LUCY. Although I was tired, my mind was excited. I couldn’t wait to get out of here and just live a simple life with Adan. I stayed awake waiting for him and Lucius to come back while Patrea dozed off in my bed. She told me she hadn’t had a decent sleep in days just thinking about the things that could go wrong, and now that it was over, she just wanted to sleep the night away. I initially offered her her own room, but she refused. She was not comfortable in the tower, and she knew she would not be able to sleep if I were not around. But before she fell asleep, she told me about meeting Althea and how happy she was that even though Adora was gone, she left a part of her and that she was able to reconnect with a family. She told me Althea was excited too, and they’d been planning to live together. Patrea was really happy and was looking forward to having a normal life, despite knowing she would never grow old and that one day she would see Althea perish. But she didn’t want to th
ADAN STONE. After we said goodbye to Lucius, I held Lucija in my arms and didn’t give her time to ask questions about her brother. I knew the new king probably wanted a moment with Patrea, and just based on his behavior toward her, I knew she was in good hands, so I was not worried. I transported our bodies back to the packhouse and left Patrea with Lucius. In just a matter of a few seconds, our bodies landed in the receiving hall of my packhouse. I had no idea what time it was already in the human realm, but it seemed like everyone was inside the packhouse. I let go of my mate in my arms as we came face to face with Sheena/Althea and the other me. Lucy’s body stiffened, and I could feel anger surge up inside her, but it died down almost immediately. She probably realized it wasn’t me with Sheena. "Lucy?" Althea’s voice was louder than usual, and people in the kitchen probably heard her, since rushing footsteps echoed around almost as soon as she mentioned Lucy’s name. My mother
LUCIUS. I walked carefully to where Patrea was sleeping. I was contemplating whether I should wake her up or not but finally decided on the latter. I had no idea what her mood would be if I woke her up. Maybe it was better if she was sleeping, at least I would be free to look at her. I showered mist over her, an enchantment to keep her sleeping. With the power I got from Lucien, I would be able to carry the enchantments even if I crossed realms, so she would still be asleep once I took her back to Stone’s home. I should be sending her on her own, but I wanted to make sure she would not end up somewhere far from where she should be, so I decided that I would take her there myself. I wanted her in Stone’s territory, and I hope the Alpha will keep his promise to let the witch and her granddaughter live within his pack. It was my only way to keep an eye on her. My hand reached for her cheek, brushing my knuckles gently against her soft skin. I had no idea how long it had already bee
ADAN STONE. After dinner, we spent time with the entire family just answering questions, but I asked Lucy to keep the demon part of me a secret for now. Not that I was ashamed of it, but I thought it would be too much to spill everything out tonight. It was more important that we all focused on the fact that Lucy was now free from her father and free to stay with me. Besides, telling them I was already part demon would require us to spend more time explaining it when all I wanted was to have Lucy for myself. I only had her in my arms for a few minutes, and the longest one was when we were in the cove, and after not seeing her for a couple of weeks, I just want to spend time with her alone. Just us. As if reading my thoughts, Lucy yawned, and she looked like she was trying to be discreet about it, but from the way her eyes were gleaming with mischievousness as she looked at me, I knew she was finding a way to get us out of here. "I think Lucy is tired. We should let them rest and
LUCY. "Or we can fly..." I smiled widely at him, waving my arm in the air. I had taken Adan in my wings a few times before being taken to the underworld, but now I wanted to fly with him on his demon wings. "Are you sure? Our people can see us." Adan asked. His brows hiked up. "Will it bother you?" I put my arm down and bit my bottom lip. "No." He shook his head as he pulled my body closer, bumping our fronts together. "Do you think they will accept a demon Luna?" I asked. "Well, they also have a part demon Alpha. So they don’t have a choice. Besides, we are in the north, where supernaturals can be part of each other's territory if they want to. There are no rules prohibiting a demon from living in a pack. As long as I can protect my people, I can house as many supernaturals as I want." "That’s good to hear. But what if I scare them?" "Beast scares them too. But they’re still here. They still stand in front of him to protect him and the rest of the pack. I know you’ve never had
LUCY."That grumpy, growling Alpha already liked you from the very first time I laid eyes on you. But I didn’t know I would fall in love with you." Adan said and I could hear the sincerity in his voice."You’re making my heart flutter. Tell me I’m not dreaming?""Is the demon princess swooning over me?"My hands went up to his chest and gently pushed my body away from him as I stepped backward, grinning widely at him as I watched his wings retract from his back. "I think I am, from day one up to now. Up to forever."I moved a few more steps back until there was a big gap between us, and without a warning, I launched forward and jumped, shifting into my wolf in seconds. The moment Angel’s paws landed on the ground, Adan’s eyes were wide before he slowly dropped to his knees and bowed his head. He didn’t move and remained in his position while Angel looked at him, as confused as I was.‘Adan? What are you doing?’‘I’m bowing down to my Luna. I was not able to do this to you on the firs
LUCY. Beast and Angel initially wanted to run back together to the packhouse, but Angel was sore and tired, so they decided Adan and I could take charge. But I was sleepy, and we didn’t want anyone to see Adan’s wings without having the time to explain first. So Beast offered to take charge and let me ride on his back. Beast sped through the forest lines in no time, and we arrived at the packhouse just as the sun began to rise and bathe the building in its rays. We came out of the back of the forest, facing the east part of the house. We were both naked, but I immediately flicked my fingers, and voila, we were fully clothed! The perks of being a demon. "Wait..." Adan tugged on my hand, causing me to come to a halt. "Something is going on in front of the pack house." It was only then that I heard people talking, and from the sound of it, there were more than two people in a conversation. Adan held my hand tightly as we rounded the packhouse and ended at the front, where a crowd of
ADAN STONE.After the event outside the packhouse, Lucy and I excused ourselves so we could freshen up before breakfast, as we promised my family that we would explain more while eating. But since it was still early, we were planning to play hooky for a while in our room, but the plan ended abruptly even before it started, even before we could reach our room.Blade cornered me in the hallway leading to the stairs and requested to speak with me alone. From the expression on his face, I knew he would not accept a no, so I told my little bunny to go ahead and wait for me in our room instead, and I went with Blade into my office.I heard him lock the door as I made my way to my chair, and as soon as I sat down, he threw a thick envelope on my desk."What’s that?" I asked as I leaned forward and grabbed it. I opened it to find stacks of cash inside. I didn’t ask again, but I raised it and waited for his reply."For Althea." He answered in a cold voice."I’m not sure I understand," I told
Lovelies, the long wait is over. BEYOND THE DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Witch - the third installment of the INTO THE DARKNESS SAGA is finally live on this app! Synopsis: Five years after the death of his fated mate, Alpha Blade found himself lost in the abyss of life. He had abandoned his pack and chose to lead a mercenary life to avenge the death of Soledad. But even after justice was served, he felt empty, and the need to take more lives had become his way of life.With too much blood in his hands, he became ruthless and cold-hearted, with no direction, no goal, and no will to survive—until destiny decided to play a cruel joke on him and gave him a light witch for a second-chance mate. Confused and not wanting to betray the memory of his first mate, Blade fought against the new bond the Goddess gave him, only to find himself being drawn more to the young witch who was slowly lighting up the darkness surrounding him. But when lies, betrayals, and secrets come to light, will
3 MONTHS AFTER PART 1 Epilogue PATREA. “Don’t you fucking dare to cut my skin!” I screamed as another contraction hit my body. I could only count the number of times I swore, but today had been exceptional. I couldn’t stop myself from throwing curses and bad words at my king. I was in labor, and the baby was ready to come out. Lucius was the only one with me since demon childbirth was never a problem. Demons could even give birth on their own. Maybe we were so relaxed that we forgot that I was still part human and witch. “I have to take it out. I’ll cut and heal it back!” Lucius explained in a loud voice. “I don’t fucking like seeing you whimper like that!” “NO! No! No! I want to feel my child coming out of my pussy!” “Patrea!” He hissed, his forehead was sweaty, and I could feel the whole chamber getting too warm. “Get out!! I glared at him. But I didn’t mean it. I was just in too much pain, and his worried expression was not helping at all. “No fucking way that I will l
Five years after.LUCIUS. Patrea was sitting on the low boulder while watching Luther, and I do our training for today. Lucija and Stone would take Luther here in the underworld from time to time so we could spend time with him and let him familiarize himself with the demons.For the longest time, they were taking Luther here and would sometimes leave him with us for a few hours just because they wanted to have time alone.But I knew there was more to it than that. They wanted us to experience having a child.After five years, Patrea and I were still not given any. I was slowly coming to terms with it, but that didn’t mean I was losing hope. I never stopped wishing for a child every time I fucked my queen, but I had stopped telling her I was doing it.Patrea and I never talked about it anymore. I could still feel sadness in her from time to time, but it didn’t make me feel less loved by her, and I was returning the love she was giving me tenfold more.We would always be great kings a
PATREA. Five nights ago, I told Lucius I was ready to take our relationship to the next level. I was ready to have a baby with him. A demon pregnancy could be detected a few hours after mating. But five days later, there was still nothing. I stared blankly at the mirror inside the bathroom that Lucius had custom-made for me. I felt empty. I felt useless. I knew Guinevere wasn’t lying when she reversed the spell I did on my body, and I was sure Lucius could get any female pregnant if he didn’t stop himself from producing one. So it must be me. Maybe my actual human age has something to do with this. I was not getting older in physical form, but perhaps I was past the stage of childbearing. And it hurts. It hurt more now than it did the first time when I thought I could not give him an heir because, this time, I expected it to be possible. Lucius seemed to not mind, but he might just be good at hiding it. Because it was the same thing I was showing him, but deep inside, I was
PATREA. “Follow me.” His voice came out so deep and hoarsely that I didn’t even have second thoughts and just followed him. “Is this the right area?” He asked as he stopped in the archive section at row number 35. “Yes.” “Now, what do we need to do with all these books?” “Place them back. The books are in alphabetical order, so they should be placed in their right spot.” I was not done talking yet when seven books rose in the air and went to their exact place. My eyebrows rose as I stepped back until I was out of the aisle. I checked if anyone was nearby, but then the archive section was at the far end of the entrance, and usually, only scholars or those doing special studies go to this spot, so it was safe to say no one saw that. I walked back and stopped a few feet away from him, watching as he laid the rest of the books on the wooden stool ladder. “You need to put them back as well,” I told him. “We will put the rest aside once we’re done with the reason we came here.” H
PATREA. After my coronation as Queen of two Underworld kingdoms, our lives returned to normal. So far, it had been so peaceful and perfect that I felt something terrible would happen. But Lucius eased my worry by telling me that the underworld was only chaotic if the kingdoms were not on good terms. As far as he knew, everyone was minding their own business, and the regular souls would just come and plunge themselves into hell. So I tried not to mind it and just lived the best days of my life with him. Today we decided to cross into the human realm and visit an old friend, or, should I say, an annoying neighbor. I missed normality, so here we were, driving the car into the house I used to share with Althea. I would take personal items and return the key to the house owner. And after that, we would go to the library so I could file my irrevocable resignation letter. As much as I could forget all about it, I made friends in the library, and I didn’t want them to keep thinking abo
LUCIUS. “Hades…” Luther just said his first word. It was a bit gurgled, but I could fully understand it. ‘The fuck! I spent fucking days teaching him to say ‘dad,’ and I kept bribing him with sweets and fire, just for him to end up saying Hades’ name first?’ Stone cursed in my head. His jaw tightened, and I knew he was stopping himself from growling. ‘Be thankful it’s Hades. You’ll be more pissed off if his first word is Lucius.’ I chuckled. ‘Just accept that your son is more of a demon than a wolf.’ He didn’t say anything, but he knew I was telling the truth. Hades walked toward us and handed Luther to Lucija before he faced Patrea and me. “King Hades, it is an honor to have you at our banquet today,” Patrea stated as she tipped her down before looking at him again. “It would be a disappointment if I missed it. I never had a queen for my kings for many centuries now, so it is rightful that I appeared here.” He replied before he extended his hand to Patrea. “Come here, Que
LUCIUS. My eyes roamed around the vast banquet that was prepared for the formal rise of the King and Queen of Kalmerus and Athwart. I was glad that I didn’t hold a feast for me so that I was able to share this coronation with Patrea. The big hall was already filled with guests from the other two kingdoms of the Underworld: the Kings and their offspring. Some of my siblings and my own spawn had arrived. They had yet to meet Patrea. Celebrations like this were usually done in demon forms, but since Patrea was only half demon, I requested everyone to present themselves in their human form, and it seemed that no one was objecting as everyone came in presentable clothes. Also, from what I heard, even the kings were eager to see my queen, probably because the Underworld had never had a queen in a long time, even centuries before me. A smug smirk tugged on my mouth at the sight of Lucija and Stone. They took Luther with them, and even though he was just a few months old, his aura was st
PATREA. Weeks passed, and I was still reeling from the feeling of being Lucius’ queen and the queen of two kingdoms. Today is one of those days where I had to fulfill a duty for our demons. “Open your palms and let your hand feed on their souls,” Lucius instructed me as we stared at the pit of fire, where I could hear souls full of anguish and pain. I swallowed hard, but I couldn’t raise my hand. I was slowly accepting the ways of the underworld, but my heart was shattering at the cries I could hear at the moment. “In time, your heart will harden. The souls you hear are undeserving of your pity, whether they are judged or not in the realms they belong to. If their souls went straight to the pits of hell, it only means that they were meant to be here. They were irredeemable and had never regretted their actions. We do not throw away souls that were sincerely regretful of their misdeeds before they died. That’s why the veils of realms exist. In there, they were given time to redeem