Memories

"Helios, wake up my boy! Helios darling, wake up! I'm here with you. You don't need to be afraid anymore, mom and dad will never leave you!"

"Mommy?"

His chest felt tight every time he recalled memories of his childhood where he still had his father and mother by his side. That fear always came every time he opened his eyes, afraid of past trauma that would never go away.

"It's okay, Helios. Open your eyes! Daddy will protect us, he won't let them hurt you, trust me, darling!"

He opened his eyes slowly when he couldn't control the fear. But what he saw was the face of a foreign girl he didn't recognize. A girl with dark brown hair with very beautiful bluish green eyes. The girl looked at him with a gentle smile that made his fear slowly disappear.

"Mom, is that you?"

"Aiden?"

"Azura?"

He gasped and opened his eyes for the second time. His heart was beating very fast, he felt the tightness slowly decrease. He didn't know why every time this dream came to him, he felt like something was squeezing him right above his chest and making it difficult for him to breathe. His body trembled, he immediately raised his head when the pain began to feel stronger.

"Aiden? Are you okay? You're shaking!"

"I'm fine, ugh-" he winced in pain as the pain felt even stronger. Azura, who was sitting next to him, was worried, Aiden didn't look well and she could feel it.

"Aiden, where does it hurt? Tell me!" She said while touching Aiden's face gently. Aiden accidentally looked into her eyes, his heart ached as if he saw the eyes of someone he really missed.

He immediately turned his head, as much as possible avoiding the question that Azura asked about his current situation. He felt pain and he knew what it meant.

Aiden got up from the sofa and walked towards the window to look at the night sky. The moon looked like it would be full in less than five days, he knew he didn't have much time left.

"Ugh-" the pain hit even stronger. Making it even harder to hold it in. Azura immediately approached him, she knew Aiden was not well and she was afraid.

"Aiden, are you sick? Come on, I'll take you to your bedroom! You have to rest!"

"I'm fine! Don't touch me! Go to bedroom and sleep! I want to be alone!" He said before he gasped for breath. He forced himself to look fine.

Azura didn't know what she should do now. She didn't want to leave Aiden here alone, but she also couldn't refuse Aiden's orders. She just hoped that she could be by Aiden's side until Aiden felt much better.

"Aiden, can't I be with you until you feel better?" She asked.

Aiden didn't say anything, honestly he wanted his company right now. But this is not the right time to show Azura who he is. It was still too soon for him to ask Azura to accept his situation and his true identity. Meanwhile, he still couldn't confirm who and what creature this girl really was.

"I'm going to go buy medicine. You sleep in the bedroom! Don't go anywhere, do you understand?"

"Okay, but promise me, you'll be home soon!"

"I promise!"

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Aiden stopped his car in front of a luxurious mansion after two house guards allowed his car to enter. He still felt the same pain. Therefore, driving a car in conditions like this will feel more difficult.

After getting out of his car, Aiden stepped into the door where a woman was standing waiting for him wearing a black suit and trousers. The woman looked at him seriously, she didn't show any sympathy at all even though she already knew that the young man standing in front of her right now was not in good condition.

"I hope you stop wasting your time, Aiden! Frederic has been waiting for you, he will definitely be angry if you don't give him good news!"

"Why do you let your stubborn boss continue to dictate what I do, Fiona? You know I hate being pushed around, don't you?"

"He did it for your good, Aiden! Considering you are his ancestor who he has been looking for for 15 years. He can barely believe that you are still alive now. It's really slow aging, isn't it?"

The woman grinned, she always felt amazed every time she saw the figure of a man who had lived for 250 years but had not aged at all. He actually looks like a 25 year old young man who is very handsome and dashing.

Aiden didn't want to respond further to Fiona, he decided to enter the mansion and go to the place where the man named Frederic's was.

In the living room, a man around 30 years old sat on the sofa with two beautiful women wearing sexy evening dresses. Meanwhile five other men sat on different sofas while sipping expensive wine and smoking cigarettes.

Their eyes immediately turned to him when Aiden arrived in the room wearing a black short-sleeved t-shirt and jeans which made his appearance look simple, far from being luxurious and classy like the men in this room.

The man sitting in the main seat smiled broadly when Aiden arrived. He immediately stood up to welcome the arrival of someone he called "Great Grandfather"

"My great-grandpa?" He said. All eyes were on the young man who was far from being a man who was very old and deserved to be called great grandfather.

"Damn you, Frederic! Stop calling me great-grandfather! I'm not your great-grandfather!" Aiden cursed in annoyance. He never felt that when he got married and had children, he became someone's grandfather.

"Hahaha...come on, great-grandpa! You are my great-grandmother's cousin who died 170 years ago. So you could say, you are my great-grandfather too, right?"

"Okay, it's up to you! What business did you call me here for?"

"I got information from Bob, if you bring a young woman to live with you, he thinks you might be planning to make that girl as your mate."

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