All Chapters of Mated To The Cruel Prince: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

However, whoever knocked into her might as well have given her a taste of death because her head spun, pain pierced through her body from the impact and she squeezed her eyes shut in a grimace. Deep down, she knew the hunger was responsible for the dizziness but not the suffocating weight on top of her. Wait, did she just say weight….? Her mind finally cleared and Islinda found out that she was being pressed down by a larger and heavier body. At first, she panicked, having thought it was a hunter trying to force himself on her, until she lifted her head and stared into golden glowing eyes that sent fear slithering down her spine in a dark caress. "By the gods, no…." She choked, recognizing the otherworldly creature staring at her with those strange eyes, and the blood drained from her face.No! It was impossible! it wasn't even dusk yet! "Never cross the borderland between the human and the fae," her father had once warned her as a kid. Growing up, she had heard people tell the ta

Islinda believed that she made the best decision that benefitted both sides even though her bones rattled with the cold and her breath was a repetitive fog in front of her. She could not lose the deer that would feed her family for a while, nor could she abandon the Fae that might come after her for not helping him if he mysteriously survived. So yes, she did not exactly have a choice. Hence Islinda fulfilled the task slowly yet persistently by taking the Fae with her and walking a great distance before letting him down at a spot and returning for the deer, covering the same gap. Thus, she repeated the same pattern over and over again till the abandoned hut came into view. Now close to her destination, her blood began to pound loudly in her ears as her heart rate increased. Islinda had no idea what awaited her there, were the rumors true or false? Does she walk to her salvation or her end? A lot of thoughts filled her mind as it hit her that this might be her final moment. Nonethe

The palace ground was peaceful with the Faeries going about their business and respective duties with smiles on their faces. However, that harmony was disrupted when a portal suddenly opened up in the middle of the courtyard and everyone stopped what they were doing out of curiosity to see who had arrived this time. Only royalties and high-ranking officials had access to the portals and they were hoping to see a familiar, if not popular Fae, only for the blood to drain from their faces when the cruel prince stepped out instead. Time seemed to have slowed down as they stared, jaws slacking at the dark prince that they hadn't expected at the palace. "Hello?" Prince Aldric waved at the people whose feet were stuck to the ground in shock, "Who missed me?" He grinned wickedly at them, revealing sharp white teeth. They snapped off from their shock and there was instant pandemonium as every one of them began to run in the opposite direction. No one wanted to be near him. Even the guards w

Exhaustion finally invaded her body, her face gray with it. Islinda staggered in her steps as if she was drunk with wine and her knees would have buckled from the pressure however she gritted her teeth and made it to her village through sheer will. She was walking through the muddy, frozen roads of the village and would have hated returning to that cramped cottage, but at the moment, she was so cold that she hungered for a bit of warmth. There weren't many people on the way, not that any would spend time outside in this harsh winter and at night. However, the few people she had come across sent shivers down her spine when she saw their hungry gazes and the way they pinned on her prize - the deer. Their covetous look made Islinda straighten up, her body tensed and she swore to the gods, she would fight them to the death if they attempted to rob her. She had worked hard for this and would not let another reap the benefit of her labor. Perhaps, it was the determined look in her eyes or

She did not come to see him again, the human girl failed to keep her promise, Valerie noted as he sat down on that bore floor, still leaning against the wall. A day has gone since her last visit and silence has been his only companion. It was funny how fate worked because he had gone from being a predator to prey. Valerie had not been able to sleep a wink since that night the human girl left him here to heal - or die. He was in no state to defend himself nor were there the usual guards to keep him safe. Being this close to the Divider made him very uncomfortable knowing that any creature could creep in and end his life, hence he refused to give in to sleep. At least awake, he could put up a good fight or find a way to escape. He was a prince and couldn't die easily, that was the only explanation for how he had escaped the wraith. But now he was struggling for his life and dangerously low on his magic. However, he would not give up knowing his father must have known by now that he ne