Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 246

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Chapter 246: It Is Time

"I guess he wouldn’t be joining me, again," Islinda said with a bit of irritation in her voice as soon as she stepped into the extravagant dining hall and spotted Aldric’s empty seat.

It has been three days since Aldric did not join her for breakfast lunch or dinner, for that matter. While it was reliving at first to have her privacy and be freed from his dominating presence, it got boring pretty soon. Islinda realized a little too late that Aldric added a bit of spice to her life. Perhaps, it wouldn’t be this obvious if she were in the human realm where she had a lot of things to do, lots of people to be with, and lots of places to visit.

"I’m sorry, my lady, but he doesn’t want to join you today either. I’m afraid it’s just you, again. " Aurelia answered politely.

Well, see who cares?

Islinda snorted and walked over to the table, intentionally taking his spot at the head table. Perhaps, if she provoked him enough, then he would finally show up. However, she has been doing that for three days and nothing happened, but the one thing that never changed was the staff’s pale faces.

Was this seat that huge of a deal? Why does it seem she was signing up for her death? If Aldric’s seat was that sacred and she was causing an abomination by occupying it, why then wasn’t he coming out to say something or punish her for it?

The answer is simple, Aldric was ignoring her taunts. So Islinda did not care and sat wherever she wanted. Not just that, but lately, she has been coming up with creative ways to draw Aldric out, not because she missed the damn dark Fae, but to see his face and confirm that he was alive. And maybe, demand an apology for nearly strangling her to death.

Islinda has not forgiven him for that, especially, knowing she did nothing wrong and was a victim of his cruel ways. He took her from the infirmary and attempted to seduce her into bed, only for it to backfire on him. She learned his secret. To think she has been calling him mad all this while only to realize he wasn’t complete in the head. Aldric has a second personality.

She had no idea how much this secret was worth, but enough for Aldric to try to kill her to cover it up? Islinda bet it was dangerous. Who else knows about it? Maxi must know his condition. The horse shifter has stayed with him the longest and even if Aldric did not outrightly tell her, she must have had her suspicions or stumbled upon an episode mistakenly - just like her.

Islinda was not going to lie, she was tempted to take this piece of information to Valerie. But she could not predict the strings of events she would cause if Aldric’s secret was to be let out or its consequences. Valerie hated Aldric and as much as the dark prince was a villain, she did not want him to die yet.

With the time spent with Aldric, she has witnessed an aspect of goodness in him and maybe, just maybe, he might change and turn over a new leaf in the future. She cannot deny him that chance, that would be cruel of her. Nor would she be able to live with the consequences. So she can’t tell Valerie.

Not that there was a means to do so anyway. Aldric has her locked up in his castle, not that she has tried leaving anyway. Even if Islinda managed to leave, she was a human in the realm of Fae and if what Aurelia told her about the way half-breeds were being treated was any indication, then she was in a much worse fate as a human.