The Broken Angel & Her Overprotective Brothers

"I'll be taking my leave now. You should get some more rest." Kaiden told her as he helped her climb out of his car.

They had just reached the Alessandro Mansion and he was preparing to leave for work. Since he had spent the last two days as holidays with her, there would surely be a lot of pending work waiting for him at his company.

"Mmhmm, I will. You should pay attention to your work while you will be in the company. Don't make your employees dislike me for keeping their boss busy all the time." Emily teased him and saw a beautiful smile blooming on his lips.

"Don't worry, angel. No one can dislike you. I'm sure they will like you.... a lot." 

Their sweet talk was disturbed when they heard someone clearing their throat near them. The two of them turned to face that person and found Simon standing on the last step of the staircases that led to the mansion.

"Brother...!" Emily shouted happily as she ran towards Simon and threw herself in his arms, making the man stagger on his feet as he was taken aback for a few seconds.

"Little bird, did you miss me that much?" He asked her when she finally pulled back a little but still stayed standing by his side.

To both his and Kaiden's surprise, Emily ended up shaking her head in denial, and when she noticed the looks on their faces, it made her burst into soft giggles.

"I think I enjoyed my little vacation too much to miss anyone but now after seeing you, I'm suddenly feeling like I should cling to you." Saying that she wrapped herself around his arm just like she used to do five years back.

"You are too honest," Simon commented as he smiled softly at her before turning his attention back to Kaiden who was silently observing them with a smile playing on his lips.

Simon could see love, affection, and care swarming in Sullivan's eyes as he kept his gaze fixed on Emily. He was kind of happy to see that the relationship between his sister and Kaiden was progressing with each passing day and they both were taking time to learn more about each other and were not being hasty to complete their bond.

"Are you not leaving?" Emily's question, which was directed at Kaiden, finally pulled both the men out of their thoughts.

"Yeah, I'll be taking my leave now. See you later." Kaiden gave a warm smile to his mate before he turned towards Simon and gave him a quick nod which the man returned with a very faint smile.

Simon and Emily watched as Kaiden slipped inside his car and then drove away, heading to his company.

"Let's go," Simon told his sister as he picked up her small suitcase that was resting on the foot of the steps, and then the two of them made their way towards the grand mansion sitting on the top of the staircases.

- - - 

Emily was sitting on the couch in front of the large tv in the living room as she checked messages on her phone.

There were a few messages from her Secretary about the new changes that their webcomic app was preparing to install at the beginning of the second quarter of the year. Emily patiently read through all the data before replying.

"I'm leaving now, Em. Make sure to not go out all alone. If you suddenly ended up changing your mind and you wanna go anywhere, feel free to call me anytime. Or you can call your other brothers. Just don't go out all alone. Alright?" Simon reminded her once again as he returned to the living room but this time wearing a white suit as he was heading to the company.

"I know, I know. No need to worry, I won't go out without informing you guys, and I really don't have any plans for going out today. I wanna stay home, wait for Shadow, and rest so that I can resume my office work from tomorrow." Emily watched as her promise made her brother relax a little.

Simon smiled softly at her as he came closer to place a sweet kiss on her forehead before he bid his goodbye and left for work.

"Emily, do you want to have breakfast child?" Mrs. Harris came to ask her about the breakfast but Emily refused as she already had one with Kaiden before they left his apartment.

"But... Can you make me a cup of cold coffee please?" She requested with a sweet smile and saw the old woman smiling in return as she nodded her head. "Sure, darling. I'll be back soon with your cold coffee."

Emily watched as Mrs. Harris disappeared into the hall leading to the kitchen and the dining area. Her attention was pulled back to her phone when it pinged with an incoming message. It was a message from Shane.

[Morning, Emy. I want your help with something this coming weekend.]

Emily raised her eyebrows as she read his message. He barely ever asked for help but she was more than happy to help her best friend. 

[Morning. What is it?]

She hurriedly typed and sent the message.

[I want you and Rylan to meet Sera. Can you spare some time for your BFF?]

Emily chuckled as she saw the cute emojis that he tagged with the message. Sera was his mate and as far as she knew, they had started dating just recently. That's why Shane barely seemed to have any spare time to spend with her and Rylan these days.

[Sure! Send me the time and location. I'll be there with Ry.] Emily hit the sent icon and then placed her phone beside her on the couch before switching on the tv.

She was looking forward to meeting Sera. Since that girl was Shane's mate, it meant that she's also a family now, and Emily wanted to know more about this new family member.