Alex pov
The Copper House dining room was loud. It was a proper family gathering.
I sat at the long table with Noah and Elijah, surrounded by our sisters and our parents. Lia, Elijah's older sister, was across from us. Emma, our oldest sister, was next to her, and sweet, young Anna was laughing nearby.
Elijah's parents and ours were enjoying a rare evening together. We weren't blood family, but after years of friendship, these dinners felt pretty close to it.
The sun was dipping behind the hills when we all gathered in the balcony. Only us kids The whole place smelled like warm bread from the kitchen, and the soft orange light made everything look softer than it felt inside my chest.
Anna had her legs tucked under her on the couch, sipping tea. Emma and Lia were arguing over who con
