Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M novel Chapter 63

BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Chapter 63

063 – A Glimpse of His Soft Side

ALTHEA.

“Oh, Spirits! Blade! I told you I’m not leaving this territory!” I yelled in frustration

at him for the hundredth time as he shoved

my clothes inside my luggage, and I kept pulling them out.

We’re playing a game of tug of war, and up until this moment, no one was winning.

He wanted to leave this place as soon as Kingston told us that Lucien had taken

Alpha Stone to the underworld, and Lucy had followed them. But before she left, she told Kingston to make sure I was safe because her father would come for me.

With the shield up, I thought I would be safer here, but Blade thought otherwise. But what does he know?

“You have no say on this one, Althea! We’re

leaving! We’ll go to a safer place where the demon lord can’t reach you!” He snapped at me, tugging the last pieces of clothing from my hands before shoving them inside my bag. He zipped it up and threw it by the door,

where it landed with a loud thud.

“This is my life on the line! Why do you get to decide for me?”

“I’m not going to let another mate die before my eyes, Althea. Even if that means

putting myself in front of you to catch all the fire! I will fucking do it if I get an assurance you will come out of this alive!” His jaw twitched as his eyes dilated into darkness.

I swallowed and opened my mouth to speak, but the words got caught in my throat. How do I retort back from that?

“Get moving! We don’t have all night!”

“But we will be protected from here. We are

more vulnerable if wo

go outside the

territory.”

“Do you think your shield can protect you? How long have you been doing shields? I’m not a witch, but I’ve met a lot of them.

Unless you are a hundred years old, I don’t think you alone could hold back a demon lord from entering this territory. And I’m not going to take fucking chances just

because you think you can! Now get your ass rolling and pack your witchy gadgets, or I will do it myself!” 1

I rolled my eyes at him, but I hurried to the desk, where I laid out some of my potions and books. I carefully gathered the runes in

a small black pouch and placed them in my

pocket before I tucked the rest of it in a black bag I kept handy all the time.

Blade knew fairly well I didn’t want anyone touching my things, and despite being

annoyed with him at the moment, I was

grateful he remembered not to touch them.

“But where do you think we can go? I’m sure

I’m not safer in the mountains than I am

here.”

“You mentioned your ancestors being part

of a coven. I knew a coven of witches

somewhere in Salenda. We can start from

there, and maybe they can track which coven your family belongs to, or maybe they will take you in.” His voice was calmer now.

“But how about you?” I asked, making sure my voice didn’t break, although my heart clenched in pain.

A coven of witches, according to my mother, was not allowing werewolves to live with them. They accept them as visitors for a few days but never accept them as members of

their communities. And if any coven accepts

me, that would mean Blade would be on his

own.

“What about me?” He asked, slipping his hands inside his jeans pocket, but his eyes

avoided mine.

“Where will you go if we find a coven to take

me? I’m not sure they are willing to take you

in as well.”

“I’ll be fine. I’m used to being alone. I will

survive.”

“I thought Alpha Stone paid you to protect me? Why will you abandon me?” I had no

idea how I got the courage to ask him. I wanted to push him away, yet the thought of not seeing him anymore was making me

uneasy.

“If you didn’t realize it, Alpha Stone is not here anymore. So I am doing this for free

now.”

My chest heaved. I wanted to be mad at him, but he was right we both didn’t want each

other.

“Just as long as you’re safe, then my work is done. We need to get going. Because I’m sure he’ll come back for you soon.” He didn’t wait for me to reply as he opened the door and slipped out before adding, “I will

just pick up my bag, and then we’ll go.”

♡♡♡

Blade and I walked down the stairs together

to the main hall of the packhouse. He was

carrying all our luggage while I carried my bag for my

witchy things. I knew the

moment I agreed to help Lucy, I was already

putting one foot on the ground, but it was my only way to free my grandmother from the demons. So even if this would cost my

life, it was worth it. And I knew Lucy would

never fail me.

The only thing I was not prepared for was

Blade.

I was ready to risk my own life for my

grandmother, but I was not sure I was ready

to risk his life to protect me. Even if I didn’t

want the bond he was saying existed

between us, I still didn’t want any harm to

come his way.

We finally reached the main hall. The Beta

and Gamma couples were already there, waiting for us, together with Alpha Audrius and Luna Helena. The packhouse felt

gloomy and eerie. Everyone was still in