
“Because nobody f*uc*king bothered to tell me that my mate was being hunted by a f*uc*king demon!” I could feel Blade’s anger radiating from his body, and if I hadn’t been worried about Lucius or thought that Althea was in his arms, I would have stunned him for being grumpy.
“The demon was after me, and I had no idea she would come for Althea,” I told him.
“And why did you come here if you were aware that you were putting her in danger with your presence? II
My eyes squinted, and I was so close to snapping and frying his brain if I didn’t remember how my granddaughter protected him.
Everything happened so fast earlier, but it didn’t slip my eyes that despite the flames burning her skin, Althea conjured a spell to shield Blade the moment this giant shifted into his wolf.
She placed a protective spell around him even if she was the one in real danger, and it only told me my granddaughter still cares about him, and that alone was enough reason for me not to punish him for his attitude.
“Blade, calm down. We all care about Althea. Patrea has every right to her, so you can’t just take her without her permission.” Lucy spoke calmly behind me, and my eyes drifted to Althea, who was now unconscious in his arms. It must have terrified her when Blade leaped to her and used too much energy in a short period to protect him.
Blade turned around and let out a deep sigh before he spoke in a calmer tone. “I just want to make sure Althea is protected. And I don’t think I can be a*s*sured of that unless I’m the one watching her.”
“But what can you do if a demon attacks you?” I asked him.
“I f*uc*king don’t know. But I know I will not let them take her.”
“If you want to go to the underworld, Althea will be safer with Blade. Regardless of whatever happened between them in the past, I’m sure he will not let harm come her way.11 Lucy told me, her hand holding my forearm.
I didn’t doubt that either, because it seemed like Blade thought no one was allowed to hurt Althea except him. O
“Fine. Take her until I’m ready to take herback again.” I let out a deep sigh before slipping my hand on the slit of my dress and taking the coin from the secret pocket inside my dress, handing it to Blade.
“What the f*uc*k is that?” He asked, almost growling.
Lucy couldn’t help but giggle, but she leaned over to check the thing in my hand.
“Stop growling. It’s a coin. Rub it three times, and Lucius will come wherever you are. Now before you complain, I’m giving you this because of my granddaughter. If her life is in danger, I don’t care if you and your whole pack will protect her. These demons are more powerful than us, so you need to make sure you summon Lucius. Think of Althea before your ego.” O
He laid out his hand, and I slammed it onto his palm. “Three times, don’t forget that.”
He didn’t say anything, but he held the coin tightly. “We are not enemies, Blade. I don’t know what your plans are for Althea, but at the moment I have no other choice but to trust you.”
“As it should be. I’m her mate.”
I wanted to roll my eyes and remind him that she abandoned her, but I kept my mouth shut. There would be other days for that.
“Be careful driving.” I stepped back as he nodded his head, rounded the car to go to the passenger side, and placed Althea there.
“I can take care of that, so they don’t need to travel. I!
“Are you sure?” Blade asked.
“Did you forget that I sent a whole battalion to your territory using just my mind?” Lucy retorted.
“I know, but Althea is with me. I want to make sure we will not be separated when you transport us.” “Fine. I’ll come with you,” Lucy said before she turned to me. “Go back inside the ballroom. It is enchanted, so no demons can come inside except me, Adan, and Lucius. I’ll bring them to Blade’s territory before I come back for you.”
“Will you be okay? If something happened to you, Adan will kill me.”
“Same thing Lucius will do to me if you get hurt. Now, run back to the ballroom before I transport you there and freak out the people inside.”
I nodded my head before tilting my head to look at Blade, who had already slipped into his shorts and t -shirt and was already walking toward the driver’s seat, while Lucy climbed to the backseat but was still looking and waiting for me to move.
“Blade, take care of Althea,” I told him in a warm voice.
“With my life, Patrea.” He spoke as our gazes met.
My eyes welled up with tears as I nodded my head. Four words, and they were enough to calm the worries I had.
I turned around and ran until I reached the entrance of the building leading to the ballroom. I didn’t look back, but I was hoping Lucy would succeed in sending them safely to his packhouse and that she would come back right away.
I pushed the door open, and the party was still in full swing, and it looked like no one had any idea about the commotion outside.
Everyone looked happy and wasted, but without Lucius’ coin in my hand, I was fearing for my own fate, but I held to my belief that Lucy would never abandon me.
And I was right. It didn’t even take five minutes, and Lucy was already back, creating the illusion that she was Althea. And I couldn’t keep the smile from gracing my lips at how perfectly she played her, even when she began flirting with Ashton.
Until she realized Ashton was not into Althea and was weirded out by her flirting.
I couldn’t help but laugh when we realized that Althea played us well because Ashton was actually crushing on Adan, and Lucy had to keep a straight face when he asked too many questions about him.
But everything went well, and we were able to send everyone on their way home until only the people who would be cleaning up the party remained and some of Lucy’s trusted warriors.
After she instructed them to load all of Althea’s gifts and drove them directly to Blade’s territory, she sent them home. They were not comfortable leaving her here, but Lucy explained where she was headed. Her men understood, but they wanted to wait until we were gone before they started moving to leave this place.
So, Lucy took my hand, and in seconds, our bodies were sucked into limbo and went spiraling until we ended up at one of the portals inside Kalmerus.
She didn’t let go of my hand, and I was a*s*suming she was connecting with either Adan or Lucius, because after a while, she transported us again, and we ended up in a cave.
I knew we were still inside Kalmerus, as I had been in this place before.
My eyes went around the cave and found the she- demon. Nyneve was tied in the middle of the cave on what looked like a pole. She was fully naked, with her hands up above her head. She was tied up using an underworld cordon branch with thorns and thistles that required strong power before it could be broken or destroyed.
She was whimpering and hissing. Her body was filled with blood and sweat. She looked like she was being butchered, but all her body parts were still intact. E*
I swallowed hard as my p*uss*y began to throb. I had no idea what was happening.
Lucy let go of my hand and went up to Adan, who was naked and in his regular demon form. She kissed him before I heard her ask if he was okay.
He nodded his head and pointed at something on the other side.
My gaze followed his finger, and my eyes widened at the sight of Lucius.
He was in his demon form. And I was left mesmerized — he was far more beautiful than Adan and Lucy.
His body was all black, from his skin to his hair and horns, and down to his tail. The only pop of color was the burning mark on his chest and his crimson¬colored eyes.
His demon form only highlighted his already perfect features. He was beautiful in his human skin, and so was he in his demon skin.
I was not sure if he was aware that I was already here, as his focus was just on Nyneve as he wiped his mouth with his forearm before walking to where she was.
Nyneve let out an ear-piercing scream before Lucius ’ hand reached for her thigh, scraping his claws on her skin before his fingers ripped off a large portion of her skin down to her toes and dropped her shredded skin on the ground.
It was only now that I saw the skin melting and the blood pooling under her.
He was skinning her alive.
I was just staring at Lucius as he backed away from her, and my eyes went down to his c*oc*k — it was alive and hard, like the veins on it would explode at any moment.
And I knew now why my p*uss*y was throbbing hard.
Nyneve was letting out her seductive aura, and it was making me thirsty for sex.
She was affecting Lucius as well.
My eyes darted to Adan and Lucy before I found my voice to ask a question. “Are you not affected?”
He shook his head, and Lucy did the same. “But why Lucius…”
“Lust is running through his veins. He is the prince of lust, but he is fighting it.” Lucy explained even before I could finish my question.
“His body is showing signs of being seduced and allured, but he’s not acting on it. But I had no idea how long he could hold it off.” Adan added.
I needed Lucius to be out of here soon.
I nodded my head and turned my gaze to Nyneve again, and I wished I hadn’t.
The moment my eyes locked with the she-demon’ s, she let out a devilish smirk despite the blood all over her face, and I suddenly felt an urge to pee, because my p*uss*y was throbbing so hard like it was on fire.
I wanted to be f*uc*ked. So many filthy thoughts were running through my head.
But the only thing I could focus on was my desire to kiss Nyneve.
I sucked in a large amount of air. I wanted to take my eyes off her, but I was unable to.
“Patrea!” Lucius’ loud voice shook the whole cave, and it snapped me out of my trance.
My body jerked, and the next thing I knew, Lucius’ black tail was coiling around my waist and lifting me from the ground, bringing me to where he was.
His body was letting out black smoke, and he was gritting his demon fangs while his eyes blazed red. He was staring at me with a deadly look on his face as he waited until I was let down in front of him.
His tail let go of me before his hand went to the back of my head. His fangs retracted, but his eyes were still fiery and angry.
“Don’t look at her again! You’re mine, and mine alone!” He hissed before he gripped my nape tightly and leaned his face forward, crushing his lips against mine.