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3: The move

Valeriana's pov

My brother's name is Aurelio. He was 27 and the oldest out of all our siblings. Our father was dead. He died a few years ago. That was all I knew. I park in my driveway before getting out of the car. I head up to the house before freezing. Aurelio raised a questioning eyebrow at me. I walk away from the door and over to my dads' house. Aurelio follows behind me silently.

The other day I recently moved everything over here. There was nothing of mine over at that house. I left my sentimental items hidden under the floorboard but everything else was at my dads' place. Damien and Kolton's cars were in the driveway. I open the door before letting Aurelio inside. I shut the door behind me. He looks around the house.

"V?" Damien shouted from the kitchen. I glance at Aurelio. He looked at me with narrowed eyes. Curiosity filled his eyes. He was intimidating. I will give him that. I put my head down and walk towards the kitchen. My shoulders sagged. I didn't want to leave them. They are my dads. I was about to live with 6 complete strangers. I didn't want that. Before entering the room. I stand straighter and smile.

"Hey," I say. My dads look at me then their eyes snap to the guy behind me. Their eyes narrowed on him.

"Who is he?" Kolton asked. I look at Aurelio.

"I'm Aurelio, Valeriana's eldest brother." My dad's eyes widened before they looked at me. I give them a weird smile.

"Surprise, I have siblings. 6 brothers. Who would have thought that?" I asked. Aurelio's eyebrows furrowed before his face went blank. "She's dead. The one time I know where she is it's in the morgue. Point Valeriana," I say before frowning.

"V," both of my dads say. I shake my head.

"It's fine," I mutter. Damien and Kolton look at each other before looking at me. "I gotta move in with my brothers, I'll be fine," I say while giving them a reassuring smile. They both had frowns on their faces.

"Where?" Damien asked.

"An hour from here," I state. At least I'm not far from them. We were still in the same state. What a relief. "I'm going to go pack," I mutter softly before walking away. When I get to my room I start packing everything up again. A deep frown on my face. When everything was packed I had a few bags. I carry them from the room. I set them in the living room before going back and grabbing the other bags. Damien and Kolton were in the living room next to my bags. Aurelio wasn't here anymore.

"He got a call and had to leave. He left his address for you. Said he will see you later. Your second oldest brother Nazario will be there when you arrive. He will show you around the house." I nod my head and take the paper Kolton held out towards me. I look at it before putting it in my pocket.

"I'm going to miss you," I mumble. Tears threatened to fall from my eyes. Damien and Kolton wrapped their arms around me.

"We'll miss you more. This doesn't have to be good bye," Damien says.

"But I won't see you everyday. I don't want that," I say. A pout on my face.

"We can change that, V," Kolton says.

"Nothing a move can't fix," Damien smiles. My chest tightened at hearing that.

"Really, you would do that for me?" I asked. Damien grabbed my face, giving my cheeks a squish causing me to smile.

"We would do anything for you, kid," Kolton and Damien state. They look at each other weirdly before looking back at me.

"We will look for places out there and move out as soon as we can. Until then we want daily facetimes from you," Kolton smiles. I nod my head while smiling.

"Thank you, dad and papà," I say. They kiss my cheeks before letting me go.

"We'll see you soon," Damien says.

"Help me take these to my car, per favore," I pleaded. They grab two bags before walking out of the house. I grab the remaining bags and leave the house. We put the bags into the car.

"We'll get a garage for your cars and move them over," Damien says. I nod my head. Damien got me into street racing. I had enough money to live on my own but my dad and papà say I was a kid and that I shouldn't worry about paying bills. They keep my money safe.

"Thank you, both. I'll see you soon," I say while hugging them before getting into the car. They blew me a kiss before heading back to their house. I take the paper out of my pocket and type the address into the gps. The paper also had Aurelio's number on it so I put that into my contacts.

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My mouth dropped open upon seeing the house. I had to double check the address to make sure I was at the right place. The house was a mansion. It was stunning. I park my car before getting out. The front door opens and a guy with dark brown hair and brown eyes walks out. He eyed me for a few seconds before walking over to me.

"You must be Valeriana, I'm Nazario," he says.

"Nice to meet you," I say. He nods his head. I purse my lips.

"The others are either working or finishing up school. So it's just us until they get back. I'll show you around then let you settle in," Nazario says. He motions me into the house. I follow behind him.

"I like your name," I say. Nazario looks at me with a small smile.

"Thanks, our father picked it out," he says. Nazario shows me where everyone's room is including mine, the kitchen, gameroom, indoor pool, and the movie room. There was a part of the house where my older brothers had home offices and I wasn't allowed to go in unless I was invited in. We had a home gym. They were definitely loaded. Nazrio claimed to be businessmen. But the way he hesitated means it is either not the truth or only half true. After the tour I brought my bags inside and started to unpack.