Chapter Fourteen: What Did He Mean?

Aiden had an indifferent expression on his face "Yes I did". He appeared rather calm and didn't seem to mind the fact that Luther was about to pull his own hair out due to frustration.

"Why?! What were you thinking by telling her about us?!" Luther yelled at him and Aiden clenched his fists "I'm still your elder brother Luther, mind your tone with me!"

But Luther wasn't paying any attention as he raked his hand through his hair. It was clear he wasn't happy about the situation. He kept muttering to himself and finally turned to Aiden "She can't know about us. It's too dangerous for her, and she might lose her life. Come on brother, look at her! She's just a mundane! She's weak, as they all are! There's a reason why they're kept in the dark about our existence and that reason is a good one. She's still too innocent to be dragged into this!" He argued and Aiden's stoic expression finally had cracks in it.

He gritted his teeth and bulging veins appeared on his neck. It was clear he was trying to control himself.

Valerie stood behind him, feeling really scared. She cursed herself for having such a loud mouth and she felt bad already, for putting Aiden in a really tight spot. But she was afraid of his brother, she didn't know him like she knew Aiden and so, she didn't know what he was capable of doing.

Luther continued "Brother, it's not too late. We can still fix this. You know what, I'll help! Don't worry about it yourself! I'll do it!"

He tried to move closer to Valerie but Aiden cut him off, a murderous look in his eyes "Not another step!"

His tone was icy and dangerous. Any normal human would feel compelled and overpowered under such immense pressure, but Luther wasn't any human.

He was a vampire

And a prince at that

He felt his brother's aura, but it wasn't so oppressive, so he didn't feel the immense pressure it had.

Aiden willingly released his aura, letting it rage wildly as the both of them engaged in a staring competition. Aiden was about to move closer to Luther when he felt something firmly holding onto his hand.

He looked down and saw a fair, slender arm holding his. His gaze traveled and landed on her face. She was trembling and she couldn't speak. There were visible beads of sweat on her delicate face and she winced.

He immediately withdrew his aura and Valerie almost gell to the ground, her breaths coming out in shudders as her eyelids fluttered and she fell unconscious .

Valerie felt overwhelmed by Aiden's crushing aura and she couldn't withstand it. She tried to call his attention but found out that she couldn't even move her lips anymore. It felt as if her life was being drained from her. If he hadn't moved, she was sure she would have been killed by that aura.

Aiden icy gaze turned into warmth and concern as he held the weak Valerie in his arms and placed her on the soft bean bag in his office.

After gently placing her there and making sure she was okay, he turned to Luther "No one is doing anything, I'll take care of her myself and I'll watch over her. Just go back home, and not a word of this to anyone! Nothing happened!"

Luther's expression shifted to surprise as he smirked and clicked his tongue. In the end, he didn't say anything and left his brother's office instead.

But one thing was clear from his visit today.

His brother was madly in love, with a human!

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Valerie had forgotten about the incident that happened a week ago with Aiden's brother. It was not that she hated him, but he gave her a vibe that wasn't sitting well with her, and she didn't like that.

Ever since he left, Valerie had been walking on eggshells. She didn't want to be an outcast, so she kept mum about everything. She trusted Aiden, he would never do anything to hurt her. And she would never do anything to jeopardise his secret. It was safe with her.

After returning from lunch break one day, Valerie walked in to find two men talking in hushed tones with Aiden. His hands were in his trouser pockets and his face looked grave. As if, he just heard a terrible news.

At first, they were so engrossed in their chat they they completely ignored Valerie.

She sighed and whipped out her phone to play games, just then, one of the men came over to where she was and stretched forth his hands

Aiden looked conflicted as he watched Bayne slowly advance towards Valerie

"The memory removal process is about to begin"

Valerie was stumped?

What did her mean about that?!...