Chapter 2

After the most awkward half hour of my life, we pulled up to a mansion that would put the White House to shame.

To say the house was beautiful was an understatement. It has four stories, and is made out of mostly glass and wood, which gave off a really modern vibe.

There was a gorgeous water fountain right in the middle of the driveway in the shape of two diamonds intertwined with each other. It was absolutely breathtaking.

These people had to be rich to live in a place like this. I didn't belong here.

Alejandro took out my suitcases and duffel bag and led me to the front door, which wasn't locked. When he opened it, I felt my heart stop.

Inside was even more gorgeous than the outside! In the middle of the gigantic hallway, was the same intertwined-diamond statue, also a winding staircase that led to the first floor.

Beside the golden embellished doors, was an alarm system and a key rack. The walls were a deep brown, my guess is it's wood, and the tiles were brown marble.

When I was done gawking at the place, I finally met Alejandro's gaze.

He was staring at me the whole time, with a small smirk playing on his lips.

"Like what you see?" His voice laced with amusement.

Remembering the verbal rule I choked out another intimidated yes. God Iris, don't show him you're scared!

"Before I show you to your room, you will be introduced to your brothers. All of them are aware of you arrival."

Did my brothers know about me the whole time? I was just about to ask him when he shouted,

"I ragazzi scendono qui!"

(Boys, get down here!).

After a few seconds I heard doors slam and footsteps trudge race down the staircase.

Oh dio!

I heard loud footsteps trudging down the hall and felt my breath get caught in my throat. What if they don't like me? It's not like there's anything there to like. They did my mom a favor when they decided to keep me. I mean look at me, they must really hate themselves to request my presence.

"Iris!"

I came out of my thoughts and met the beautiful, stone cold eyes of Alejandro. The only difference is there were four more pairs behind him.

"I..... um sorry... I was just..........." I trailed off with my eyes glued to my old worn out shoes, not knowing what to say.

Trust me, you would be speechless two if you were in the presence of five intimidating males.I heard one of them whisper in Italian,

"probabilmente non posso nemmeno parlare di, povera creatura." (Probably can't even talk, poor creature.)

My head snapped up immediately trying to find the gaze of the culprit of that statement. My fists were clenched and my breath was increasing in speed.

My anger has always been hard for me to control and I lose my temper all the time.

"If your aim is for me to not hear you, sorry to say but you fail. My apologies for disappointing you but I am more than capable of speaking. If you have something to say about me, say it to me or don't say anything at all concerning me. Clear?"

My eyes widened and my head snapped back down when I realized what I just did.

Shit! Way to go Iris, as usual you just can't keep your damn mouth shut! That would usually result in about 2 slaps, a punch to the rib and a night in the basement.

Well, day one and you already messed shit up. I hear someone coming towards me so l look up.

Alejandro is making his way over to me threateningly slow, while the others have wide eyes and hanging jaws.

My attention goes straight back to Alejandro and I see him raise his hand.

Oh no not again! I immediately flinch waiting for the flesh to flesh connection.

Wait? Why haven't felt anything yet? I took the risky move to open my eyes. Alejandro has confusion written all over his face.

"Iris, did you think was going to hit you?"

I avoided his eyes seemed to do a lot of that around him. But I couldn't help it! He was just so fucking scary!

"No.....I, um............yeah. I did."

I replied. I actually feel a little bad. Maybe he wasn't going to hit me, but after all those years of abuse I guess it was just a natural response.

I wish I could help it but it seems to be out of my control.

"Listen to me. I may get really angry at you and I can be pretty intense, but I will NEVER hurt you, do you understand?" He seemed genuinely hurt by my accusation so nodded in understanding.

"Use your words, Iris."

I muttered a quick yes. Alejandro sighed and turned back to the four boys standing there patiently waiting to be introduced.

Some of them looked happy to see me while one just looked really irritated. That just made me all the more self conscious.

I wasn't used to this rich *** lifestyle they were living, and it would take me some time to get use to all this wealth.

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