BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon Chapter 84
084 – One Mate
LUCY.
“And what’s the problem with that?” Father asked as if he was just asking why
I wasn’t eating my vegetables.
“I am doing whatever you want me to do, but being mated to Guillermo is going too far. So no, I am not doing that.”
I only had one mate. There was no way I would let another man touch me.
“You can choose between Guillermo and Lucius. But Lucius is still weak. You and Guillermo will make a strong ruler of
Kalmerus.”
“I don’t need a man to stand beside me. I can rule this kingdom without Guillermo or anyone.” I answered bravely as I adjusted my hair, making sure the mark Adan gave me was not visible. I had tried
o cover it up with some simple demon nagic, but I couldn’t perfect it. I had to isk Lucius how he hid Adan’s mark – if only he would show himself to me.
“You don’t even know many things in
this realm, and having Guillermo around would help you.”
“But you’re still here. You can teach me. Stop pushing Guillermo or I will just cut myself off and end all of this.”
“End all of this? For what reason?
Because you’re still holding on to the idea that Stone will wait for you? He doesn’t even remember you.”
“I don’t want to talk about him.”
“But I do…” He gave out a devilish smirk before a hologram appeared in front of us, and my heart began thudding loudly at the sight of Adan.
I wanted to run and hug him, but I knew
his was just an image. Still, I was glad I was able to catch a glimpse of him. I was still trying to calm the erratic beating of my heart when a female suddenly came into view, and she immediately ran
toward him. Adan’s face lit up as he
opened his arms and caught her, hugging her tightly.
I felt my whole world collapse. Who was that female? Was I replaced that fast? But what should I expect when I remove his memory of me?
“That was earlier. I saved it, especially for you. He has moved on. I think it’s time for you to do the same.”
I didn’t reply, as my full attention was on the image of Adan, who was still hugging the female as if he didn’t want to let her
Soon, Aunt Helena came into view, and the frown on her face couldn’t be
denied as she looked at Adan and the
female.
Could it be she was not in favor of her
because she knew I was Adan’s mate? But
Adan probably didn’t care because he
doesn’t remember me at all.
My heart shattered, and my knees
buckled. I knew if I remained there, I
would be collapsing, so I took the coward’s way out and turned my back on the hologram and my father without saying anything.
I walked away while I could, allowing the tears I was trying to hold back to fall down my cheeks. I wanted to believe Adan would not betray me, but without a memory of me, I was just fooling myself.
♡♡♡
ADAN STONE.
“Do you think it worked?” Kingston
asked the moment we left the border of
the Mystic Pack. We were heading off to
meet Lucius, with my entourage of four cars following us.
“I hope so. If Lucius was right and Lucien was watching my every move 24/7, then he saw that.”
Collin came up with a scheme so Lucien
would think I had totally forgotten Lucy.
He let Laira’s sister, Sheena, come and pretend to be someone close to me. That she was ecstatic to see me. They even had to tell my mother that Sheena was crushing on me and that we were dating before I met Lucy so my mother couldn’t help but feel bad about her visit. Her
reaction of displeasure was real, although
she tried her best to be civil.
This way, Lucien wouldn’t think of anything while I was away from the territory and wouldn’t bother to check or
search for me in this realm while I was
away. My only hope was that he would not tell Lucy this part.
It was difficult enough to act because, to
be honest, I had never shown any
affection to a female. And if Beast wasn’t
giving me any flashbacks of my days with
Lucy, I would never believe I had shown
affection even for the she-demon.
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Kingston asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.
“Are you trying to make me change my
mind?”
“No. I just want to make sure your heart is into this. We couldn’t really talk about this in the packhouse, so I want to talk to you before we meet them.”
“Beast wants to, and I trust him.”
“I understand. Perhaps I’m still having
flashbacks to the night you were
kidnapped, and knowing it’ll happen
again with no guarantee you’ll survive –
that one doesn’t sit right with me.”
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