Sullivan Corporation -

"Master, Second Master Rylan, and Young Master Shane are here. They are waiting for you in the hallway." Secretary Kim notified Kaiden as he walked into the CEO's office.

Kaiden's hands stopped for a mere second before he resumed tapping the keys on his laptop.

"Hmm! Let them inside." He told his secretary without even moving his attention away from his work.

"Yes, Master."

Secretary Kim bowed his head slightly before he left the office to let the Young Masters inside.

It barely took them two minutes before the boys were running towards the cabin of the CEO of the Sullivan Corporation.

"Brotherrrrrr...."

Rylan shouted as he ran inside the office and immediately jumped on his brother who was now standing near the floor-to-ceiling glass windows that looked down at the busy night view of the city.

"Ry....."

Kaiden softly called his brother's name as he let the boy hug him. Shane also did not waste much time as he too jumped in to hug the two of them, making Kaiden chuckle lightly as he patted both the boys on their backs.

"We missed you a lot, K." Shane said as he finally stepped away from the man and smiled at him.

Rylan immediately nodded his head to emphasize his best friend's words.

"Yeah! I can see that. Ry....., can you please jump down now? You have become heavier than before." Kaiden commented in a teasing way as he patted his younger brother's back who was still hanging on him.

"It's not like my weight could bother you. In front of your alpha power, I'm absolutely nothing." Rylan remarked as he finally jumped down and stood beside Shane.

"You guys are probably tired after the long flight. I have still some important stuff to handle. Secretary Kim will drop you guys at the mansion. I'll see you tomorrow morning." Kaiden told them and immediately, Mr. Kim walked inside the cabin.

"Alright! But you have to promise us first that you will take us out tomorrow for dinner. It's been four years since we last had dinner together." Shane demanded as he looked at Kaiden with hopeful eyes.

And from the expression that was visible on Rylan's face, it was pretty clear that the Second Young Master was also looking forward to a dinner night out together with his brother.

Kaiden sighed softly as he nodded his head before replying, "Okay! It's a promise."

The boys immediately cheered in happiness as they high-fived each other before bidding Kaiden a quick goodbye and following Mr. Kim out of the cabin.

Barely a few minutes would have passed when a knock was heard, disturbing him as he was almost about to finish reviewing the project on which his company was currently working.

"Come in!"

He said in a lazy tone as he finished signing the project and securely putting it aside before the person walked into his office.

"Is it done?" Kaiden asked as soon as the man stepped inside.

"Yes, Master. Everything has been taken care of as per your orders." The man replied as he bowed his head to greet his Sire.

"Good. Wait for my next instructions and ask Secretary Kim to organize a holiday trip for your team and their families. I'm leaving now." Kaiden told the man who once again bowed his head as he accepted the orders.

Within the next few minutes, he was driving his car towards Phoenix Square Street which was located near the Star Xander Mall.

***

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Shadow asked as he watched the girl playing with the three snow treasures who were running around the living room, filling the place with their cold energy.

"Come on, Shadow! You need to chill at least once in a while. And it's not really that scary." Emily said as she rubbed the soft ears of one of the snow fox spirits.

"You have no idea! But why do you want me to do this? You can ask someone else to do this, don't you?" Shadow asked her as his fingers hovered over the keys of the laptop that was sitting in front of him.

"It's an important matter and I don't trust others as much as I trust you." Emily immediately replied as she kept her attention on her spirit animals.

Shadow was silent for the next few seconds as he watched the girl playing with the cute spirits.

"What about Shane or Rylan? You can ask...."

"They have been away from their families for the past four years. I don't think I should be disturbing them right now." Emily immediately replied as she stopped Shadow before he could complete whatever he was saying.

Another soft sigh escaped Shadow's lips as his attention returned to the screen of his laptop.

Just when he finally decided to press the enter key, the laptop disappeared from his sight.

He turned to look at the girl who was now holding the laptop in one of her hands while the other was hovering over the keys.

"It's alright. If you really don't want to do this then I won't force you. I will...Wait! What are you doing now?" Emily asked with raised eyebrows as Shadow suddenly snatched the laptop away from her and pressed the enter key, confirming his fate of the coming weekend.

"Care to explain?" Emily again voiced her question as she folded her hands as she looked at the handsome supernatural sitting in front of her.

Shadow placed the laptop on the table before he turned his attention on the girl as a small sigh escaped his lips.

"If you think that I can do this.....then...I will try my best to put all my efforts into it. It is just that...I'm...I am...not used to stay around humans, especially children. And I've never been to such a place before...."

Shadow tried to explain in a small voice and was taken by surprise when the girl suddenly cupped his face and made him look at her.

"Aww, Shadow. You have no idea how soft and innocent your heart actually is. No matter how the rest of the world sees you, I know that the real Supreme Sire is not like what this world believes in, and that's because I've seen the real spirit of the Supreme Sire and he's so different from those rumors."

"You don't know what you are talking about. The real Supreme Sire is just as cold-blooded and lethal as this world thinks. The person who has been living with you for the past few years, he's just a facade." Shadow immediately responded as once again he felt something moving inside him at her words.

From the very first moment when he met her in a dream, she successfully ended up making a place for herself in his cold and dead soul.

No matter how much he tried to keep a distance from her and stay away from her personal life, he was just unable to do that from the very beginning.

She had successfully become the most important person in his life. A person who had been the center of his entire life for the last four years and still was.

He probably had not realized it yet, but Emily was just not his salvation anymore, she had successfully ended up becoming far more important to him than he was aware of.

"I don't think so. Though I've not been with you for too long, I still think that I'm the only person whom you have let to cross all the walls surrounding you. I may not know much about your past, but I'm sure that I know the real Shadow. And because of this, I can confidently say that you have a very soft and innocent heart. Just because you can kill without blinking, you can torture without a single thought, or use others for your benefit, it doesn't mean that you can't be innocent. You are innocent when it comes to ruling the Supernatural world but you are definitely very innocent when it comes to deal with those who are not your enemies."

Emily had a soft look in her eyes as she shared her inner but sincere thoughts with the man who was no longer just her bodyguard, he was the only person whom she trusted more than anyone at the moment.

"I don't know what standards you are using to decide my innocence but it sure is not a trustworthy one," Shadow muttered as he stood up from his seat and moved towards the adjoining kitchen.

"You just don't want me to ruin your cold-hearted and dangerous image in front of the world. No need to question my standards. They are pretty reliable." Emily commented in response as she followed him into the kitchen.

It was past ten o'clock and the two of them still had to have their dinner. She watched curiously as Shadow started preparing dinner while ignoring her remark completely.

She was about to tease him again when they were disturbed by the sudden ring of their doorbell.

Looked like they had an unlimited guest.