Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 509

Chapter 509: Reject You As A Mate

"Care to let me in on a secret," Aldric’s voice cut through the silence like a knife, his icy blue eyes glinting with a dangerous edge. Maxi’s throat went dry, her pulse quickening with fear as her eyes flickered to the Raven. Aldric knew it all. He knew that Valerie took Islinda. His mate was with another male. Maxi swallowed. She was doomed.

The raven, as if sensing the tension in the air and didn’t want to be caught in the middle, took flight, its departure leaving an eerie stillness in its wake as Maxi struggled to find her voice.

Maxi took a step forward, "I can explain...." But the deadly look from Aldric stopped her in her tracks and her feet were rooted to the ground as if the dark Fae prince had frozen her with one glance. Thankfully, his winter power was subdued, otherwise Maxi would be a popsicle by now.

Aldric stood up finally with excruciating slowness, his gaze never wavering as he walked towards Maxi, his steps deliberate and menacing. But Aldric could only get only as far as the chains could let him before he was pulled back.

"What do you want to explain, Maxi? Tell me. When did you intend to tell me that Valerie has my mate?" Aldric’s voice dripped with taunting sarcasm, each word laced with venom.

Maxi’s jaw clenched in defiance as she met Aldric’s icy gaze head-on. "Oh. She’s your mate now?" Her tone was sharp, dripping with disdain. "You should have thought of that when you attempted to poison her."

Aldric’s reaction was immediate, a primal growl rumbling from deep within his chest as he bared his teeth in a feral display of rage. He pulled at the chain that bound him, the metal rattling against the stone floor with each forceful tug, the sound echoing through the chamber with ominous intensity.

"That is in the past and between Islinda and I to resolve. However, you dare to send my mate to Valerie? Do you know what you have done?"

"Oh, don’t you dare put that blame on me, Aldric! Don’t make it seem as if I intentionally sent Islinda to Valerie!" Maxi scolded him, her voice filled with righteous indignation as she closed the distance between them, their eyes locked in a fierce confrontation. With each word, their breath mingled in the charged air between them.

"What happened is my fault as much as it is your fault. If only you agreed to let Islinda go, then Issac would have gotten her settled down in a place where we have our eyes on her. However, you had to scare her right into the arms of your nemesis, Valerie! So tell me, whose fault is that?!" Her words rang out with fiery intensity, punctuated by the rapid rise and fall of her chest as she fought to control her emotions.

Aldric was rendered speechless, his usually sharp tongue failing him as Maxi’s words struck a chord within him. His mouth opened and closed soundlessly, unable to conjure a retort in the face of her impassioned rebuke.

In the tense silence that followed, Issac burst into the room, his expression shifting from anxiety to relief upon seeing Maxi unharmed. However, his relief was short-lived as he sensed the escalating tension in the room. Without hesitation, he moved to stand beside Maxi, a silent display of solidarity and defiance against Aldric’s simmering wrath.

When Aldric’s icy gaze fell upon him, it was filled with a potent mixture of loathing and the promise of vengeance, igniting a spark of fear in Issac’s eyes even as he stood his ground. However, Maxi needed his support the most now. So he get over the fear.

Aldric’s voice was almost coercive as he spoke, his tone slow and deliberate. "Then release me," he demanded, his eyes boring into Maxi’s with a fierce intensity. "I’ll get Islinda myself. I promise not to harm either of you, and Islinda will be back here where she is safe, away from Valerie or whoever else might harbor ill intentions against her. No one can protect my mate more than me."

"M-mate!" Issac exclaimed, his eyes widening in shock at the revelation.

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