Mobbing? War Alltag. Beleidigungen? War jeden Tag und gewohnt. Ausgrenzung? Nichts neues. Egal was Tamiko Oda gemacht hatte, nichts hätte sich in ihrem Leben geändert. Perücke oder farbige Kontaktlinsen? Nein, man kannte sie gut genug, weswegen auch das nie geholfen hätte. Einzig und allein ihre Eltern waren auf ihrer Seite, welche sie jedoch schon früh verlassen hatten. Das Kinderheim, in welches Tamiko kam, unterschied sich von niemandem. Kinder hatten Angst vor ihr, und das nur, weil sie anders ausgesehen hatte. In der Schule war es nicht besser, weswegen die eigene Verteidigung sicherer gewesen war. Doch diese Entscheidung beeinflusste alles in das Negative. Bestrafungen der Lehrer, Bestrafungen der Heimleiter. Und das nur, weil Tamiko sich gewehrt und sich geprügelt hatte. Ihre einzige Chance? Alt genug zu werden und ein eigenes und neues Leben zu beginnen. Weit entfernt von ihrer Vergangenheit, mit welcher sie manchmal noch zu kämpfen hatte. Aber war ihr baldiges Leben besser? Könnte Tamiko Freunde finden, welche sie nicht auslachen oder ausgrenzen würden? Würde sie mit den Menschen klar kommen, auf welche sie treffen würde? Vielleicht, aber vielleicht auch nicht. Die Antwort darauf würde Tamiko haben, wenn sie sich dem Jungen anvertrauen konnte, welcher alles an ihr akzeptieren und lieben würde. OC Creator: iamgab.oc (Instagram)

For over a century, the Valenti Mafia has produced only sons. Generation after generation, the powerful family expanded its empire through ruthless leaders, feared heirs, and dangerous men whose names alone commanded respect throughout the underworld. Then, after decades of waiting, a daughter was finally born. Aria Valenti. The youngest child of the Valenti family and the only girl among eight older brothers. To the outside world, she is the family's greatest treasure. To Aria, she is simply a frightened eleven-year-old girl living in a mansion full of men she barely knows. Her brothers are feared throughout the country-mafia bosses, strategists, enforcers, and heirs to a criminal empire. They are not warm. They are not gentle. They do not know how to comfort a child. And Aria is terrified of every single one of them. Having spent most of her life surrounded by nannies, tutors, and distant relatives while her brothers managed the family empire, Aria has grown up believing she is little more than an obligation. She keeps to herself, never asks for anything, and tries her best not to be a burden. But when a small accident reveals just how isolated and vulnerable she truly is, her brothers begin to notice the little sister they have overlooked for years. What starts as concern soon becomes something far more dangerous. Because someone is watching Aria. Someone inside the mafia world is searching for her. And buried within the Valenti family's history lies a secret connected to the last daughter of the bloodline-a secret powerful enough to threaten the empire itself. As enemies close in and old family secrets come to light, Aria finds herself caught between fear and trust, surrounded by eight intimidating brothers who may not know how to express affection-but who would destroy anyone who dares to hurt the only daughter of House Valenti. In a family built on power, loyalty, and blood, one small girl may become the most important Valenti of them all.

Brianna sempre teve a vida sob controle... Recém aprovada na OAB e iniciando sua carreira como advogada criminalista no escritório da tia, em São Paulo, ela acreditava que o caminho já estava traçado: crescer profissionalmente, construir seu nome e provar - principalmente pra si mesma - que era capaz. Extrovertida com quem ama, sarcástica na medida certa e dona de um coração mais sensível do que gosta de admitir, Brianna nunca foi do tipo que se joga no desconhecido. Até a Coreia do Sul entrar na equação. Quando sua melhor amiga Alícia, que trabalha na HYBE, volta ao Brasil trazendo mais do que saudade, ela se vê diante de uma escolha imprevisível: continuar a vida segura que construiu... ou arriscar tudo por uma experiência completamente fora do seu mundo. Uma chance de viver algo diferente antes da vida adulta engolir tudo de vez. Uma realidade completamente nova: cidade vibrante, cultura diferente, rotina inesperada... E pessoas que começam a significar mais do que deveriam. Principalmente ele. Jungkook. Reservado, intenso e cheio de camadas que ninguém vê, ele não é nada do que Brianna esperava - e exatamente por isso, impossível de ignorar. A vida dele não é simples. E se envolver com alguém como ele... definitivamente não faz parte dos planos. Entre momentos leves, provocações, tensão crescente e sentimentos que surgem quando menos deveriam, Brianna vai perceber que nem tudo pode ser controlado - principalmente quando o coração decide ir por outro caminho.

❝Whatever happens, just know that I never stopped trying.❞ . . .in which she must do whatever she can to protect the world and what's left of the ones she loves. [BOOK THREE]

𝘛𝘞: +18 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘉𝘋𝘚𝘔, 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 & 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭. Fred Weasley hated that Slytherin girl with his entire soul; Lilith Arambella was not only Severus Snape's niece, the daughter of one of the most dangerous Death Eaters to ever exist but also, the Beater in the Slytherin team and a terribly good player (nearly as good as him!). Fred Weasley couldn't do anything but hate her, and the feeling was pretty much reciprocal. ✵ • 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘹 𝘖𝘊 • 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 1994 - 1998 + 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦 • 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 • 𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 • 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔/𝗡 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗪𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. [ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐞-𝐰𝐡𝐨-𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐧𝐨𝐭-𝐛𝐞-𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐉𝐊𝐑 ] 𝓍𝒶𝓃𝒶 <3