A Street Over and a World Away

Life changes dramatically for Isaac after his neighbors, the Whittemores, discover he is being abused and decide to adopt him. He may only have moved across the street, but it's a world away from the life he had known. Yet every family has its problems and things aren't what they seem at the Whittemore home. Is Isaac's new family too dysfunctional to survive or are they worth fighting for? Jackson is livid about the intrusion of the high school loser into his life. Yet despite the odds, he and Isaac may have more in common than he thinks. Can Jackson form the family bond he's always longed for with Isaac or will long-held family secrets destroy his chance to have a brother?AU story with no werewolf or supernatural elements. The focus is on family dynamics, friendship, and brotherly bonds, not romantic relationships. The story alternates between Jackson's and Isaac's POVs.