Mated To The Cruel Prince-Chapter 57: Found Out He’s Fae

"Where are you going?"

Lillian’s voice halted Aldric in his step and he turned around to face the human, his brows shot up in annoyance. He turned around to face her and she frowned at him.

Among all of the humans that Aldric has encountered since coming here, she was the most cunning and calculating. Right now, she was studying him, and judging from the way she wrapped her arms around her chest, Aldric knew she had sensed something was unnatural about him.

However, this was amusing to Aldric and he decided to continue with his pretense, eager to know how she would blow his cover.

He answered with a docile tone, lowering his eyes and refusing to meet her curious gaze, "I want to go find my big sister,"

"Really? Is that where you’re going, you cursed thing?!" She lifted her hands and hurled a white substance at him.

Unperturbed, Aldric stared down at the white crystals sticking to his body. His lips curled up, she poured salt at him.

He burst into laughter, brushing the salt from his body, "Humans and their foolish tales, you think a mere salt is enough to repel me? I thought you were smarter than this, Lillian?"

At the mention of her name, she brandished a dagger and swung it threateningly at him, "Don’t you dare come close to me or I’ll stab you with this. It is iron."

"Oh." Aldric was beginning to like this challenge. He asked her, not hiding anything this time, "How did you find out that I am Fae."

She sneered, "You bewitched my sister. Remy would never spend time looking after a poor thing like you. But you turned her into your servant with whatever wretched magic you possess. Then the village chief, was it a coincidence that the one who could find your so-called parents died in his sleep the same night you arrived? And then Ryder.... "

There was a hitch in her breath as she mentioned him and Aldric sensed the emotion as fear. Good, she was supposed to be afraid of him.

"You ripped him apart, killed him brutally. While the villagers cover it up as an animal attack, we all know the obvious answer and unlike others, I am not ready to die!" She lunged at him with the dagger and Aldric sighed, this was getting old.

Before Lillian could get within an inch of him, he moved from his position and his movement was a blur because the next thing Lillian knew, she was pinned against the wall with a hand curled around her throat.

"Foolish mortal," Aldric growled low, no longer in child form but his full size, "Just because you were born after the wars and was unable to witness the destruction our kind brought upon you lowly humans before they learned how to fight back doesn’t give you the right to look down on me."

He tightened his grip on her neck and she choked, beating and scratching at his arms frantically as her air source was cut off, her feet dangling from the ground.

"Unfortunately, you’re lucky that I don’t intend to kill you. At least not yet." He chuckled, "Your foolish bravery is commendable though."

Suddenly, Aldric leaned closer so their eyes met and connected. He proceeded to break through her mind but met resistance and frowned. The human was not strong enough to throw up a mental wall, unlike his Fae brethrens. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Then he leaned back and saw the necklace around her neck. Figures. Seems Lillian was not as stupid as he thought, but her fortification was not at enough. He ripped the necklace from her neck and hissed as it burned his hand but Aldric was used to pain and this was nothing.

If anything, he was concerned about the girl’s source of weapons. Just days ago, he had seen Islinda purchase an iron arrow and she had far more expertise in the use of it. Now, Lillian has her secret stash. If he wasn’t mistaken, he would think someone was providing humans with weapons to kill Faeries. He can’t stay here for long. But for now, he has something to do.

Once the necklace was gone, her mind opened up like a flowing stream and her eyes widened as if realizing what had been done.

"Listen to me, human," Aldric started and her eyes appeared dilated and her body pliant, completely under his control, "You would forgo every suspicion about me and would not remember, or question this encounter. Neither would you stop me from moving freely."

Aldric was almost tempted to get her to spill the source of her weapons, but he changed his mind at the last minute. This was none of his business. If humans are planning to start another war, it would be in his favor. He was a god of war. A Fae groomed on the battlefield, delighting in spilling the blood of his enemies. War gives him a goal, focus, an objective. They could bring it on. He was game.

Done with manipulating her mind, Aldric let her go and she collapsed to the floor in a heap. Then faster than the eyes could see, he was back to his child form and stood staring at her, waiting for the outcome of his compulsion. Penetrating Remy’s mind had left her more compliant than he wanted with her behaving like a royal dog, he would like to see how this one went. If she was strong enough.

Lillian stood up, rubbing her neck and coughing as she stared around in confusion. Their eyes met and there was revulsion on her face.

"What are you staring at?" She hissed.

A smile curled his lips, it seems some attitudes were hard to get rid of after all.

He said to her, "I am going to look for my big sister."

Lillian snorted, "Like I care? You might as well vanish along with her," She said, still rubbing her neck where Aldric could make out the imprint of his hand.

But he did not care knowing she would not question where that came from. For now, he has better plans to put into motions.