The Broken Angel & Her Overprotective Brothers

"Are you sure you want to continue? It's about to hit midnight and you have just recovered..." Emily trailed off as a finger approached her lips to stop her from saying more. 

She brushed away Shadow's finger before staring right into the amber eyes of the man who seemed determined to complete the merging of the magical balls into her spirit beasts. "Shadow, I'm really worried about you. Can you stop taking these risks? Why are you in such a hurry today? We can wait for a couple of days so you can rest before continuing with the merging." 

Kaiden returned to their side right at that moment and took a seat beside her before wrapping one of his hands around her shoulder and giving her a little squeeze. "She's right, Shadow." 

A sigh escaped Shadow's lips as he relaxed his body against the back of the sofa and closed his eyes. Even though he had already fed and his body had accepted Kaiden's blood, he was still a little bit tired, and using his powers at the moment would only cause him more weakness which would ultimately result in causing worry to his Princess and that's exactly what he didn't want to happen. Seeing her worry about him or his health hurt him more than anything else.

"I seriously wanted to do this tonight. The sooner we will merge them, the sooner their training can be started." He whispered before letting out another sigh. The very next second, he felt a hand landing softly over his left shoulder, immediately filling his body with tingles and as the hand started softly patting him, he found himself relaxing.

At that moment, he just wanted to bury himself in his Princess' arms and forget about everything else just for a couple of moments. It took every ounce of his willpower to stop himself from doing exactly that. As days were passing by, his soul was turning greedier. It wanted its other half, his mate. He sometimes wondered if he would go insane at this rate.

"If you are really determined to finish this merging today, I think I know someone reliable and strong enough to do the job in your stead." Kaiden suddenly spoke as he took out his phone from his pocket and started finding a particular number in his contact list.

Both Emily and Shadow stared at Kaiden to hear whom he's gonna talk to and as soon as the person on the other side of the call answered it and said 'Hello', they both knew about whom Kaiden was talking about.

A couple of minutes later, Kaiden ended the call and looked at both his mate and Shadow to see them both giving their approval.

"They will be here in ten minutes. Let's wait for them." He told them even though he was aware that they both had already listened to the entire conversation.

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Just like Kaiden said, their guests arrived within ten minutes. These guests were none other than Bianca and Jackson. Sam couldn't accompany them as he had some other business to take care of.

"It seems like a decade since we last met," Bianca complained as she wrapped Emily in her arms and gave her a warm hug.

Emily chuckled in response as she reminded the woman, "We just met last week, Bee." 

"Really? But it really seems like a long time to me. If I can, I'll keep you with me all the time. Trust me, sweetheart, you have no idea about how many times I have suggested the idea of me settling in the Alessandro mansion to my husbands. But every time, these two paid no attention to my requests." Bianca complained as she gave an unhappy look in Jackson's direction.

Jackson was immediately there as he wrapped one of his arms around Emily's shoulders and pulled her away from an unhappy-looking Bianca. "Don't believe her, Em. Do you seriously think that either of us can stop her from moving to your family house if she is determined to do so? She's just too greedy. She wants both her mates and you. Unfortunately, she's also the lady of the Evans house. She just can't leave the mansion and start staying somewhere else." 

Emily gave Bianca a warm smile before taking her hand in hers. They chatted for a couple of more minutes before Kaiden took them to the terrace where they were going to merge the elemental balls into the three treasures.

Jackson and Emily sat down on one of the benches that were placed around the terrace while Shadow, Kaiden, and Bianca started preparing for the merger. 

While Shadow guided her, Bianca drew the hologram on the floor of the terrace while Kaiden adjusted the magical balls around the hologram that was circular in shape.

"We are ready. Em, let out the spirit beasts." Bianca told the girl as she and the others finished setting up the hologram. At the same time, Shadow cast a ward around the terrace to keep their activities hidden from ant prying eyes.

Emily did as she was told and once again called her spirit beats out from their little realm. She watched as Shadow helped the three of them to sit in the center of the circular hologram before he moved to sit beside her while Jackson stood up and went to help Bianca and Kaiden.

"I'll cast the spell for the merger and you two will help me. Alright?" Bianca glanced at the two men who nodded their heads in understanding.

Emily and Shadow watched from the side as Bianca started casting the spell and as soon as the moonlight pierced through the first elemental ball directed by the spell, Kaiden and Jackson added their powers to direct the moonlight towards the rest of the elemental balls, creating a beam of bright silvery light that seemed to be connected to the moon itself.

"They will be done soon. After that, we will return home. Okay?" Shadow asked for her confirmation and received a nod from Emily as she was also feeling sleepy considering it was already one past midnight.

"Let's not return to the mansion or I'll be killed by my brothers for staying out for this long.." She muttered and noticed a small twitch that appeared on Shadow's lips.