Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M novel Chapter 135

135 - Someone Brave Enough

LUCY.

I opened the door to Adan’s office and let Patrea and Althea in.

"Are you both ready?" I asked, my gaze shifting between them before I gave them a hug.

"Excited!" Althea exclaimed.

"I wish we could take you with us! It'll be fun!" Patrea said, winking at me.

"I can hear you, Patrea,"

Adan grunted, and it made the three of us giggle before I turned around and walked to sit on Adan’s armrest while Patrea and Althea took the couches near us.

"So, is there anything we need to know before we leave?" Patrea asked.

Adan opened his drawer, pulled out a thick envelope, and placed it on top of his desk.

"This is for Althea, from Blade?"

"Blade? Whatever is in there, I don’t want it." Althea stated coldly.

"Check it first."

Adan pushed the envelope further without taking his eyes off her.

I held my breath as I watched her stand up and walk toward the table.I told Adan I could personally hand it to Althea, but he wanted to be the one to explain everything to her, and he promised me he would not lie on behalf of Blade.

Althea picked up the envelope, and her eyes widened as she immediately placed it back on the table.

"No.First, it’s a big amount of money.And second, if this is his way of buying me off because I let his mark stay, you can return the money to him.I don’t need it."

Adan squeezed my hand, and I knew he wanted me to remain quiet, so I did.

"I know you don’t need it.But take it.It’s his life savings.He wants you to have it and start the life you have always wanted.Find the best university and enroll yourself, make the most of your life.Don’t feel like you owe him anything with this money because you owe him nothing.He gave it out of his own free will."

"I don’t buy it.What does he want in return?"

"Nothing.Just to make sure you are provided with everything you need and want."

"I’m used to having nothing."

"Blade likes you, Althea."

"He likes me, but not enough for him to stay."

She cut him off immediately.

"He has his own demons that he needs to fight before he can offer himself to you.And he’s not sure if he could destroy that demon inside him."

"I don’t need him, and I’m not going to wait for him."

"He doesn’t want you to wait.He wants you to move on and have the life you deserve."

"Which I’m going to do."

She tilted her head up.She was facing this head-on.

Brave Althea.

"Which is the right thing to do.Lucy and I will be here every step of the way.You don’t owe anything to Blade, whether you use that money or not.Whatever you decide to do with it, it’s your choice.You owe it to yourself, to enjoy and see life differently."

"I'm not sure using it will help me move on."

"Use it to make new memories." I butted in.

"This is all the money he has.What about him?"

Her face softened as her gaze fell back to the envelope.

A smile tugged on Adan’s lips, and I knew what he was thinking — even if Althea was mad at Blade for abandoning her, she was still thinking about his welfare.

"Blade is used to living with just the basics.How do you think he saved all of that? He said he didn’t know why he was saving money from day one, but he now knew the reason why.So please take it.You don’t have to use it if you don’t want to."

"I’m going to buy a car, and many clothes, and I will party every Friday night."

She started blabbering as tears trickled down her face, and my heart was crushed at the sight of young Althea trying her best to be brave.

"I will travel everywhere.I will have fun and forget about the first man who broke my heart.And I hope that one day I will meet someone who is brave enough to fight for me."

I stood up from where I was sitting and wrapped my arms around her.Her body was wracked with sobs as purple mist engulfed us.

"I'm sorry, Althea..."

I had no idea how I would console her, so I let her hold on to me tightly as she let out all her cries.

After a while, her sobs subsided.She swiped her eyes with the back of her hands before she pulled away from my arms.

"Would it be too much if I requested not to be invited to occasions where he will be here?"

"I will make sure of that.You have my word."

Adan responded.