The Broken Angel & Her Overprotective Brothers

Emily felt her surroundings becoming blurry before everything around her disappeared, leaving her behind alone with the darkness and the silence that was ready to engulf her into its abyss.

"Princess..."

Through the pain and darkness that was surrounding her, she heard Shadow calling her. She didn't have to hear him speak, she already knew what he was telling her without even saying anything. She had spent year's working hard to control the darkness inside her and she needed to control it again. But her mind and body refused to comply.

The horrific images of her past resurfaced one by one, reminding her of the worst things that she went through. Her body was shivering and her eyes had gone completely black as the dark power inside her started overpowering. And then she heard it - kill him!

The darkness inside her wanted to kill the man, the so-called fifth master who had brought so much pain to her and other people too. The memory of a certain girl resurfaced, making her recall the moment when that girl died right in front of her. And just like that, her dark power was ready to snap at any moment.

Just when it felt like she would no longer be able to control herself, her entire body jolted in surprise as all the dark thoughts immediately flew away, leaving her mind empty to focus on Kaiden's lips that were leaving a trail of soft feathery kisses on the side of her neck.

The coldness in her body suddenly started turning into a blazing fire that was causing sparks to erupt all over her body. Her breathing hitched as she balled her fingers into loose fists, trying to pull herself out from the hazy world that was surrounding her and making it hard for her to think straight.

"Princess, open your eyes." Once again Shadow's familiar voice made its way to her ears, helping her to pull out from the dark world that had suddenly been attacked by a rainbow swirl thanks to Kaiden who was still nibbling on the sensitive skin of her neck, making it hard for her to resist the temptation of just giving in to him and the desire that was growing inside her.

It probably took her an eternity but she did succeed in pulling out of the messed-up dark world and her eyes flew open and landed on Shadow who was still crouching in front of her. His eyes were full of worry for her but she also sensed something else in them. Though she didn't get enough time to study it because her attention was picked by Mark who was pulling Kaiden away from her.

"She's back. Stop biting her neck now, you psycho!" His words made Emily blush but she wasn't sure if she had the energy to act the part of a flustered younger sister who had been caught by her brothers while making out with her boyfriend. Not like she was really making out but it was the closest thing possible to explain what Kaiden had just done. Though she knew pretty well that he did that just to help her.

She felt Kaiden giving her a tight squeeze with his arms that were still wrapped around her shoulders and then he planted a quick kiss on her temple before he stood up and gave his seat to Simon who was quick to pull his sister in his embrace. "Emy are you alright?" He asked her in a soft tone while brushing some loose strands of her hair out of her face.

Emily turned to look at Simon before she gave a quick nod of her head and tried to pull a small smile on her lips though she failed in the latter very poorly. Her brother was quick to pull her for a hug as he gave her an assuring smile. "I love you, little sis. We all love you a lot." He told her as ran his fingers through her long hair, knowing fully well that she loved that soft feeling.

"Don't tell me you are feeling sleepy, Em." Rylan teased her as he too moved to stand closer to her couch along with Leo who was closely observing his baby sis to make sure that she was really okay or not.

"It feels so comforting," Emily whispered back in her defence as she referred to Simon's fingers that were running through her hair, making her relax in his arms.

She heard them chuckling at her words and it seemed like the tense atmosphere inside the office became a little normal after that. She stayed silent for the next few minutes and no one tried to say anything as they all sat there in silence. And though it felt good to not think about 'that man' and her memories related to him anymore, she knew that she could not run away from it for too long.

Taking a deep breath, she straightened to face Shadow and Domenic as she asked, "Where is he?" Her question was aimed at Shadow as she could tell that he was the one who had found 'him'.

Shadow and Domenic shared a look before the former returned his attention to her as he answered, "My men found him in the northern cities of the country where human trafficking is currently blooming at a high rate. He's currently locked up in one of the dungeon chambers of the council. And... I've already taken care of his entire base in the northern cities. We just want you to decide his fate." 

Emily stared into his amber eyes but the man was too good at hiding his emotions. Her eyes then shifted to Kaiden who was standing right behind Shadow and unlike the latter, she could tell that her mate was struggling to not finish the fifth master off himself. The same could be said about her brother's who also seemed ready to kill. Only Domenic looked calm, if not as calm as Shadow then at least closest to him.

She took in a deep breath before stating, "Don't kill him."