Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 182

Chapter 182: Love Me Like Valerie

Islinda woke up to glowing blue eyes in the dark and let out a startled gasp until she recognized the familiar outline.

"Seriously, Aldric," She groaned out loud, falling right back on her bed and wiping her palm down her face.

Islinda attempted to catch her breath, her heart pounding relentlessly in her chest. These Faeries were going to be the death of her. She would surely die from a heart attack, Islinda was sure of it.

Satisfied with nearly scaring the life out of her, Aldric finally turned on the light and she was able to make out his features. Of course, the dark prince was his usual cheerful self and it crossed her mind that she had never seen him sad aside from the occasional times she saw the pained grief in his eyes but he blinked it away before she could dwell on it.

"You are finally back to the living, sleeping beauty. I heard someone had a dramatic reaction to Maxi’s revelation of being a dark Fae horse shifter," Aldric boldly announced with that usual goofy grin on his face that she had been tempted so many times to slap off.

"Let me be, Aldric," Islinda said to him wearily while stretching out her body. She was really not in the mood to banter with him. She added, "You dark Fae’s are all the same."

Aldric’s expression shifted at that response, his darkened gaze boring into hers, "So you’re trying to say you won’t befriend Maxi because she’s a dark Fae," He sounded a bit disappointed.

Islinda paused in the middle of her stretching and stared at him, "I did not say that. However, it would have been better if she had been honest with me from the start so I know what I was getting into. Although now that I think about it..." She scratched the back of her head, "there had been no time for her to tell me the truth since we had been having fun all night."

"Moreover...." Islinda was a bit shy as she admitted, "I think I like her. She’s straightforward, assertive, protective, and kind."

Aldric’s mouth twitched at the declaration that his horse shifter was kind when she was the opposite of it. Just how had Maxi fooled poor Islinda into thinking that way? Aldric fought hard to keep the laughter in because, by the gods, this was the most hilarious description of Maxi he has ever heard. Even Issac was not fooled by her.

"Also, I don’t think it’s right to judge someone without getting to know them personally all because of the stereotype placed on them or their origin."

Aldric knew she was hinting at his dark Fae heritage and was interested in the conversation.

"Really?" He said intrigued, leaning closer even though he was seated on the edge of her bed.

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