Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 752

Chapter 752: Demon Lips

Queen Maeve walked with her head held high, the natural arrogance of royalty etched into every step, totally ignoring Azula, who dipped her head in greeting, at least until she took her place beside her husband.

"You may sit before you break that weak human neck of yours," Queen Maeve said unapologetically, mocking her fragility as a human.

The audacity of that red-haired, slippery witch of a Fae! Azula was pissed off even though she was technically not human. But then she—the Queen—did not know that; none of them knew that. Hence, that insult was meant for her.

Azula straightened up, her eyes subtly connecting with Maxi’s, who shook her head. She was not to engage with the Queen.

This simple meeting was testing her patience and self-control. At this point, Azula was tempted to roast the Queen’s hair. She might be a queen of flame, but she supposed the Queen’s flame couldn’t be more potent than that of hell’s.

But then Azula decided to be the bigger person. Just one glance at the Queen, and she understood: it must take a special kind of talent for the Summer Queen to manage that wild mane of red hair and still have time left over to meddle so expertly in other people’s affairs. She supposed one couldn’t expect much wisdom when one’s crown was more tangled than one’s thoughts.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Queen," Azula said with a smile that didn’t touch her eyes.

Queen Maeve said, "For an ordinary human, we have met more times than even the average Fae have the opportunity to. However, I’m most curious about my husband’s fascination with you, so I decided to come see what’s so special about you." She turned to her husband Oberon with a sweetly sick smile, "I hope that I am not interrupting anything. I just assumed that you would need your Queen by your side to navigate this meeting. After all, rumors are beginning to arise that a certain human has caught the king’s interest and that there are possibilities of him taking another wife."

King Oberon turned to her, "Isn’t that what you’re supposed to take care of as the Queen?"

"What?" Queen Maeve was confused.

King Oberon said, "If rumors abound about your husband, you should squash it, shouldn’t you?"

"Huh?" Queen Maeve was taken aback by her husband’s response such that she lost her composure. She had not seen that coming at all.

Azula tried all she could, but she couldn’t stifle the laughter that erupted from her lips. Maxi nearly had a heart attack at that moment. That damn demon! However, Azula had the sense to cover it up with a cough immediately.

"Apologies, Your Majesty," she said, supposedly using a glass of water to hide her amusement.

Queen Maeve’s eyes narrowed, her face flushing with barely contained anger. "Do you find something amusing?"

Maxi’s heart began to pound. She glanced nervously between Azula and the Queen, silently praying that this exchange wouldn’t escalate.

Azula looked up, eyes wide with feigned innocence. "Oh no, Your Majesty. I merely had a tickle in my throat. It seems the playful banter between you and his majesty is just too much for a small human like me to comprehend and it does inspire reactions," she said, her voice dripping with hidden mirth.

"Oh really?" Queen Maeve was still not convinced by the act Azula was putting and it pissed her off for so many reasons. How dare a lowly human like her laugh at her?

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