51 What-Ifs (1/2)

”Aster, what did my brother say?” Kamryn was fuming as she looked towards the object she calls as compressible television. She was also surprised that the television or what Aster calls as a laptop could actually send messages.

If Aster knew what she was surprised about, he would really curse Glenn Valentine for being stupid. He was literally sending a message through the laptop which his sister never got to know deeper.

”Here you go.” He handed the red laptop to her and let her see the contents. Frankly, he is confident enough to say that everything would not go downhill. 'Maybe the guy is just really worried about her sister. I should just take some punches to ease his heart. Hehe! When he would go overboard, things would really go awry and he might just not keep his life. Sorry for Kamryn, but his brother has got to face the reality that I am banging his sister.”

Kamryn was gritting her teeth from reading those messages. She appeased her lover and said. ”It is okay, Aster. Big brother would not go that far and I could just talk him out of it.”

”That is not a problem for me, Kamryn.” He said while expressing his earlier doubts. ”I get that your family would know your love status using that love stone. How come your big brother knows how to get rid of the curse while you seem to be in despair when knowing your situation? Is it a dispelling ability that only higher-ranked elders in your family would know?”

”I don't know about that. I know and read that a lot of people in our family like me are already banned from reconnecting. Big brother is the most secretive person in the family and our elders seem to not want to mess with him. He only talks to me and mom every time he is at the Valentine household.” She also expressed her doubts. ”Even this bracelet is something from big brother and not from the family. It is powerful and practical that our other relatives want it for themselves but they seem to be afraid of my big brother. My big brother is like another boss in the household, so he must know about the secrets of the Love Trap, I guess.”

”Hoho! To think that the great and loving Valentine is rifled with family problems.” Aster remarked in enlightenment. His views on families were frankly limited to books and what he is exposed to. He read that family should look out for themselves on scriptures he read but his real situation in life always warps his expectation to cruelty and heartlessness.

Kamryn sighed and explained. ”Love Trap is really true to its name. While the ones who truly uses it can have powerful partners to snag and make them slaves, they also view the love slaves as important. They are essentially blind in love that they see other couples as competition. Resources and information became something they fight for. Bonded by Valentine blood but curse to disunity by the Valentine spell.”

'I guess those books never lie but also not general either. The Suns and Valentine are dysfunctional while five siblings that lost their noble surname seemed to embody that loving atmosphere and family first view in life.' He thought to himself as he compared their situation to the former princesses. The Valentine family is a bit weird with their distrust while the Suns are a bit martialistic.

The former is love triumphs over all things while the latter regards power over everything. The true mystery to Aster is how they kept their heads afloat despite its negative approach.

”Alright, Kamryn. You should really take a bath for now. Your big brother should see that you are being treated well here to lessen the violent tendency of me being punched in my face.” He joked as he looked at Kamryn whose only cloth was the white sleeping robe. 'Haha! That Glenn guy would really flip his sanity when he would see her sister's current state. Being known as Romance Tyrant, he would really know the matters between men and women.'

Despite Aster's reluctance and preparation, he can say that a scuffle with Glenn Valentine would just result in unnecessary sacrifice. Which is why Kamryn was his best option?

”Are you scared about something you started? If you did not beat my guards up and take my virginity, this wouldn't have happened, you know.” Kamryn rolled her eyes at him, she joked despite knowing that she was partly to blame for everything. ”I'm such a poor young lady who was kidnapped and trapped between the feud of my lover and brother.”

This time, it was his time to sigh in frustration. He slapped her perky butt that was swaying near him and said. ”You should also know that this would not have happened if you and your guards would have just moved along after knowing that your targets are not here.”

”Hmmph!” Kamryn puffed up her cheeks to pout. She was supposed to be sulky about her wrong decisions but somehow, her wrong decisions led to where she is now. She lost everything and her feelings were literally over the moon from being happy with meeting him.

Aster shook his head in annoyance because a series of wrong decisions is what lead them to this turn of events. It was a true who is to blame scenario where everything would just go in a circle if they had to find someone to blame. If he had to point fingers, he would not blame Kamryn or her guards but another person entirely. 'Was I wrong when I defended myself? Was I also wrong when I touched Kamryn? Was I overreacting when I did that because of the feeling that he may unleash his vengeance on me? Nah! The true person to blame is Glenn Valentine.'