•Sequel to Contrasting Similarities. Cannot be read as a standalone• 'And if I'm not around, put your hand on your chest and feel the beat. My heart will be there, beating inside you, providing comfort in the form of a heartbeat.' The big heart left, but its love lingered. Basking in the warmth of its memories, the little hearts have survived each cruel day hoping to find some sort of hope and a source of happiness. Amira Levi Verlice was not very fond of the turn life took nor was she prepared for getting all the control she had on her life, ripped off from her. Suffering from Schizophrenia and dealing with the memories of her haunting past, she tries to hold onto that little thread of hope that seems too close yet so unreachable. The happiness she was looking for came in the form of five more siblings. Desperate to snatch back all she was ripped of, she starts finding the love, comfort and care in her new family. Little does she know, the hearts she was leaning on for support had a wounded side to them; a side they were trying hard to hide from the little hearts. As the curtain hiding their hearts is unveiled, the secrets from their past come forth into the light, bringing with them the buried trauma that the siblings were desperately trying to forget. Follow along the journey of the Mazzanti siblings as they go through each day desperate to make it better for each other, accepting the changes and dealing with the revealed secrets. Warning: Mentions of Schizophrenia, Physical and Sexual abuse, Self-harm and Violence.

"Why are you breaking up with me?" he asks when he sees me leaving the locker room. "I already told you," I sigh feeling tears well up in my eyes. "I know what you told me Emma, and I didn't believe it then and I'm not gonna believe it now." "I-im pregnant..." I whisper dropping my head, "Pregnant? So you broke up with me? Emma, I'm going to be there for our child, we're not breaking up. I'm not letting you do this alone," he says and I turn around to face him. "But it's not yours..." Emma Walker is the daughter of Tyler and James Walker, she has a little bit of a past that she kept a secret from her whole family only telling her three best friends. Performing in the annual showcase like her mom had done her senior year she reveals a big secret. She's a figure skater and spends almost every night at the rink practicing hard, until she has to share the rink with the hockey team. Zach Olsen is the captain of the Tigers hockey team, who has had a crush on the girl he sees skating every night since he first laid eyes on her six years before. When the hockey team suddenly has to start sharing the rink with the girl who skates he thinks maybe he'll have a chance to talk to her. A few days before a game one of the players gets a concussion trying to keep her from getting hit with a puck taking him out of the game that week. The girl is able to provide someone to fill in for him and that gives Zach the opportunity to finally talk to her. What will happen to Emma's skating career when she finds out she's pregnant? How will she tell her family? What will they think? But more importantly what will Zach think? !TW! There will be mentions of self harm and rape in this story.

Another Romantic Chapter in the De Luca House, but this time it isn't Amelia and Vincenzo or Isabella and Andrew... or even Xavier and his food, It's their kids. With a new group of friends and new struggles, follow the journey of Athena De Luca and Axel Ross along with their friends and family. Life, death, sadness, happiness...but most importantly family.