Secretary Kim halted immediately in his tracks as he heard his boss's sharp and kind of panicked voice commanding him to stop. It took all his self-control to keep a straight face as he turned around to face his Master.

"Who allowed you to touch my things? You are becoming more and more outrageous with time, Secretary Kim! Make sure you keep your hands away from my things next time. If something like this happens again, then remember to inform me immediately. No one else is allowed to touch my things." Kaiden reprimanded his Secretary as he hurriedly pulled the bouquet from the latter's hands.

Secretary Kim hurriedly nodded his head as he replied, "Sure, boss!"

He bowed his head slightly and moved towards the door but then suddenly stopped and asked, "Sire, since I performed very well today...can I get a day off this weekend?"

He was pretty sure that after getting flowers from Miss Alessandro, his boss would be in enough good mood to not mind giving his poor Secretary a single day off.

However, Mr. Kim felt cold and sharp daggers cutting through every inch of his skin as soon as his boss turned his cold icy eyes towards him.

"I.....I-I.....I.....was....j-just...joking....Yeah, just joking!...I'm gonna....l-leave now.....have...h-have some important work to finish...!"

Secretary Kim somehow managed to speak as he hurriedly moved towards the door, knocking his knee against the edge of a desk in the process.

Kaiden watched the dragon shifter hurriedly escaping from the office as if he was being chased by the devil himself.

As the door of his office closed, he turned his attention back towards the beautiful bouquet that he was holding in his arms.

The sweet fragrance of the fresh red roses filled his senses as he inhaled deeply. He still could not believe that his precious angel had sent these flowers for him.

He took out the little card that was placed in the bouquet and read the words written by his Sweetheart.

'Have a nice day!'

There was also a small heart drawn at the end which made a huge smile appear on his face. He could barely control his happiness at the moment.

And while he was busy making himself believe that his mate had sent him red roses, his phone pinged with a message alert.

He took another deep inhale of the fragrant roses before placing the bouquet on the center of his desk.

He took out his cellphone to check the message, only to realize that it was a message from Emily.

'Do you like it? Or have you already ordered Mr. Kim to throw them out without asking who sent them?'

He took in a sharp breath as he realized that his Secretary had successfully leaked some information, something that he should not have done. Was he trying to ruin his (Kaiden's) image in front of her?

One after another, weird thoughts and questions kept popping up in his mind as he tried to think of a proper response.

After contemplating hard for a few long seconds, he finally started typing -

'I will never dare to throw away the things touched by you. I'm going to build a museum to keep all the things that you are going to give me in the future. I'll cherish them with my entire heart.'

***

Shadow glanced at the girl who had been smiling stupidly for the past few minutes while staring at her phone.

"Let me guess. Your idea of sending him flowers went way better than you imagined, right?" He asked as he placed a cup of freshly brewed herbal tea in front of her and took a seat beside her.

Emily finally put down her phone as she turned her attention towards the handsome Vampire Lord sitting in front of her eyes.

"Thank you, Shadow. It was actually your idea. So no need to make it sound like I'm the one who thought of it. But after seeing his response, I've decided something important." 

It was pretty clear that she was too eager to tell him about whatever idea she had come up with.

"Don't keep it inside you, or you will start getting cramps. Come on, share it with me since that's exactly what you want to do." Shadow commented as he flicked her forehead, making her pout as she rubbed the spot.

"You are becoming brutal day by day." She complained as she kept rubbing the spot on her forehead where his fingers had successfully hit her.

Shadow let out a sigh as he moved her hands away and started massaging her forehead as he replied, "And you are becoming eviler."

Emily scoffed but let him massage her forehead. She was no idiot to lose such a big chance of getting massaged by the great Supreme Sire whose hands were only popular for killing and not for being so soft and comfortable.

"Oh! I almost forgot to tell you about my idea - I've decided to court Kaiden." Emily finally revealed with a cheerful tone as she felt her heart racing at the thought.

She felt Shadow's fingers coming to a stop for a mere second but then he resumed massaging her forehead. She slowly looked up towards his face, only to find him staring back at her.

"Is it still hurting?" He asked softly with a small smile and as she immediately shook her head in denial, he pulled his hands away and relaxed in his seat.

"If that's your plan.......then I'll support you no matter what. Remember to ask if you need help from me, except if it's to buy condoms or pills..."

"SHADOW, JUST SHUT UP!" 

Emily shouted at the man as she tried to hurriedly cover his mouth and stop him from speaking.

"I'm just being clear before it's too late. Why are you being so mad about it?.....OUCH!" 

Shadow tried to save himself from the constant attacks from the girl who was hell-bent on kicking him out of his seat.

"You are a PUMPKIN. A BIG ROTTEN PUMPKIN!" 

Emily shouted at him as she kept attacking him with her fragile hands who barely knew how to fight against a super-powerful person like the one and only Supreme Sire.

"You know what, your brothers will feel proud to know that you still can't curse properly. HEY, Woman stop attacking me!" 

Shadow finally decided to take some action as he could not see her attacks stopping anytime soon.

He caught both of her hands in his own, keeping his hold a little bit tight but also lose enough to not hurt her.

But this action of his rewarded him with a greater reaction when she tried to knee him. Fortunately, his vampire reflexes were quicker than her human speed and he successfully dozed her.

But this only ended up making Emily use more of her energy and strength as she made a complete turn of three-sixty degrees and pulled her hands away from his hold.

With a quick jump back she moved a punch towards his face which got blocked immediately but gave her enough time to launch a kick towards the left side of his waist.

Shadow let go of her hand and blocked her kick, making her bent backward as she tried to regain her balance.

A huge smile broke out on Emily's lips as she straightened and once again attacked the man who too was smiling as he prepared to block her attacks.

The previously silent and warm living room of her apartment suddenly became a fighting ground within a few minutes.

The two of them did not even realize that they were breaking things in the midst of enjoying a friendly fight.

The living room no longer looked anything like its name. Rather, it appeared like a battlefield.

About twenty minutes later, Emily could be seen lying down on the cold floor of the living room as she panted harshly to catch up her breathing.

Her heart was racing because of the adrenaline rush and her face had heated up due to all the fighting.

Shadow crouched down beside her as he returned with a towel and a bottle of cold water.

"Here!" 

He helped her to sit with her back against his right arm as he handed the water bottle and started wiping the sweat that was covering her face and neck.

"You still have a long way to go, Princess. You are nowhere near defeating me." He told her as he took the bottle from her and set it aside.

"Tell me something that I already know don't know. You have thousands of years of training and experience, while I only have four years of knowledge in my pocket. Of course, it's going to be super super super hard for me to defeat you in a physical fight. But I'm not going to give up." Emily replied as she brushed away her wet hair from her face.

"You are forgetting a major part here, Princess. While I actually have an advantage over you, my teachers were really not that great. However, your teacher is the best in the world and he won't stop until the day you will successfully surpass him."