"W-what?" Islinda croaked.
Islinda’s head swarm with confusion. What the hell was going on? What did Elena say to Aldric? Aldric was not one to easily believe the words of others; he made his own decisions and followed his own instincts. So why would he suddenly start listening to Elena?
Aldric sneered, his frustration evident in his tone. "Even now, you still act like you don’t know what I’m talking about?" He saw through Islinda’s pretense; there was no fooling him.
"Aldric..." Islinda’s voice wavered as she looked at him, her eyes filled with concern and confusion. "What has Elena done to you..." She reached out as if to touch his face, but Aldric caught her hand, halting the gesture mid-way..
He smiled unkindly, his gaze roving over Islinda’s form in a way that made her skin crawl. "I have to admit, it’s no wonder I fell for it," he said with a hint of mockery. "You are quite a sight....." His leering gaze lingered on her ample bosom before trailing down to their intimate position.
Islinda flushed red with embarrassment, her anger simmering beneath the surface. She tried to pull her hand out of his grasp, but he held on tightly, refusing to let go.
"Let go." She warned him, her eyes flashing.
"Why? What would you do?" He taunted her, arrogance in his gaze, "You are the one who threw yourself on me and now you are playing hard to get."
Islinda’s anger further increased with Aldric’s attitude. She could no see any form of recognition in his eyes and could swear this version of Aldric was unfamiliar to her.
"I said let go! " She demanded.
"Or what?" His eyes shone with that familiar gleam and for a moment, Islinda thought he was back to himself except the disgust on his face remained.
It was hopeless trying to get through this version of Aldric and Islinda was beyond pissed. She struggled with him, her supernatural strength choosing that moment to desert her. Islinda honestly wanted to punch Aldric in the face and maybe knock out a tooth or not. Perhaps she will lose her appeal for him if he had gaping holes in his beautiful teeth arrangement.
It was obvious Aldric was taunting her with the way he callously gripped her and It wasn’t until Islinda cried out in pain that he finally let go. However, as soon as she was free, Islinda let her hand fly free and slapped Aldric hard across the face.
"I don’t know what Elena has done to you but you need to snap out of it!" Islinda shouted in his face, her chest heaving up and down with efforts.
Aldric said nothing, his expression frozen in the aftermath of Islinda’s slap. Slowly, he turned to face her, his dark, fierce eyes drilling into hers with chilling intensity.
Islinda swallowed, her nerves on edge as she wished she were anywhere but here in this moment. Despite her unease, she summoned her courage and met his intimidating gaze head-on.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Mated To The Cruel Prince