The Broken Angel & Her Overprotective Brothers

Emily glared at Leo as he once again pinched on her left leg, making her hiss at the sudden pain that shot through her leg.

Since her feet were in pain due to all the dancing that she did with Kaiden, Rylan, Shane, Leo, Crist, and Sam, her brother took pity on her and let her rest her feet in his lap as he softly massaged them.

However, her comfort was short-lived because barely five minutes later, she found that her brother was digging holes in her feet as his fingers tightened their hold on them.

When she had looked at him to find out exactly what was wrong with him, she found him glaring at Rylan who in return, was glaring back at Leo.

She almost let out a frustrated growl at that moment. She was getting tired of their catfight.

No one was telling her exactly what was wrong with the two of them.

Moreover, even if they wanted to have a contest of glaring at each other, there was really no need to injure her already aching legs.

"Are you seriously thinking that I won't punch your perfect face just because we are at a party?" 

She asked her brother while arching one of her eyebrows high as she glared at him.

Leo immediately let go of her feet with an 'Oops' sound as he realized that he just pinched her.

"It was not intentional." He defended himself as he looked at her with apologetic eyes.

"I know."

Emily could not stay mad at him even if she tried to give it her best shot. It was just impossible for her to do that.

"Let me massage them for you." Kaiden suddenly spoke as he bent to lift her legs into his lap.

While on one hand she was left dumbfounded as she felt his fingers on her ankles, at another hand, her brothers almost shouted in alarm to stop the Young CEO.

She noticed how the hall suddenly filled with silence, even the music stopped for a second but then everyone and everything resumed when they encountered Simon and Mark's sharp cold glares.

"I'm only going to heal her feet." Kaiden defended his act as he proceeded to lift her legs.

"No need. We can call Sam and Bianca for that." Daniel said as he looked around to spot the two people he just mentioned.

"Let them enjoy the party. I can manage this without any aid." 

Kaiden was really in no mood of giving up, especially when Domenic had still to speak. Even though the Alessandro Master never permitted him to stay this close to his baby sis, he also never fully stopped him.

The reason why Domenic was not showing as much outrage and discontentment as the rest of her brothers was because he's aware of the special bond Kaiden shared with his sister and most importantly because he knew Kaiden's personality very well.

And when Kaiden raised his head from his mate's feet to look at her guardian, he found the latter looking back at him with a sharp and commanding gaze.

The command was clear - 'Don't create too much scene and don't go overboard.'

In short, he received permission for healing her sore feet but that was it. He was not allowed to touch her for even a single more second. 

What else could he do other than following the order of his future brother-in-law?

Therefore, with a heavy heart, Kaiden gave up the idea of teasing his sweet little mate.

His fingers brushed against the soft skin of her ankles before they moved to cup her feet as he let his energy channeled into her.

He felt her shivering at the contact and it took all of his strength to not rub his fingers against her ankles to make her relax even more.

It barely took a few seconds before Emily felt her feet returning to their normal self. They were no longer aching.

Without wasting any time she hurriedly pulled her feet down from Kaiden's lap ss she stood up to check exactly how good her kegs were feeling.

To her amazement, not only her legs but her entire body felt like it was filled with a new kind of energy.

She turned to look at the silver-haired man as she hurriedly thanked him. 

"Thank you, Mr. Sullivan." She smiled softly at him and felt her heart stopping for a second as he winked in reply.

She was pulled out of her trance when she felt a powerful presence behind her and as she turned her face a little to look at whoever was standing behind her, she found herself looking directly at Mark.

She knew that he was about to say something to Kaiden and her instincts advised her to stop him before he could open his mouth.

Therefore, without giving it much thought, she grabbed Mark's hand taking him by surprise, as she put on her heels before she dragged him towards the center of the hall where people were dancing with their partners.

"What are you doing?" 

Mark asked as soon as he found himself standing in the middle of a bunch of dancing figures.

His tone was not as harsh and rough as it used to be whenever he talked to her but it still carried an edge in it.

"I want to dance with you," Emily replied with a soft smile as she placed her hands on her brother's shoulders.

Mark was definitely not looking that excited about the idea of dancing but his hands still wrapped her in his embrace in a protective manner.

"I don't know how to dance, Em!" 

He whispered near her ear as he started moving a little to the music as it appeared too weird to just stay standing in the middle of the dance floor.

"Really?" 

Emily was really surprised as she was not expecting him to say that. For a moment, a frown appeared on her face as she thought that he was lying but then she saw the serious look on his face and she knew that he was not lying.

She could not help the giggles that escaped her lips at the realization that her 'Always so perfect' brother was finally not perfect in something.

"Why are you laughing?" 

Mark asked as he tried to glare at her. However, unlike before when his glares used to shut her up immediately, this time she looked totally unaffected.

Emily slowly shook her head as she tried to not think about how funny Mark's current expressions were.

"Nothing much. It's just that I also don't know how to dance. Maybe we can create a funny scene at this boring party by stepping on each other's feet and shouting out loud in pain like idiots." 

She suggested her idea why wiggling her eyebrows playfully, something that she had learned from Shane.

Mark took in a deep breath as he realized that an excited sister was even harder to control than a scared sister.

"Absolutely not! You are not allowed to step on my foot and neither you can shout. So stay still."

Emily pouted at his rejection of her mind-blowing idea. 

"How are we going to dance if I will stay still?" She asked him while raising her eyebrows high to emphasize her question.

Mark felt like a headache was approaching him as he tried to understand exactly what was wrong with his sister.

Of course, he was no longer acting strict or harsh towards her since the last week but they still had not shared a single soft moment.

And even though she was starting to open up and show her bubbly side, it was still weird to see her acting so carefree in the middle of dozens of supernaturals and especially in front of him.

But no matter how hard he tried, he just could not pinpoint exactly what was different about her.

One moment it looked like she was not her normal self but when had tried to focus on exactly what was different or wrong about her, it appeared like she was just as normal as her usual self.

After thinking about it for a few moments, he finally asked, "You were awake that night, right? And you heard everything."

Even though his first sentence was a question, the second was not because he already knew the answer to his question.

Emily stilled in her movements for a mere second before she once again started to follow Mark's lead.

Even though he said that he did not know how to dance, the two of them were doing a pretty impressive job as either of them had still to step on the other's feet.

She nodded her head softly as she tried to look anywhere but at her brother. He felt his body relaxing a little and she knew that he was not mad at her, making her relax in return.

She was about to speak something but then her eyes landed on something that made her still.

Her body completely froze as she realized exactly what she was looking at.

She could not believe what she was seeing. She could feel her throat drying as a sick feeling took over her.

She kept staring at the silhouettes of the two very familiar people who were hidden a little in the shadows of the balcony.

The only thought that appeared in her mind was - Were they cheating on him?

And looking at the scene in front of her, she already knew the answer.