As a soul possessor, Aaric didn't have the same keen sense of smell as Mila's or her super hearing, but right at that moment, Aaric could hear a rustling sound from outside the room, and the sound was very familiar to Aaric.

They were under siege.

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"Claire, you called the special forces?" Aaric asked carefully, he looked at Claire in disbelief because Ellen's own friend had done this to Ellen. But, how could Claire know that Mila was a non-human being?

The special forces were people trained in the military who were tasked with dealing with non-human beings, such as vampires and they were formed just months after the shield that separated the two worlds mysteriously disappeared.

"Ellen, come here," Claire commanded, because Mila was hiding Ellen behind her body. She stretched out her hand to her best friend, but her eyes were on Mila warily. "You didn't know she was a vampire, did you?"

Oh, of course Aaric knew, but he couldn't possibly admit it. Apparently, Claire thought that Ellen had been tricked by Mila.

"How do you know she is a vampire?" asked Aaric, he kept glancing at the window behind him. Luckily, apart from the window, there was no other way to get into this room, but it would have been a different story if the people from the special forces had broken the fairly large window.

Damn it! Aaric cursed under his breath.

"I just know," Claire answered firmly.

"How did you know?" Aaric asked, slightly curious how a layman like Claire could tell the difference. Was it from the clothes that Mila was wearing? Because she brought it up the last time, didn't she?

For a while Claire didn't answer the question, she seemed hesitant, but she also realized that she didn't have much time to hesitate.

"I shouldn't have told you this." Claire looked worried about her decision. However, the commotion outside started to become loud and if Claire couldn't convince Ellen to stay away from Mila, then it was very likely that her best friend would be hurt.

"Tell me what happened?" Aaric urged Claire, he really hated this situation where someone seemed to be keeping a secret and was hesitating. "How can you tell that Mila is a non-human being?"

Claire took a deep breath and her gaze was drawn toward the large window behind Aaric and Mila. She knew it was only a matter of time before the special forces members managed to get into the house and arrest Mila.

"I am a member of that special forces," Claire admitted. "I am trained to distinguish between non-human beings, especially vampires."

"Shit," Aaric hissed so quietly that only Mila could hear him. "I didn't know about this."

Mila snorted in disgust when she heard this. "You keep ruining your own plans with your recklessness."

"How would I know that she was a member of special forces?" Aaric protested in a low voice. "All of that is not in Ellen's memory. Ellen didn't know about it either."

So to say the least, these two friends have kept a big secret from each other about what they actually did.

"Ellen come here, don't be afraid," Claire walked over, but Mila stepped back, pushing Ellen with her.

"Afraid? I am more afraid of her," Aaric whispered again into Mila's ear, which she completely ignored, because right now, her focus was on Claire.

No. Not only that. That was not the only secret that Claire had, because Mila could feel that there was something different about this woman.

Things were different from when she first met Claire. The person in front of her was not the same anymore.

But, what kind of creature was she? Mila was completely at a loss to describe this and it was also difficult to explain it to Aaric in their current situation.

"Ellen, come here, get away from her," Claire said, this time, in a more firmer voice. She moved forward to approach them, but Mila stepped back again.

"If you keep retreating, we will be finished if that special forces member breaks the glass and enters this room," Aaric warned Mila, as they continued to approach the window.

Now they could even see a flash of light from behind the window.

"Then why don't you just step forward? I am acting like a shield that protects you from this woman," Mila grumbled, displeased.

And just at that moment, Claire jumped to the side and grabbed something from under the bed, which she then pointed at Mila with a determined expression on her face.

"Come here, Ellen," Claire said again.

"Go to her, how long are you going to hide behind me?" Mila protested. Luckily, their conversation couldn't be heard clearly by Claire.

"She has a gun, what is wrong with taking cover behind you anyway?" Aaric replied. "You are stronger than me right now."

"Behave like a man!" Mila hissed in a muffled voice.

"But, I am a woman now." Aaric did not accept Mila's statement.