Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 101

Chapter 101: Aldric’s Trap

Except "Isle" was in reality "Islinda" and Valerie just realized at the last minute that he just messed up. He let his anger take over his reasoning and gave Aldric the upper hand in a situation that shouldn’t have been in the first place.

"Do tell brother, is that not the case, or is there something else you’re not telling us?" Aldric, as usual, had manipulated everything in his favor.

All eyes were suddenly on Valerie and his throat dried up. He opened his mouth to speak but no words could form. He had always been the type of Fae to bask in the attention, but not this time.

What was he going to say? Where was he going to start? He had attacked Aldric out of anger for presumably taking Islinda’s life. If only he knew it was a trap. Now, he was caught in a strong web he couldn’t break free from.

"Valerie!" The king barked, demanding an answer. "Tell me. Who started this? Also...." King Oberon narrowed his gaze at him, "Do you know this human?" He pointed at Islinda who bristled.

They were talking about her as if she was a problem that needed to be "fixed". Islinda realized that she was head-deep in trouble, but at the same time, she waited hopefully for Valerie to introduce her.

"Yes, I know her," Valerie said and there came astonished gasps from the crowd. Even the queen had gone as pale as a sheet, sensing disaster on the way.

While Islinda was giddy at the acknowledgment - Valerie knew her - she felt something was off at the same time. Was Valerie knowing her a bad thing? She couldn’t get rid of the nagging feeling in the pit of her belly.

"You know her?" The king frowned deeply, "What do you mean exactly by that?" He pressed for details.

"Yes, tell us what you mean by that, brother?" Adric chuckled knowingly.

Valerie’s eyes flashed with anger and it took everything in him not to burst out. He always had a firm grip on his emotions but Aldric had a special talent for getting under his skin.

The anger bubbling inside of him caused his powers to almost rush to the surface but Valerie reined it in knowing losing control was not going to help him in this situation. He had to find a way to escape this deadly trap his devilish brother set up for him.

His eyes were suddenly open and Valerie realized ruining his party was never Aldric’s agenda, no, it was much deadlier. His brother wanted him to lose the trust of their father, the king, and possibly, the crown prince’s position.

A relationship with a human was looked down upon in the Fae realm, nothing else, but a Fae prince, not to mention a crown prince, having relations with a human was highly scandalous. Fae seed was highly potent and if Islinda turned out pregnant, not only would he get an earful from the cabinet, but he would be sanctioned by the king. Thankfully, Islinda had made prior preparation against that.

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