Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Saving Islinda

Panic.

That was all Valerie could feel as he struggled to save Islinda’s life. He did not expect to see her on his doorstep, not like this. Something must have happened - something that made her trek all the way to the cottage without any form of protection against the cold.

Valerie was enraged at her. But the need to save her life was far greater than the anger directed at her. Human lives were fragile and short-lived. While Valerie was aware of that, he did not think about it while spending time with her. He fooled himself into thinking that they had much time together when she could easily be eliminated from this world.

It didn’t help matters that she had fallen unconscious. He had no idea how to cure humans. This was winter and he was a summer Fae. Fire and ice are natural enemies and some of the lower Fae are susceptible to frostbite.

As a high Fae, Valerie generated enough body heat to keep him from the cold, but some summer Faeries aren’t powerful enough to summon enough warmth. Hence they usually sulk during the winter season and compared to the other seasonal courts, summer Fae pay the most visit to the healers.

Healers.

The thought came to him quickly. The healers could save Islinda’s life. But Valerie’s face fell when he remembered that he couldn’t return to the Fae realm. Not yet. If he left now, he wouldn’t be able to come back. He was the crown prince and had many responsibilities back home. It would seem suspicious if he were to get Islinda treated in his realm and return with her to the human realm again, his father King Oberon would know something was up.

Faeries were not like humans whose decisions were influenced by emotions, his father honed him from birth to lead. He would not accept his frolicking with a mortal human. No, he wouldn’t mind killing Islinda to eliminate her influence on him. King Oberon was not kind, but a just and traditional king.

What was he going to do now?

Perhaps, fate must be on his side because someone came in through the opened door and Valerie was relieved to see that it was the Fae his father sent to look after him. He stopped short when he saw the human in his arms and Valerie recalled he had been hiding Islinda from him. But not anymore.

Before Issac had the chance to say a word, Valerie slipped the medallion from his neck and tossed it to him. He caught it in the air instinctively.

"Get me a healer Fae quickly!" Valerie barked an order, urgency in his tone.

"Yes, your highness," Isaac bowed his head and left without asking questions.

Traveling through portals was the fastest and all Valerie had to worry about was how long it would take to find a Fae willing to cross over to the human realm. After the wars and the truce was made between the humans and Faeries, both sides were expected to keep to their realm. Sadly, rules were made to be broken.

The main purpose of the great divider was to keep monsters in the Fae realm from accessing the human realm where they could decimate the weak creatures in massive numbers. Moreover, Fae magic made the divider, how could it keep them out?

Not to mention some humans were stupid enough to cross it. The walls of the divider stood as a warning, not to deter any human from crossing over. Everyone had freedom but should bear the consequences.

Some Faeries were traditional and would rather remain safe in their court, seeing humans as barbaric considering what they did to their brethren during the war. While a Fae could kill a human with a mere flick of a hand, Faeries were difficult to bring down and humans had to develop creative ways of killing them and none of it was gentle.

Valerie knew he couldn’t sit around and do nothing, having no idea when Issac would arrive with the helper. So he carried Islinda over to the cot and laid her down. Over the past few days, he has had the chance to transform the little cottage and it was no longer as grotty as before.

Unlike the ruined cot that once stood in its place, the current bed was comfortable and luxurious. He had stolen it from a store in the village at night. Well, not exactly stolen, since he had dropped enough silver coins worth its price for the trader. At least, he would not get any judgemental look from Islinda when she wakes.

Speaking of Islinda, Valerie had to get her into warm clothing. Thankfully, they were together hence it did not feel like an assault when he undressed her, yet he was respectful by not looking too much. Valerie dressed her in a cloak that was too times her size. He did not steal female clothing for her. Yet.

He tentatively brought both hands to her feet and while she murmured incomprehensible words, she didn’t flinch from him. He warmed her feet until the skin became its normal color. And while it seemed like he reached a milestone, the worst was far from over because Islinda was shivering. freeweɓnøvel~com

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