"What's wrong with you?" 

Leo asked as he followed her inside the huge library on the sixth floor of the Academy building.

Emily just shook her head as she made her way towards her favorite spot in the entire library. It was the same secluded spot where she had found Rylan on her very first visit.

As they settled down in their chairs next to each other, Leo noticed the tiredness that was clearly visible on his little sister's face.

"Still thinking about the dream." 

It was not a question, meaning that he already knew that she was still thinking about the weird dream that she saw the previous night.

According to what she shared with him and Crist in the morning, she was no longer able to recall most of the dream. 

A sigh left her lips as Emily slowly nodded her head in response.

Not only her head was hurting because of constantly thinking about the dream, but her body too was in pain because of the constant punches and kicks that she received during the defense class.

A painful hiss left her lips when Leo tried to pull her left hand in his own.

"Damn! Mark is really something!" 

Leo whispered shouted when he finally noticed the huge red bruise on her left wrist that soon would be turning angry purple if not taken care of.

"He was not the one punching or kicking me. Then why get angry at him?" 

Emily asked as she rubbed her temples to find some relief from the headache that was ready to kill her.

"Even though he was not the one who hit you, but he was still the one who ordered your opponent not to show any kind of leniency on you. He's not behaving like a brother at all." Leo was definitely not happy with Mark's attitude towards their little sister.

"You are right. He's not acting like a brother, but he's being the perfect coach. Can't you see that I've actually improved in the past one month? Of course, I'm always covered in bruises after the classes but I'm actually happy because I know that I've improved. He's strict but at least it's not for nothing." 

The genuine happiness in her eyes told Leo that she really was not upset with Mark for the harsh treatment that he was giving her during the defense classes.

"How strange! You are actually speaking in his favor. I didn't saw this coming." Leo chuckled as he commented.

"To make you feel better, he's still my least favorite brother." Emily softly whispered into his ear and they both burst into chuckles.

The two siblings enjoyed the next few minutes in silence as Leo lightly massaged her forehead to give her some relief from her headache.

"Young Master and Young Miss, Master has summoned you in his office."

One of the workers of the SA interrupted them, making the two stare at each other in confusion.

Not wasting much time, the two of them followed the woman to the topmost floor of the Academy building.

As they stepped inside the huge office room, the first thing that greeted her was the familiar scent of Kaiden.

Her eyes eagerly took in the massive room and the way it was decorated not only beautifully but also elegantly.

Everything was properly placed and the room gave the perfect impression of the personality of its owner.

"I thought the Headmaster summoned us here," Emily muttered softly knowing very well that the other part could clearly hear her mumbled words.

"Rylan, will you please accompany Leonardo to the cafeteria." 

Kaiden barely finished his sentence before he noticed his younger brother dragging himself towards the youngest Alessandro Master with a scowl on his face.

"Let's go." 

Rylan muttered as he reached closer to Emily and Leo.

At first, Emily did not even notice that Rylan was also present in the room. It was not until Kaiden called out his name, did she saw him sprawled on the sofa near the fireplace.

"Stay the fuck away from me!" 

The way Leo growled out those words while he glared at Rylan, made Emily stare at her brother in surprise.

She had always felt that there were some personal problems between Leo and Rylan, however, she always ended up considering it as her overthinking.

But seeing the two young men glaring at each other with fire in their eyes, she no longer doubted her thoughts.

There was definitely something wrong going on between the two of them!

"Out! NOW!" 

Kaiden's voice was not loud but it was laced with sovereignty and control. 

Those two words which were laced with the aura of power made Emily glue her eyes on the handsome silver-haired man in front of her.

She did not even notice as Rylan and Leo hurriedly escaped from the room, leaving her alone with Kaiden.

She did not notice as the door closed shut behind her. She did not notice as the owner of those mesmerizing blue eyes started coming closer to her.

And she definitely did not notice that she too had started to walk towards the man who had grasped all her attention.

Her mind had become numb as it could no longer function as a normal brain. All that she could see, think, or focus on, was the person in front of her.

When she finally stopped, they were standing so close to each other that there was barely an inch left between their bodies.

A growl escaped Kaiden's lips as he watched his girl staring at him with those beautiful eyes.

The way she was constantly looking at him, made him want to pull her into his embrace and never let go at any cost.

And it took all his self-control to not give in to his want and craving.

"Sweetheart, please close your eyes."

His voice was soft and barely audible, but as he watched Emily slowly shutting her eyes close, it was clear that she heard him perfectly well.

He let one of his hands close around her right arm before it slowly traveled down to her palm and entangled her fingers with his own.

And it was that very moment when he noticed something that he failed to notice before.

"How?"

Emily's eyes flew open in surprise when she felt him pulling away from her with a sudden force. 

The one-word question that he probably muttered out in his shock made her even more confused.

"What's wrong?" 

Her voice was soft and full of uncertainty as her innocent eyes stared at the man in order to find some answers.

Kaiden was pulled out of his surprised state when her soft and alluring voice entered his ears.

He looked directly into her beautiful green eyes and all that he found there was pure innocence.

A soft smile made its way to his lips as he once again stretched one of his hands out towards her.

"Come here." 

His voice was gentle and so were his eyes that were looking at her with warmth.

Even though she was still confused about what happened a few moments ago, she did not hesitate to come closer to the man.

She let her fingers slide across his palm before he gripped her hand tightly in his warm one and pulled her closer to his body.

Since she was no longer in a trance, she was fairly aware of the closeness of their bodies and the warm breath that was fanning her left cheek.

"I...."

She stopped when she realized that Kaiden's face was inching closer towards her nape.

Her heartbeat increased while she tried to control her breathing which too threatened to accelerate.

Her fingers tightened their hold around his palm while she almost ended up closing her eyes.

A gasp escaped her lips when she felt something warm slightly brushing against her nape before Kaiden pulled his face away from her nape.

Her breathing was no longer under her control as she felt like she was ready to pass out. Her body was on fire and she felt like her legs were on the verge of becoming gelly anytime soon.

"Are you alright?" Kaiden softly asked as he raised her face with his fingers under her chin, making her look directly into his deep ocean-like eyes.

"Yeah. I think so."

Emily whispered back as she finally succeeded in getting her breathing under control, at least a little bit.

"Good. Relax, everything is alright. I was just taken by surprise because of something. That's all." He told her as he rubbed her shoulder in order to calm her.

"What was it?" 

Emily asked curiously as she finally got herself under control, her body was no longer reacting like it was about to burst because of adrenaline.

Kaiden was silent for a few seconds as he observed her before finally deciding to speak.

"There's something new on you. I was just not prepared to find it on you out of all people in this world. But looks like there's still so much about you that I have to learn."