I thought I knew who I was. Gabriel Alvarez. Twenty. Son of a poor family in Albuquerque. Big brother. Protector. Future cop. My life had been built on long nights of work, endless study, and the unshakable promise that one day I'd wear a badge strong enough to keep my family safe. But then the threads started unraveling. Whispers of a world I wasn't meant to see. Names spoken like curses. The Caruso family. The Sicilian Mafia. Everyone in the city knew they ruled from the shadows. What no one knew, what I could never have imagined, was that I carry their blood. I am the brother they lost fifteen years ago. Every step I take now feels like a betrayal. To the family who raised me, who trust me with their lives. To myself, who swore I would fight men like the Carusos. And when the moment comes, when the truth tears everything apart, I don't know which side I'll stand on. The law I've devoted my life to... or the brothers who claim me as their own?

Olivia has been abused by her mother and her stepfather for as long as she could remember. It wasn't until they were killed in an accident, did she find out that she had five older brothers who have been looking for her ever since she was taken away from them. How will they react to finding out what her life was like before they got her back and will their sibling bond ever be the same as it was all those years ago before she was taken?

When a wealthy teenager is abducted by a ruthless mafia boss and his dangerously alluring son, his life is thrown into chaos. What starts as a straightforward ransom plot soon spirals into something far more complex. As tension builds, will his captors simply collect the money and set him free, or will this unexpected ordeal alter the course of his life forever?

Book 1 of the Romano Series Lorenzo was kidnapped from his family at the early age of three He has went through hell and back and still came out strong. He lives his life with one rule;Don't love because it only gets you hurt And he has followed this rule okay,with only having one best friend/brother But he's rule got in trouble the day he found out he's foster parents are dead and he has a family Is he gonna break he's rule for them? Is he gonna trust them? Is he gonna let them in? See what happens in Lorenzo's story if you add humour, betrayal,secrets and he's brothers handsome best friend who he's hell bent on hating. Read to find out...

'The front door smashes open, and I hear three sets of angry, loud footsteps penetrate the first level of the apartment. "Oh, darling Amity, where are you, my zucchero?" Stefano shouts in a sing-song voice. Obviously, I don't respond, leaning my body further against the balcony and holding a hand over my mouth, so I don't make a noise. "You're not in trouble, succhiare il miele," Xavier shouts out. "Well, not if you come out now..." I keep inching closer to the edge, less than a step from falling eleven meters and cracking my head open to die.' * Amity Gregor is a regular teenage girl, struggling with her grades and fawning over boys. But she has a dark past. At five years old, she was placed in her mother's custody and separated from her six brothers and father. She slowly forgot about them and was taught by her mother that they were terrible people. Ten years pass, and Amity's reunited with her family. But she's not the bubbly little girl she used to be, and they're not her innocent big brothers. Instead, they're hardened mafia men, who Amity's mother was desperate to keep her away from. As secrets unravel, and trust is built there's only one way through the mess called life. Together. (PREVIOUSLY UPLOADED ON MY OTHER ACCOUNT BEFORE I DELETED IT - THE STORY REACHED OVER 100K.) (NOT RELATED TO FIVE'S A CROWD.)

Previously called Older Brothers Part 1 Completed (Alternate version) part 2 Completed "T-trust me?" "Always." It was the promise that they were never going to break. They were seven like sins. Devious, Sly, deceptive and sharp-witted. They ruled the world of evil with no hint of mercy inside their cold hearts. A simple, timid and an unsophisticated girl who liked being on sidelines. Her little world was built on the base of lies. Until one dreadful night came, and her small world came crumbling down on the ground. Her heart was broken into pieces by pieces as she was forcefully taken into a new world that she wasn't familiar with. Will she survive or lose this battle of melting their cold hearts?

It was 16 years ago the day she disappeared. No one knew where she was. Many believed she was dead. Others believed she was alive. Some gave up hope. Ariella Romano is someone who is closed off, hopeless and somewhat dead. She doesn't speak to anyone except her two friends. She always dreamt her life would be the same forever. Soon her dream turns into a catastrophic disaster when she finds out her stepfather had died in a shooting. She thinks she has to go live in an orphanage, but finds out she is living with her older brothers. New environment. New people. New dreams. Whilst she lives there, secrets begin to unravel about her life. Secrets that were buried so deep, began to rise up to the surface. She's confused and hurt but that doesn't stop her from finding the rest of the secrets hidden.

Although she was surrounded by love she couldn't help but feel hollow and broken. She woke up every day, restless after a tiring and horrific night She couldn't remember the last time she had a proper night of sleep. Bounded to her home all her life by two shielding and vigilant parents, eight shattered over-protective older brothers and a thick layer of security everywhere she went she came to the terms that she would never escape the cage she called her home. Until she turned eighteen. Her father constantly made sure that they had the best education and once they turned eighteen he finally allowed them to leave home and go to any University their heart desired. No matter what they wanted he would be able to fulfil. Independence from her family always seemed close to unattainable and she was aware that her father didn't want to send her out into the world but much to her surprise she found herself on a plane to the United Kingdoms. She certainly wasn't prepared for the whirlwind of tribulations she was going to face, who knew heartbreak would be one of them but she is an Alonso-Garza and even though the world fucked them up they always survived.

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: contains abuse, rape, self harm: almost EVERY CHAPTER ⚠️ I will post a trigger warning symbol in each chapter that has it. Tessa has been abused for the past two years by the hands of her stepfather. When he disappears and is a wanted criminal, Tessa is taken into social services where she's placed in the custody of her four older brothers. The four older brothers she hasn't seen or spoken to since she was four years old. Can her brothers protect Tessa from her past demons and also from herself?

Gabriella White is a 14 year old girl who's had to face more tragic events then a 14 year old should. At the age of 12 her mother was brutally murdered in a home evasion, which after closer investigation the police closed the case, so now stuck with her abusive stepfather, John for almost 2 what happens when her stepfather just picks up and leave, and Gabriella learns that she isn't a only child and that her mother has been lying to her, whole life, and that she has 6 older brothers that her mom took her away from them and her father when she was only 3. Join Gabriella on this journey as she deals with 6 older brothers that are hiding somethings from her. And how she deals with the demons of her past.