Islinda was barely able to contain the fury coursing through her veins like the liquid fire of mountain lava. At that moment, she wished for nothing else but to hurt Aldric. She would hurt him so much that he would think twice before ruining someone’s reputation again.
But even amid her blind fury, common sense spoke to her as she recalled his words, "Who do you think would benefit mostly from my death and want the throne so much?"
The name was on her lips but Islinda refused to admit it because that would mean Valerie attempted to end her life. The trap he set up for Aldric would have taken her too if the dark prince had not saved her.
No, it was wrong. Valerie would not do that to her. This was all Aldric’s attempt to turn her against his brother whom she was still in love with. Aldric was a trickster. He was capable of many things and one of them was being a big manipulator. This was all lies.
She turned her fierce gaze on Aldric who had an indifferent look and it made her angrier.
He tilted his head, "Are you done?" He asked, coolly.
"Am I done?" Islinda stared at him dumbfounded. The tension in the room heightened and she fought back the angry tears that sting her eyes. How could someone be so heartless?
She shook her head in disappointment, "I thought you had a bit of good in you but it seems that I was the one delusional. Everyone was right in hating you, Aldric, and you don’t deserve my pity at all - Ahh!"
Islinda screamed when Aldric suddenly snatched her waist and tugged her forward so she now sat astride him, her face flushing red in embarrassment.
"What are you doing!" She screamed at him, terror and shock gripping her as she shoved hard at him, not that it was an effective move. If anything, Aldric pulled her closer till she was pressed flush against his chest and she was feeling that a lady should not mention beneath her.
Islinda swallowed, "A-Aldric...." Her voice was lower now, almost begging him now as she stared into his dark eyes.
Aldric scoffed, "Delusional? Pity? I believe indeed that you’re delusional."
Islinda was about to swat at him when he said those words and her hands halted mid-air
"What?"
"You watched Valerie fight me in the ballroom for no course and you think he’s not capable of much worse?" He mocked her.
"It was because you provoked him! You tricked and brought me here when he wanted me in the human realm where I was much safer! I think it’s time you woke up, Aldric!" Islinda shouted, tired of him always making himself the victim.
"I believe you are the one that needs to wake up!" He threw his head back and laughed sarcastically, his hands digging into her side, "Fae’s are monsters, do you think there was an exception to Valerie when I said that? Or do you think that there are good and bad monsters? We are all the same."
"If you think that way, I’m not surprised Valerie tried to kill you!" She snapped at him.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Mated To The Cruel Prince