Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha's Little Demon / TAEKOOK

Chapter-47 Team Jungkook

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TAEHYUNG

Jungkook and I spent the whole afternoon in the middle of the forest without my
Necklace around my neck, and we just
Talked about anything under the sun. To my disappointment, the voice in my head did
Not return as much as I had hoped.
With a heavy heart, I decided to call it a day and told him that maybe we could try again
Some other time. “We should go back to the packhouse. I’m hungry.”
“How about we try one last time?” Jungkook
Asked as he slid down from the boulder
Where we were seated and stood in front
Of me.
“What do you mean? Aren’t we trying for a long time already?”
“I will let Beast out, and see if he can
Connect with her. You know, wolves can detect each other better when they are in
Their wolf form.”
A smile curled on my lips as I nodded my head. “Yes! We can do that!”
“But please don’t seduce him.”
“What? It’s not my fault your wolf likes me.” I rolled my eyes at him playfully.
“He does. I have to make a deal with him
Before I will let him out.” “Okay. But let’s try that, maybe he can push her out this time.”
Jungkook leaned forward and pecked my lips before brushing his lips against my cheek.
“You’re mine.”
“Always…” I replied in a soft tone before
Watching him walk away from me.
He slowly slipped his clothes off his body without taking his eyes off me, and I
Knew he was teasing me. I had to clamp my legs together and remind myself to breathe,
Or I would end up drooling. I had seen this man naked too many times by
Now, but every time still felt like the first time. I didn’t think I would ever get used
To this.
Once he was fully naked, Jungkook crouched
On the ground and gave me a wink before he leaped forward, and soon, his body shifted
And his paws landed on the
Ground with a loud thud before he walked
Toward me.
I stood up from the big boulder and dropped onto my knees in front of Beast.
My hands cupped his jaw as I rubbed it a
Bit harder, just the way he wanted. “Hey,
You handsome Beast, help me connect
With my wolf?”
With his tongue out, Beast let out a
Guttural growl before he began licking my face, and I just let him. After a while, we
Sat next to each other and stared at the
Forest view in front of us.
“Are you bored?” I asked. Although I was okay with just sitting next to him, and he was behaving really well, I missed the
Arms that cuddled me.
Beast growled and lowered his entire body to the ground, his head resting on his front
Paws, as if bored.
My tail sprouted out from my back, and I extended it longer than usual before I began
Tapping Beast’s head. He
Immediately rose to his paws and began jumping around, trying to catch my tail,
But I was faster.
Soon, he was growling too loudly,
Annoyed at being taunted, and he was
Baring his fangs at my tail, and I couldn’t help but giggle.
No wonder Jungkook was hot-headed. Beast
Was exactly like him. I was enjoying
Watching him get pissed off as happiness and contentment overflowed from my
Chest.
He was too big for my thin tail, but he
Couldn’t catch it.
I was laughing heartily, and before I could control it, I began to see red and feel a burn
On my hand. My right palm started to glow so brightly that I dove
Faster than I could think to where my
Necklace was and ended up rolling on the
Ground.
My tail retracted, and the burn subsided. I
Was lying on my back, facing the sky above, my chest heaving as I berated myself for
Being so careless. “Are you okay?” Jungkook was hovering over me, completely naked, but it was the least
Of my worries.
“I summoned fire,” I said in a low voice. My throat felt so dry.
“It didn’t come out.”
“But it still… what if my father felt it?”
“Sssh… It’s okay. I’m here, we will find a way.” Jungkook helped me sit up before he picked
Up the necklace from the ground and placed it around my neck. “I’m sure
It was nothing, but if anything happens,
We will face your father together.”
“I don’t want to go back to the
Underworld.”
He cupped my face, and my eyes began to water. “I told you I wouldn’t let you go back
There, and I mean every word I said.
We just have to be careful next time.”
I nodded my head as Jungkook ran his knuckles against my cheek. “Do you think I should
Go away? So the pack won’t be in danger.”
“No. You will stay here. I will think of
Something. But at least we know you summon fire when you’re angry and when you’re
Happy. Extreme emotions.”
“I want to control it, but how can I when I
Can’t even use it?”
“I wish I had answers for you, but I too
Had no idea. I never had a demon
Girlfriend…” His mouth tugged into a grin, and I knew he was trying to lighten up my
Mood.
I smiled at him before I scooted my body into his. “Let’s go back home.” “Yes, Beast will take you home.”
I pulled away from his chest and stared at
Him. “Are you sure? I don’t want him to attack anyone.
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His eyes suddenly dilated, and I knew I
Just hit a spot on Beast’s ego.
Jungkook chuckled and shook his head. “I told
Him he could spend more time with you if he behaved around our people.”
“And?”
“He just growled at me. But we will see.
“No! We’re not taking a risk. Did you see how many were injured last time he was
Out?”
“I trust that you can tell him to behave. If you’re around, he fails to see other people. Do
You recall Ethan? He had every reason to kill him, but he just attacked him until he
Could not fight anymore and
Went for you.”
“Fine, I will just talk to him then.”
“Good. It settled then. I need to tell Yoongi
And Namjoon what happened.”
“If my father shows up…’
“We will face him together.”
“Are you not worried about the danger? He might kill you…”
“I’m sure he would want to, but I won’t let that happen. So just relax.”
I knew Jungkook was just trying to pacify me, but this was getting real already. The last thing
I wanted was to put him and the whole pack in danger. I was sure my father would not harm me, but he would not have second thoughts about killing
Everyone in his path.
It was for the same reason I often wondered if he killed Mom so he could take me away.
I guess I would never find the answer, but I would not let him touch Jungkook. Not on my
Watch, not in my
Lifetime.
I needed to find a way to protect him, even if it meant binding my life to him.
“Jungkook,” I said as I folded his clothes to
Take with me when I rode Beast.
“Hmmm…”
“You said you sent out a tracker days ago
To find a witch who’d been to the
Underworld? Did you get an answer already?”
“The red mountain is two days’ travel by foot from the nearest city unless he found
Someone who could take him up there.
The worst-case scenario is one week. It
Could be less if he were fortunate enough
To persuade her in a single day.”
“He went there alone? What if he died
Along the way? Then no one will tell us.
“He’s a mercenary, a good one at this
Kind of job, so I never doubted him. He
Knows how to deal with witches and
Vampires. So I’m sure we’ll hear from
Him soon, and I’m sure he’ll bring the witch with him.”
“What did you offer the witch in return?”
“A home within the territory.”
“Are you sure about that? How did you
Know if she can be trusted?”
“I’m laying all my cards on the table now, Taehyung . Either I take a risk with her, or I have
Nothing on my side to protect you.”
“I’m sorry I brought you trouble.”
“No time for apologies. I’m all in, Team Taehyung  all the way. Remember?”
I flung my arms around him and slammed my face onto his chest, letting his masculine
Scent calm me down.”
Thank you! I’m on Team Jungkook too! All the way! I will protect you from my father…”
“You will?”
I nodded my head. “I won’t let him harm
You, Jungkook. I promised that.”
He didn’t reply, but his arms around me tightened, and his lips pressed a kiss on the
Crown of my head.
I blinked back my tears before I tilted my
Head to beam at him. “I’m ready to ride Beast whenever you are.”
“Yup. Let’s go home. I’m starving.”
“Me too,” I giggled softly, even though my heart was still worried.
I was expecting my father to just pop out of nowhere like he did when I killed a
Rabbit. He appeared in front of me even before Mom could rush out from our
House to the backyard, where I
Accidentally burned the rabbit I was chasing. I got pissed off because I
Couldn’t catch it, and before I knew it, I had already set it on fire.
But he was still nowhere here. I hoped he didn’t feel it or that he was busy doing
Something that kept him from feeling
That connection to me.
I was hoping as well that the red
Mountain witch would come and meet us.
And that she would be kind enough to
Answer our questions and see if she could bind my life to Jungkook’s. It was my only hope
That my father would not kill him.
But I had to keep this secret from Jungkook
Because I was sure he would not allow it.
Jungkook shifted into his wolf, and it took me
Out of my thoughts. Beast slumped his body to the ground, allowing me to climb up on
Him without any problem. I laid
Jungkook’s clothes on his back before I
Lowered my body over it and snaked my
Arms around his neck, clutching his fur tighter.
Beast slowly stood up and began walking until his pace picked up and he began
Springing through the forest. I closed my eyes as I felt tears begin to trickle down
My face.
I think this was what Grand Alpha
Aurelius was talking about. Perhaps I was already so in love with Jungkook that I didn’t want
To see him get hurt or, worse, dead. I would do everything to keep him alive,
And if the witch of the red mountain would not be able to help me – maybe it was time to leave and be on my own again.