Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 50

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Chapter 50: He Loves Being A Villain

What has that little human done to him?

It has been two days since Islinda left and several times, Aldric has come close to ruining his plans. It took everything in him not to kill her pathetic family that day. He was always in charge of his emotions, but Islinda kept putting him in situations where he was tempted to lose control and lash out at his victims.

Aldric had one motto when he pretended to be the child Eli and inserted himself in her life, it was not to interfere in her affairs unless it was profitable to him in the long run. In one word, he was minding his business. He had influenced Remy’s mind for his good, but killing her stepmother and the other smart sister was out of the picture, at least until he got what he wanted.

But that day Aldric saw Islinda get kicked out, he almost risked it all until he realized this was not over and she was coming back. Her evil stepmother withdrew her resources to push her into the arms of her proposed son-in-law, Ryder. Why does the thought of that annoy him so much?

The more time Aldric spent with these people, it made him begin to wonder between he and the family, who was the greater evil? At least when he strikes, he kills only the body, but these people break the spirit and soul. And that seemed to enforce his small vow to the human, he would kill all of them for her when this was over. It was little payment for all the trouble he would put her through soon.

Of course, there was a huge probability fate was always going to interfere with his plans, but on the bright side, it pushed Islinda into the loving arms of his brother, Valerie. He followed her that day, not that she noticed. Aldric did not scare her like that night when she snuck out again to meet his brother. It was fun to tease her and the human proved to be entertaining. To think she could ever outrun him.

Aldric intentionally stopped following her when his brother appeared. It was not time for him and Valerie to meet yet. It was not like that night this time because he intended to keep her safe, not scare her like the trickster he was. Aldric knew the little human didn’t care, he saw the dead look in her eyes and suspected she planned to end it all.

Well, she tried but it was never going to happen, not on his watch. Not when he had great plans for her.

As a winter Fae, he could tap into the power associated with his court but Aldric hardly practiced it because he preferred his dark powers over it. Dark Fae power was stronger, wild, dangerous, and deadlier. It protected him and gave him the strength he needed to trample over his enemies. But that day for her sake, he carefully suppressed it knowing how turbulent it was, and brought forth his winter powers instead.

Unlike his dark powers, cryokinesis, the ability to create and manipulate ice at will was not difficult to control but harder to master. He had suppressed this ability most of his life and was practically ignorant of how to use it, nonetheless, his urge to protect the little human was greater hence the ability came to him instinctively. Aldric was then able to control the snow around her, even if he broke a sweat doing so.