adrianna

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Alexei pov

7:30am. My alarm goes off.

I regretfully get out of bed and have a shower to wake myself up. I am not a morning person. Never have and never will be.

Once I get dressed I chuck a hoodie and some shorts on as I make my way downstairs for breakfast.

I walk into the kitchen and see everyone smiling and laughing. Even Adrianna. It makes me have a smile on my face. I haven't seen her express many emotions since she's been here, but her and I have talked a few times and she seems really nice.

I'm not sure where she's lived before moving in with us but I'm not going to over step my boundaries and ask her. She can tell me if she's comfortable, if not I don't care.

As I take a seat next to Xander. He gives me a smile and keeps eating. Everyone does seem to be in a good mood this morning. Did something good happen?

Diego pov

I've been keeping a close eye on Adrianna since that night she killed Serpent. She somehow knew we were bugged as soon as we left the building. I know she's my best friends little sister, but I've had too many people cross me, and I'm not willing to take any risks anymore, no matter who they are.

She's been acting weird as soon as she moved in with us. She didn't want to talk to anyone. She didn't want to get close with her brothers. She didn't even know how to react when her mother first saw her apparently. Sophia wasn't expecting her to be there when she got home, and when she saw Adrianna for the first time in 16 years she started crying.

And Adrianna stood there watching, as if it's the most oddest thing someone could do. I'm aware that she has a history with drugs since I since I watched her and Xavier physically fight about it in front of me.

I'm not sure how she got into drugs but Xavier told me she was just a junkie who opened her legs up for everyone. I thought that was a bit harsh, especially to say about his sister but he hasn't said anything bad about her in ages.

In fact, he seems to really like her now. Maybe they had some bonding time together and got closer. I make a note to ask him about it later.

As I finish my gym session, I head towards my room, walking past the living room. I see the twins sitting on a couch so I peak my head through, about to shout something dumb but I stop when I see everyone in there.

And they are all crying. I leave before anyone spots me and I go to take a shower. The last thing I want to do is eavesdrop on other peoples business. I might not trust her completely, but whatever they were talking about was serious.

I've never seen them all look so broken before.

***

I finish my shower and I head downstairs for some breakfast. I expected there to be some sort of sad vibe but everyone is smiling and getting on well. Especially Adrianna.

She was practically breaking apart half an hour ago and now she's fine? Smiling more than she ever has since she's been here?

I make sure to observe her closely throughout breakfast. She's up to something. I can feel it.

Adrianna pov

Keep smiling. Keep laughing.

I need them to think I'm fine. I need them to know I'm fine. I don't want them to have to worry about me anymore, I've given them so many problems since I've been here and it's not fair for them.

It's not that I'm not fine right now, but they were the first people I've ever told about my past. And they reacted the opposite way I thought they would of. I thought they would of yelled at me and shunned me. I thought they would of kicked me out and not wanted anything to do with me again. But they were understanding. They were sad.