Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon by Cassandra M novel Chapter 191

Chapter 039 - In Between Realms PATREA.

"Adora?"

I asked as the tears finally trickled down my face at the exact moment the figure came into the light, revealing the girl I was so longing to see.She still looked the same as the last time I saw her, and despite the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes, she looked happier.

"Am I dead? Why am I seeing you? Where are we?" I asked.

"We are in between realms, Mama?"

"What do you mean? Are you stuck in between realms?"

She shook her head as she sat at the end of my bed.

"I am with the spirits.I only came here for you — to ask you if you want to come with me to the spirit world."

"Am I dead?"

"Lucius bit you."

I shook my head.

"He didn’t mean to."

A spark in the darkness flashed before my eyes, and my arms instinctively covered my eyes.

After a while, I slowly lowered my arms to see another female standing beside Adora.

Her eyes were pure black, as was her long hair.

And from the runes that were covering her body, I already knew who she was.I was now fully convinced that I was already dead.

"Guinevere," I murmured her name.

She was the guardian of the spirits, akin to the goddesses and gods of the other realms.

"My child..."

She greeted me, and her warmth engulfed my body.

"Am I dead?"

"On the brink of death."

"It’s impossible.Lucius will never hurt me." I explained.

"Did you forget what his father did to you? Lucien made you invincible in the demon’s world - only he could kill you.Him and his bloodline?"

"Are you saying Lucius killed me?"' My eyes watered as soft sobs escaped my throat.

"I’m sure he didn’t mean to.He said he loved me."

"Do you believe it?" Guinevere asked.

"A demon can have many disguises, including luring a person to believe they want them."

"I’m sorry, but my heart tells me that he does.Or maybe something is wrong with me because even if I know he’s a demon, I do believe him."

I tilted my head and met Guinevere’s eyes.

"Are you taking me now?"

"We can be together, Mama.Together with no pains, no terror, no torture.And we can wait for Althea together."

I wanted that, oh spirits! But I don’t think I was ready to let Lucius go.

Not yet.

"Adora..."

My whole body was wracked with my sobs as I dropped my gaze to my lap, my hands covering my mouth...

"I wanted that so bad...but..."

"But not anymore.You want him...more...right?"

My head tipped up, and I saw the pain that flitted in my daughter’s eyes.I moved my body so I could get closer to her before my hands went to her arms, and I felt relieved that I was able to feel her."Don’t ever think that I don’t love you.I do.Every day, I pray for the time I will get to hold you one more time.But Adora...I have never been this happy in my whole life.You and Althea, you make a mother’s heart happy, but Lucius..."

"Do you love him, Mama?"

"I do.And I remember the pain in his eyes.

He doesn’t deserve that pain.He didn’t mean to kill me.

I know that, I feel that.

And I don't want to die.

Not yet.

Not now.

I want to be happy too.

Is it too much to ask?"

My eyes met Guinevere’s, and her eyes softened as she looked at me.

"I never had to share my witch’s soul with a demon.

"What do you mean?"