15-year-old Alexandra 'Lexi' DeLaCruz-DeLesco has had a not so pleasant life- to say the least. She was abused by her foster 'parents' until they got arrested for drug dealing. Now, she finds out that she has two sets of six half brothers, sharing the same mom as the DeLescos and the same dad as the DeLaCruzs. The two gangs hate each other, but have agreed to put their rivalry aside for a maximum of one year- until a suitable home can be found for Lexi. They hate her and she hates them. What if Lexi finally finds the home she desperately craved for? What if the brothers start to grow fond of their little sister? Will secrets and the past tear them apart? Find out in 'Temporary' Thanks to @auradeeeee for creating this amazing cover! NOTE: if you are reading this on any other site other than Wattpad, you are likely to be at risk of a malware attack. Featured: Coming-of-age @TeenFiction July 2025

Briella,17, never had a stable family set up. She was left alone by the age of 7, to fend for herself. Her father hated her, abused her for her whole life. Briella usually got into trouble with the law. She has never trusted anyone before in her life... that was until her father passed away. Marco Enzo, 28, a caregiver to his 7 brothers, gets a phone call from the Illinois Police department informing him that they have his sister in custody. The sister that he has tried to find for 17 years. A whole new family that she didn't know about. A "secret" business. Trauma and heartbreak. Built up anger and more..

Amalia Romano is a selective mute. After years of enduring abuse from her step father, who has ridiculed and hurt her mercilessly, she doesn't want to talk, for fear of what might happen if someone doesn't like what she says. But then her step father--who's care she has been in for two years, ever since her mum died--passes away, and her father, who she was taken away from when she was three, agrees to take her in. But she isn't the smiley little girl she used to be. And the Romano men have secrets of their own, ones they want to keep their twelve year old princess away from. 1M VIEWS: Sunday, 12th March 2023 COVER BY: @sugarhighstoned