Emily clutched Domenic's hands tightly in her small ones as she looked at him with her tear-filled eyes.

She did not respond to his question verbally, rather, she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.

Her eyes landed on Crist and Leo who were sitting opposite her. They gave her soft encouraging smiles as their eyes held immense love for her.

"I'm going to take this as a yes, Emilia. I hope you will remember this promise of yours in the future." Domenic whispered into her ear as he rubbed her back softly.

The two finally pulled away after a few minutes and Domenic took a seat on the single sofa next to her.

On the other hand, Simon decided to take a seat beside her. It made her sandwiched between Daniel and him.

"Do you know who did this?" Emily asked after everyone was settled once again.

The brothers passed each other quick glances before Daniel decided to answer her question.

"Our team is investigating the matter. So far we haven't found much about it. But if we have to make a guess then we think that this was done by those same people who tried to kidnap you a few months ago."

Emily felt a cold shiver running down her spine as she thought about that eventful night.

Simon noticed her discomfort and pulled her against him to wrap the little girl in his large overcoat.

The inside of the mansion was protected by various spells that kept the house warm during the winter season.

That's why most of them were wearing normal clothes rather than warm coats.

"Do you think someone is purposely targeting me?" Emily found herself asking as she weaved her fingers with Daniel's large ones.

"Our family has succeeded in creating many competitors throughout our climb to the top. It's quite normal that there are some enemies out there too who wish for our failure day and night. If they want to get even with us, you would be their first target, Em."

Crist answered her question with full honesty. He did not want to keep her in fake security and assurance, none of the brothers wanted that.

"Why is our family so powerful? Why are we strong enough to challenge the Sullivans and other Supernaturals?"

Emily knew that she was challenging her luck by asking this question but she really wanted to know the answer.

If worse came to worst, her question would be ignored. But it was still worth a try.

All her brothers turned to look at Domenic who had been silently observing them for the last few minutes.

He looked directly at her as he asked, "You really want to know?"

Emily did not waste any time before she hurriedly nodded her head in reply.

Her guardian brother took a deep breath before he relaxed into his seat. He was silent for a few seconds before he finally launched into the story.

"Our ancestors moved to this city nearly three hundred years ago. At that time, this city was under the rule of the Evans family."

As soon as he ended that sentence, Emily found herself staring at her brother in total surprise.

"Sam?" She asked or more like shouted as she waited for his brother's reply.

"Right! Sam is the current heir of the Evans Empire. But three hundred years ago, it was his dad and uncle who ruled the city." Domenic answered her question with a slight nod of his head.

"Somehow, our ancestors ended up working for Sam's uncle. That was the first time when Alessandro and Evans's family started a business deal."

"Our ancestors were as good in business as one could. With the help of Evans, they soon established a business within this city. Do you what kind of supernatural is Sam?"

Domenic suddenly asked her, making everyone turn their attention towards her.

Emily hesitated for a while before she decided to reply, "He...he's a...a....VA-vampire, right?"

The smile that bloomed on Leo's lips answers her question before Domenic could.

"That's right. He's a vampire and a good one. Then tell me what you know about vampires."

Emily was silent for a while as she tried to remember all that she had learned about the Vampire race so far.

"Well, they are undead who needs blood to survive. However, it's forbidden for them to drink from humans and they can only drink from blood bags. That's why many blood banks work for Vampire clans all over the world."

When she saw Domenic nodding at her with pride filling his beautiful eyes, she got back a little bit of her confidence as she continued.

"There are many who don't agree with this law but if anyone tries to oppose it then they are considered as a criminal by the vampire council. Also, most of the vampires, which means almost ninety percent of their total population, can't stand heavy sunlight. Only those who are born as vampires can easily handle sunlight."

She finished and immediately got a shoulder pat from Daniel who gave her a big smile, telling her that he too was proud of her.

Their reactions made a smile appear on her face as she turned her attention towards her eldest brother.

"You are on the right track. Since the vampires could not handle the sunlight, they needed someone who can be trustworthy enough to handle their matters during the daylight. Since our ancestors were in debt of the Evans' family, they started working for them."

"Time passed and the bond between our families grew stronger with it. Strong enough that after hundreds of years we are still working together."

The room was silent for a few minutes before Emily decided to speak, "So, the reason behind our family's power is the Evans' family?"

When she saw Domenic immediately shaking his head in disagreement, she was left confused.

"We help Evans with their business while they provide their aid in the form of a higher level of security and a little bit of their supernatural powers that we use very rarely. You will be surprised to know that our family is currently far more powerful than the Evans." Domenic tried to explain.

However, Emily was only getting more confused.

"I'm not getting it." She said with a frown on her face.

"When our families first came together, it was the time when supernaturals first decided to reveal themselves to the human population. At that time, we have very little knowledge about them. But in the past few hundred years, our family had gathered as much information about the supernaturals as possible. Back then, we have no safety measures against them. However, now we even know the secrets that can swipe them from the face of the Earth. In short, the time has changed and we no longer need them."

Emily could feel the coldness in Domenic's words and she knew that he really held the power of killing those Vampires or maybe the supernaturals too.

Their business empire was no longer limited to City A, not it was limited within the boundaries of their country.

From what she had learned about her family power in the past half a year, the Alessandro Empire was spread all over the globe.

Hundreds of companies, hotels, resorts, casinos, restaurants, hospitals, schools, universities and research labs were working under the name of Alessandro Empire.

She even knew that Domenic had connections with Governments of various countries and even the Supernatural Councils located in different parts of the globe.

In short, her brother and the empire that he ruled were indeed powerful enough to shake anyone to their core.

"Why haven't you done that yet?" She could not help but ask as she looked at him to listen to his answer.

A smile broke on his lips at her questions as he shook his head a little before he replied, "We don't have anything bad against the Evans. Our families have been friends for centuries and this friendship is built on trust and understanding. What our ancestors did was to make sure that we have a weapon against them to protect ourselves, if a situation like that happened to appear in the future. Having the means of killing them does not mean that we actually want to kill them. Do you really want me to kill Sam?"

Emily immediately shook her head in reply. The doctor was too good to die so young. He was such a sweet person that he could easily be mistaken as an angel.

"So, we are powerful because we have resources to stand against the supernaturals if a situation like that arises. The friendship between Evans and our family is one of the reasons why our family has reached such a high position and both our families respect this friendship."

Emily summarised everything and then looked at her eldest brother who gave her a nod.

"Then..., what's the reason behind the animosity between the Evans and the Sullivans?"