I roll my eyes and poke his belly as I say "This is Hunter and his sister Fern. They took me in and saved my life. More than once. Fern is like a sister to me and Hunter is like an older brother I've always wished I had."
Hunter gives me a warm smile as he pats Fern's head and says "It's nice to meet you all. We have room at our place for everyone." My Mom steps up with tears in her eyes and says "I can't thank you enough for saving our little girl. If she thinks of you as family, you're indeed family."
Valen scoffs in disapproval but when my Dad turns to glare at him, he quickly clears his throat and looks away. I sigh and shake my head but before I can say anything, Valen turns back to us and says "You guys catch up and get settled. I'm going to help the others."
I nod my head as I turn back to everyone with a warm smile. Fern slips her hand into mine and begins to pull me to their house as she says "Everything in your room is the exact same. We didn't touch or move a thing!"
