Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178: The Guilt In His Heart

"You’re back, and late." Aldric pointed out when Issac finally arrived at his lab. He lifted his head to look at him only for his eyes to narrow at his appearance.

Although there was no visible injury on Issac, Aldric had fought enough to know when an injury healed and he looked worn out.

"What happened?" He questioned Issac who placed the supplies on one of the tables in the room.

"Some of the items were not easy to get their hands on," Issac subtly answered.

However, Aldric was the king of shrewdness and knew when one was indirectly avoiding a question.

"Is that so?" He asked, his eyes gauging his reaction, noticing how Issac wouldn’t look him in the eyes. Nonetheless, Aldric didn’t pursue the matter. Perhaps, his second in command was defeated in the fight and he didn’t want to talk about it since his pride was bruised. He was a warrior after all.

Aldric went over to examine the stuff, nodding his head to acknowledge that everything was in order.

"Thank you for your help." Aldric expressed his gratitude which left Issac a bit surprised.

While Prince Aldric was not as pompous and egoistic as some of the other princes, he was still surprised by his appreciativeness.

"You don’t need to thank me, I was merely performing my duty." He said, trying not to show he was touched by his recognition.

Most Royals and High Fae’s were used to receiving from their subordinates that they didn’t realize how a single word of thanks could go a long way in encouraging them. It was nice to know that their efforts were appreciated.

"Well... " Aldric scratched the side of his face, "In that case, don’t expect a thank you next time."

Issac’s face fell, couldn’t the prince recognize when one was merely being polite?

"Joking." Prince Aldric said the next seconds, grinning at him and Issac did not even realize when he expelled the breath he had been holding in.

Issac was tempted to laugh at the prince’s crude prank but his mood turned sour when he remembered the encounter today.

He stared at prince’s Aldric and wondered whether to tell him about his run-in with Valerie until he recalled that he couldn’t. The summer prince held him to an oath and unless he wanted to die, he couldn’t say a word.

However, he swore an oath to Prince Aldric not to harm Islinda either. Except in this case, Valerie does not intend to harm Islinda, he planned to swap bodies instead. Fuck! Aldric needed to know.

"Why are you staring at me that way, Issac?" Aldric asked without looking at him, all of his attention on his newly arrived goods.

But when he got nothing but silence, Aldric finally looked at him, noticing the tension in his frame. He frowned, "Do you have something to say to me?"

"Yes." Issac blurted out the words.

"What is it then?" Aldric said, facing him.

Perhaps, it must be the intensity of Aldric’s searching gaze or the fact his attention was undivided now but Issac found out that the instant he opened his mouth to speak, there were no words.

"I–I.... I...." He stuttered and couldn’t form a comprehensive word.

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