Mated To The Cruel Prince
Chapter 369: Addicted To Sugar

Chapter 369: Addicted To Sugar

"Dinner is served,"

Issac and Maxi were seated at the dining table when Kayla served the food.

Maxi leaned forward and inhaled the tantalizing aroma with her eyes closed before opening them to exclaim, "This smells so good!" She added, looking at Isaac pointedly," And I bet it tastes good as well."

At once, Issac choked on his saliva, a red flush starting in his neck, and worked upward.

"Are you okay, my love?" Maxi feigned ignorance, reaching for the cup of water as Issac coughed hard, batting at his face as tears stung his eyes.

Issac could not utter a word, reaching for the cup instead and downing the water, feeling better afterward.

"What’s wrong?" Oma came out of the kitchen to check what was happening.

"Oh, it’s nothing to worry about, Oma. His saliva went down the wrong passage, isn’t that right, my love?" Maxi took up the role of an attentive lover as she rubbed his back. While the glint in his eyes was hidden from the others and she could easily deceive his family, Issac saw through her act.

He stared in disbelief at Maxi’s skilled acting. The dark Fae horse shifter knew what she had done and yet kept a straight face. No one saw the secret exchange between them and Maxi was all smug. The victory was hers.

"You should be careful Issac, just because you now have a beautiful fiancée doesn’t mean you should fall head over heels completely to the point you can’t swallow properly," Oma playfully chided him.

"It’s not that... " Issac wanted to explain but what could he say to his mother? While she and Kayla had been busy in the kitchen, he and Maxi had been "busy" upstairs.

It was a miracle that they had not been discovered considering he mistakenly let out some grunts and moans notwithstanding Maxi’s warning for him not to make a sound. What had she been expecting anyway when she had him in such a tight and pleasurable situation? Maxi was a minx and she kept on corrupting him.

He should refuse her each time she went past her limit but what was the fun of life if he didn’t take some great risks? It would have been embarrassing if his mother walked in on them, but she didn’t and Issac had a good time. Although he wouldn’t be taking the risk again — without a bit of convincing from Maxi.

Issac was weak whenever it came to the horse shifter and he couldn’t help it. There was just this intense pull between them that it seemed like ages ago when he hated her guts and the fact she was a dark Fae disgusted him. Yes, he had been blind and dumb at that time. Kayla was right, he was a stickler for rules.

"... You know what? Forget about it." Issac rested his case. There was simply no use. His mother should just think of him as a lovey-dovey Fae rather than coming across the information Maxi was teasing him with what they had secretly done in his bedroom.

"Now we eat. I’m so famished working this hard in the kitchen," Kayla eased into her seat, at the same reaching for the steaming rolls in front of her before everyone else only for her mother to smack her on the hand with her spoon, a reprimanding look on her face.

"By the gods, that hurts!" Kayla glared at her mother, clutching her throbbing hand to her chest.

Oma retorted, "The gods are whom I’ll be sacrificing you to if you eat before your elders and without a prayer."

Maxi stared at the drama with both awe and amusement. This was a small, modest, and traditional family, and wondered how in the Fae she would survive in it. No wonder Issac was so stringent.

Maxi was not exactly the type to adhere to rules. Horse shifters were naturally headstrong. Thank the gods - that wouldn’t accept Kayla as a sacrifice — Issac’s sister was on her side. She had support in the family.

She watched intrigued as they said their prayers and dug into the meal. They ate in comfortable silence until a knock at the door interrupted the warm ambiance. Everyone halted.

Issac looked up, eyes trained on his mother, "Are you expecting someone?" He already had a sneaking suspicion about who was out there and it made his stomach sink.

"No. I don’t think so." Oma shook her head, the same suspicion in her eyes as mother and son turned in Maxi’s direction, concerned.

"I think that’s Calan!" Kayla squealed to both of their relief.

Although Issac’s joy was short-lived, his gaze turned stormy.

"What is Calan doing here?" He growled at her.

"Who is Calan?" Maxi was curious about what had Issac so worked up.

"The Fae she is currently seeing," Oma answered.

Kayla stood, "Calan is not just any Fae but the love of my love and my mate. He is the one I will settle down with when the time comes."

"So he’s not your true mate?" Maxi did not mean that as an insult but had inquired out of mere curiosity considering Kayla was so sure of him.

Kayla’s head whipped in her direction and for the first time, she looked displeased with Maxi. She sassed, "You are not my brother’s true mate either."

Honestly, Maxi was not bothered by her words, after all, you could only insult one who had expectations. Maxi had never put her hopes high and was not affected. However, Issac could not sit still and watch his fiancée get disrespected by his sister.

"Shut it, Kayla!" He rebuked her fiercely, his hands forming into fists at his sides.

"Kayla!" Oma was not impressed either.

Kayla looked between the both of them and while she knew her words had been harsh, the young Fae could not stand the fact her family was no longer on her side. Maxi had stolen the affection reserved for her.

She said in an emotional outbursts, "I only invited Calan over so you can get to know him and see he’s a good Fae. And maybe he can get your permission as well. But you don’t care because you have your female at your side, do you?!"

Kayla stormed out of the dining room after dropping those words to go receive her Calan since she couldn’t leave him hanging at the door. The plan was to send him away now the mood was ruined.

"I’m sorry you had to see that. " Oma apologized for her daughter’s unruly behavior.

"Oh don’t worry, I said way worse at her age," Maxi smiled in understanding, her heart fluttering when Issac took her hand and squeezed it tenderly. How was her shy Fae so sweet? He was making her get addicted to sugar.

Maxi would have relished the sensation further if she hadn’t heard footsteps and turned to take in Kayla’s intended mate. Except there were two of them and wondered if Issac’s sister swung that way because that could only explain the female glaring at her as if she stole her lover.