"Are you sure it's going to work?" Crist asked as he eyed the ring on Emily's hand.

Rather than answering, Shadow decided to ignore the Fifth Young Master of the Alessandro Empire as he disappeared through the large wooden doors that opened into a long hallway.

"He's really something!" Leo muttered as he moved his fingers through his brown locks to give them some volume.

"He just doesn't like to talk unnecessarily." Emily defended her bodyguard as she noticed Domenic and Daniel finally coming out of the secret room that was located at the other end of the corridor where she was currently standing with the rest of her brothers.

"You are looking so beautiful, Sorellina," Daniel commented as he gave her a huge smile while giving a little pat on her head, making sure not to mess her hairstyle.

"Thank you."

Emily beamed at her brother as she looked at his sky blue attire. He looked just as handsome and perfect as one could.

In fact, all her brothers were looking so handsome and dashing.

"Shall we?"

Domenic asked as he came beside her and offered his arm, looking at her with raised eyebrows as he waited for her answer.

Without missing a beat, Emily immediately took hold of his arm as she gave a nod in reply to his question.

The seven siblings entered the long hallway that was supposed to lead them to the second floor where the banquet was taking place.

She was in the front of the group with Domenic by her side. While her brother looked like he owned the damn place, she could feel her heartbeat increasing rapidly with each step that she was taking towards their destination.

She tried her best to not let her nervousness show on her face as she tried to appear as calm and confident as she could muster.

However, she knew that she could not fool everyone for so long.

They were near the staircases when suddenly a familiar voice stopped them.

As she turned with her brother to look at the group of men who were coming towards them, Emily immediately recognized the Sullivan brothers, Shane and Mr. Kim.

"Damn! You are....looking like a girl for a change!"

Rylan commented as soon as he approached their group. His eyes were filled with sparkles as he enjoyed teasing her.

Shane clapped Rylan on his shoulder as he burst out into chuckles, probably seeking fun at the moment.

"You guys are pumpkins!"

Emily muttered as she glared at the two boys, making sure to show her dissatisfaction.

The silence that followed her words made her look at everyone with raised eyebrows.

"Pumpkins? Like seriously, Em?" Shane asked with huge soccer-like eyes as he stared at her to make sure that he had not misheard.

"You guys are fortunate because I'm not allowed to curse. So be a pumpkin for the time being!" Emily replied with a soft shrug.

Her answer made many of her brothers burst out into chuckles. She even noticed a proud look in Daniel's eyes.

And then, her eyes finally landed on the man who had become someone that always lurked in her thoughts.

She was surprised to see him wearing anything but dark-colored clothes. He decided to go with a white suit for the banquet.

His silver hair matched his clothes and the icy blue eyes were a beautiful contrast to his attire.

She noticed that his necktie was a little crooked. It was just so minor that barely anyone could point it out unless they were looking at his necktie in particular.

But she did notice it. Her hands itching to help him position it perfectly. However, she controlled her hands from doing anything stupid.

"Miss Alessandro, you are looking so beautiful tonight," Kaiden spoke as he took hold of her hand and bent his head to plant a soft kiss on the back of her palm.

Her heart fluttered inside her chest as she felt his soft lips coming in contact with her hand. She could not even promise that she was not blushing like an idiot at that moment.

Because her cheeks were sure on flames as she tried to not react.

And even though her eyes were plastered on the Prince with silver hair and blue eyes, she could feel the shock that her brothers received by Kaiden's act.

"How dare..."

Her attention was pulled towards Mark who was glaring daggers at Kaiden. In fact, almost all of her brothers were glaring at Kaiden with murderous looks in their eyes.

She felt her heart shaking in fear as she pictured her brothers destroying the handsome face of the Young CEO, but before her imagination could come true, Domenic decided to interfere.

"He's just being POLITE! No need to create a scene."

And even though his words were in some sort of Kaiden's support, there was no doubt that even he was not happy about what he just witnessed.

He confirmed his dissatisfaction when he pulled Emily's hand out of Young Prince's grasp and pulled his little sister by his side, creating quite a distance between her and Kaiden.

"Even I'm shocked. My brother is no longer acting like my brother." Rylan spoke as he shook his head lightly before he marched towards the stairs.

It barely took him ten seconds before he disappeared from their eyesight along with Shane.

"I will be looking forward to ask you for a dance. I wish that I can have the pleasure of dancing with such a beautiful young lady." Kaiden spoke as he looked directly into her eyes, making her immediately look away as she felt her heart rate accelerating once again.

"She won't. Don't dream with open eyes." Crist said through gritted teeth as he glared at the Supernatural Prince.

"We will see," Kaiden commented back in reply as he gave a last look to her before he too walked away with Mr. Kim.

There was silence for the next few seconds when she heard Shadow speaking from behind her.

"Since you all have successfully avoided this blood bath, shall we enter the hall? Everyone's waiting for the great Alessandro Siblings to make their appearance at this grand banquet."

A small smile appeared on her lips as she looked at her bodyguard with grateful eyes.

She loved this fact about him. The way he appeared out of nowhere and changed the mood of the room just with a few of his words, that's a very rare but great talent.

Done nodded his head as he squeezed her shoulders to assure her that he was there with her.

The others followed them as they moved up the stairs towards the banquet hall but not before she watched Shadow passing her a quick wink that brought a huge smile on her face.

She did not even realize but the events, that took place in the short period of barely ten minutes, changed her mood completely.

She wasn't longer anxious or afraid. Rather, she was filled with happiness and confidence, especially since she found so many familiar faces around her.

"You look pretty when you smile," Leo commented as he took hold of her other hand, squeezing her fingers in the process.

"Thank you, Brother Leo," Emily whispered back as they finally stepped into the great hall where the banquet was going to take place.

The hall was filled with guests and almost everyone turned towards them as their group entered the hall.

For a moment, she felt nervousness once again taking over her but then her eyes landed on the familiar figure of Kaiden Sullivan, and all her worries disappeared just like that.

She could hear people whispering around her, greeting her brothers, and talking about her, but she cared about none of them.

Her eyes were trained on the man who was looking back at her with a smile that held the power of killing people.

"Princess, if you kept looking at Kaiden Sullivan with those puppy eyes, I'm pretty sure that everyone here will soon witness a blood bath started by your brothers."

Emily was pulled out of her trance when she heard Shadow's soft voice whispering in her ears.

She immediately looked around to see where the man was but to her shock, she could not locate him anywhere.

"Emilia, meet Mr. Mackenzie. He's one of the Elders of the council. The head of the Witch Clan and the owner of the Meck Corporation."

Domenic introduced her to a man who looked like in his mid-fifties and was wearing a dark grey suit.

She shook his hand as she smiled politely at him, neither liking it disliking him immediately.

The introductions continued as Domenic introduced her to the other Elders of the council and various of his business partners who were a part of the supernatural community.

"This is so boring, right?"

Rylan asked her as he came to sit at their table.

Currently, only she and Leo were sitting around their booked table while the rest of her brothers continued to talk with the guests who had arrived.

Kaiden and Mr. Kim were also doing the same thing, leaving Rylan and Shane to fend off to themselves.