"Huh?"

To say that Emily was left totally confused would be an understatement.

She just stared at Sam like he had spouted some kind of nonsense to confuse her.

"Wait! You are trying to say that humans like me also attend that Supernatural Academy? Did they even know that it's not some normal institution but a place filled with mythical creatures?" She asked and this time she pointed her question at everyone present in the room.

"Most of the people living in this city are aware of the Supernaturals living along with them. The Supernaturals are living around the world under the guidance of Supernatural societies. A city can either be under the power of a Supernatural council or the human government. It depends on which kind is dominating the population of that city. For example, our city is ruled by the Supernatural council because almost sixty-five percent of the population of this city is supernaturals."

Emily was so shocked by the revelation that she could not find any words to explain her surprise.

Her eyes traveled to Domenic and her brother nodded his head in return to her unasked question, agreeing with the information that Kaiden just provided.

"If it's like that then why I never got to know about this?" She finally asked the question that was currently sitting on the top of her list of questions.

How come she never heard about supernaturals when they were literally present everywhere?

"Just like I said, the number of supernaturals living in different cities or states varies and most of the times, if their number is lower than thirty percent of the total population of that area, the supernaturals preferred to keep their existence a secret. It also depends on the factor of whether the human population of that particular area is ready to accept them as a part of their society or not. If the humans appeared to be hostile towards anything mythological or paranormal, the Supernatural society tends to stay in dark."

There was silence for a few seconds before Simon continued from where Kaiden left.

"As far as we know, the population of supernaturals in City B, where you lived with your mother, is barely close to seven percent of the total population of the entire city. It's clear why you never came across anything related to the paranormal during your stay there."

Emily slowly nodded her head as she started understanding exactly how everything worked.

"After you were transferred to City N, the supernatural presence of that city was still too low for you to stumble across it. However, City X, where you have been living before shifting to the orphanage of City B again last year, has a very high percentage of supernaturals living there. But that area is actually not considered safe for humans as the supernaturals living there are not exactly human-friendly. It's a good thing that you only stayed there for less than a year before returning to City B. Who knew what would have happened....."

As Simon suddenly trailed off in the middle of his sentence, he was not the only one who felt his heart suddenly was not able to beat anymore as a horrifying realization dawned over him.

He could see the way Emily was clutching the hem of the blazer tightly in her palms as she focused all her attention on the half-filled glass of orange juice.

However, even before the question that was sitting on the tip of his tongue could leave his mouth, he felt Domenic's hand on his elbow.

The little headshake that his eldest brother gave him made him even more uncomfortable but he knew that Domenic was right.

"Well...., at least now you get the answers to both your questions. The reason why humans of our city join the Supernatural Academy is to learn more about us so that our kinds can live in understanding and peace together." Rylan tried to disperse the tense air that was looming over them.

Emily was silent for the next few moments and Simon feared that he had probably pushed her too far into her past memories, but he soon was relieved when his little sister turned her focus towards the two Sullivan brothers to ask her next question.

"Don't you think it's kind of dangerous to let humans find out about the secrets of your kind? What if one day they decided to use that knowledge against you?"

The slightest twitch on Kaiden's lips was the only indication that he was either impressed by her sharp mind or utter stupidity. But either way, she should have succeeded in impressing him, right?

"We are just doing exactly what the human government is doing."

His reply made a frown appear on her face as she waited for him to elaborate.

However, when he showed no indication of driving her confusion away, she finally turned her attention towards her brothers.

It was Domenic who took pity on her as he explained, "The human government allows the supernaturals to study in human schools and universities to gain the same knowledge that us humans are gaining. It's a sign of the trust that the human government is putting in the supernaturals. Moreover, the government knows how to keep the deepest secrets of the human world safe from supernaturals. On the other hand, the supernaturals are doing the exact same thing in return."

"Oh!"

That's how Emily replied to the explanation that her brother provided to her.

Now she had more or less a grasp on how the Supernaturals lived or worked in their society and exactly how much power did they held in their hands.

"Are you also going to tell me exactly why these two are considered our competitors? I bet it's not because they are supernaturals since your best friend and my lovely doctor here is also one of them, right?"

Simon chuckled at Emily's question while Sam tried to not sigh as he realized that the little girl was far too observant and intelligent than he first expected.

"Nope! You are still not ready to learn about the family secrets. But I promise to tell you everything as you will get accustomed to the way everything works here." Domenic promised her in his serious and powerful tone that left no space for objections.

Emily slowly nodded her head before she turned her attention towards the Doctor as she asked curiously, "So, what kind of Supernatural are you?"

Sam passed a quick glance to everyone present in the room before looking back at the girl as he replied, "Actually, it's related to your family secret. So, you will need to wait to know the answer."

The scoff that left Emily's lips instantly, made Simon and Rylan burst into chuckles while the rest of the other three men tried not to show their emotions.

It was time for a new beginning for our little Emily!