The Broken Angel & Her Overprotective Brothers

"So what you are trying to tell me is that there are people, or more like magical people, living in this city?" 

As soon as she settled her case with Rylan, her brothers decided that it was time that they should pay attention to the matter for which they were there.

This resulted in the revelation of the fact that according to the Sullivans, and probably her brothers too, magical beings were living around them.

Emily knew that she was asking the obvious. 

Did she believe in supernaturals? Of course! She had seen them with her own eyes. How could she still not believe in them?

Was she afraid of them? Well, she was tortured by them and she was still suffering from the nightmares that they gave her.

But the thought of living between people who were not real humans but were magical creatures in reality, both frightened and excited her.

She turned her attention towards Rylan as she asked, "Are you a supernatural too?"

As she waited for his reply she could feel her fast beating heart that was about to pop out of her chest.

Rylan very slowly nodded his head, his eyes watching her closely as if he was afraid that she would be attacking him at any moment.

"Oh! What kind of supernatural?" She asked as she kept her eyes solely focused on him.

Rylan took in a deep breath as he spoke, "Emily, you are scaring me with your questions. It's like you are interrogating me and the moment this interrogation will be over you will end my life." 

Emily could not hold in the scoff that left her lips at his stupid words.

"I'm just a human and you still dare to pretend that you are the helpless one here." She muttered as she moved her eyes towards the elder Sullivan.

"What kind of supernatural are you?" She repeated her question as she curiously waited for him to reply.

While Domenic, Simon, and Sam were confused by Emily's behavior, Kaiden was filled with happiness as he found his girl focusing her entire attention solely on him.

For a moment he found himself slipping as the answer to her question almost rolled out of his mouth, however, he caught himself at the last moment.

A small twitch appeared on his lips as he bent a little forward on the table while asking, "Why it looks like that you are far too curious about the supernaturals? You were supposed to be afraid, right?"

Emily folded her hands across her chest as if she was switching on her defensive mode as she replied, "Of course, I am curious. It's not like you every day got to know that magical beings are living around you. As for me not being afraid, then why should I be afraid when I've two of my brothers here with me?"

A huge smile made its way to Simon's lips as he heard Emily's reply.

"Your brothers are only humans. Why are you so confident that they can save you from something that's much more powerful than them?" Rylan asked her with curiosity visible in his eyes.

A smirk appeared on Emily's lips as she replied to his question, "The fact that a human family is your biggest competitor in this entire city, I don't think you should be asking such a stupid question."

This time both Simon and Sam burst out into laughter as they clapped for Emily, making the girl feel a little proud in her heart.

It was the first time she was being so bold in front of someone and to be honest, she was liking this new feeling of confidence.

Of course, she was wary of the Sullivans and their identity but it was also true that she trusted her brothers.

She surely did not want to cause any troubles for her brothers, especially if it was related to the Sullivans, but she also did not want them to think of her as a weak girl.

Though she could not match the level of confidence, power, and control that her brothers carried, she still wanted to try her best to be at least not a disgrace for them.

"Oh God, Emily. When did you become so savage?" Sam asked her as he patted her shoulder in encouragement.

"Jackson and Leo have been teaching me for quite some time. I just never tried to use their lessons and tips before this." Emily replied with a shrug.

Her eyes wandered towards Domenic as she wanted to know if he was okay with her being so chatty, but when she saw the small smile playing on his lips it was like a huge weight was lifted from her heart.

"I think you earned the answer to your question since you succeeded in defeating Rylan," Kaiden said as he took out a pen from his suit pocket.

"Wait, what?" Rylan asked in shock and confusion as he looked at his brother as if he expected him to answer.

However, Kaiden totally ignored his brother as he passed the pen to Emily.

"This pen holds the answer to your question. If you can solve the puzzle and find out exactly what kind of supernaturals we are, I'll allow you one chance to ask for anything from me. As long as your request won't cause any harm to my people or anyone else, I'll complete it at all costs." 

Kaiden's words filled the room with silence as everyone stared at him in total shock.

Even Emily was aware of some of the weightage that his words held and the horrified expression on Rylan and Mr. Kim's faces told her that she was not even grasping half of the seriousness of his promise.

For the first time she did not look at her brothers to find out what they wanted her to do.

Rather, she stretched her left hand and took the pen that Kaiden was holding.

The sweet tingles that suddenly erupted over her hand for a few seconds left her shocked and surprised for a moment.

Her eyes immediately looking up at those cerulean eyes that appeared to be too familiar at that moment and suddenly she knew!