Mated To The Cruel Prince novel Chapter 100

Chapter 100: Evil Would Never Win Over Good

Before the fight in the ballroom....

"Aldric has arrived in the palace,"

Valerie balled his hands into fists when Derek informed him of his arrival. All through the evening, he had planned several ways of dealing with his devil of a brother for what he did to Islinda. He killed her. There was no way the entire family could be dead without his brother’s involvement, not when Aldric tracked him down in the human realm.

Aldric had always hated and coveted his things. He must have killed Islinda to get back at him for allegedly stealing his position. The Fae realm was cutthroat and only the strongest would rule the kingdom of Astaria, not the eldest, or else his brother Theodore would have been the crown prince.

However, Aldric claimed to be the strongest when everyone in the kingdom knew he was only strong thanks to his dark magic. Neither could they crown a dark Fae as king, that would be an abomination! It has never been done and evil would never win over good.

Aldric was barely tolerated because he had royal blood, but not anymore. Valerie had never reacted to his provocations because Aldric was worth nothing in his sight. He was nothing but dirt that he would wipe away the surface of the earth once he was king. Aldric crossed the line by taking away Islinda and he would pay dearly for it.

The thought of revenge distracted him and he almost didn’t hear Derek say, "And he has company."

"Company?" His brows furrowed with suspicion until suddenly, his heart raced with hope.

Valerie turned to his guard, "What do you mean by company?" He swallowed nervously, "By chance, you don’t mean -"

"It’s a Fae," Derek announced and his face fell at once.

For a moment there, Valerie thought Aldric had somehow preserved Islinda’s life and brought her to Astaria to torment him. Aldric was known to play games and this was not the first time he had been a victim of it. His psychopathic brother derived joy from stealing his happiness.

Nonetheless, he was still curious, "What Fae?" Valerie asked intrigued and concerned. What Fae in her right mind would be his brother’s date? Either the Fae was not right in the mind or had been threatened into the role. He bet the latter.

"I have no idea. So far, we have no record of her and Aldric provided no form of identification except theories she’s a very distant relative and of which I have no doubt might not be accurate. Although she has the features of the winter court."

"Hmmm," Valerie rubbed his jaw thoughtfully. His agenda was dealing with Valerie tonight and the plans had already been set in place - his brother might have a bit of a setback returning safely to his residence later - but the emergence of an unfamiliar Fae bothered him. What was the fool planning?

"We should leave, your highness. The party has gone on for too long and everyone awaits your presence." Derek announced.

Valerie nodded to that and walked out of his chambers, finally making it to the ballroom. He stood at the top of the stairs, examining the crowd and looking for a certain Fae. He didn’t have to look for long because Aldric was staring right at him, and Valerie straightened up, appearing bigger and taller.

Trained to be a prince, Valerie was used to the attention and didn’t shy away as all eyes were on them. However, Valerie couldn’t hold on to the queen for too long because there were many guests to greet, leaving the queen no choice but to move ahead. Her son, the future king, was the star of the occasion, not her.

And that was when it happened, the little commotion that he had no doubt had to do with Aldric. Valerie knew Aldric would cause a problem in his party and had been prepared for it. He braced himself for his underhanded attack only that it was a Fae.

A Fae female had barreled into him and he had no choice but to reach out and save her like the prince charming he was. However, he did not expect that the breath would be knocked out of his lungs the instant he set his eyes on her.

He had never felt this sizzling attraction for anyone else but Islinda.

Noo.....

He stepped back.

Was this Aldric’s plan? What wretched magic has he used this time?

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