Metanoia (n.) the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self or way of life. Part one Darcy Russo a nine year old girl living in a run down orphanage on the outskirts of Athens, Greece has had to fend for herself for the majority of her life. Being abandoned as a child and having to endure cruelty and abuse from those who were supposed to look after her has caused her to become untrusting and wary of others. Instead she seeks solace in nature, spending any and all free time exploring the wilderness and the ocean with her dog Bear. Although Darcy has accepted that she can only depend on herself, what happens when she finds out that she wasn't abandoned she was taken and her eight older brothers will stop at nothing to get her back. Part two After being kidnapped by the Russian mafia and tortured for years for information she doesn't have, Darcy Russo becomes cold and calculated. When the leader of the Russian mafia Ivan Volkov offers her a deal, train and work for him as an assassin or die, she can't exactly refuse. Being nicknamed 'Sin' by the underworld, she changes her identity and becomes a ruthless, efficient killer. But what happens when she is sent on a mission to destroy the family she once loved. Will she let the resentment she has for them for being the reason she was tortured take over or will she spare their lives? And what happens when she catches the attention of her brother's best friend.

BROKEN PRODIGY I Following the passing of their mother, the now orphaned Di Genova siblings found themselves slowly unravelling. With a distrusting mafia empire to run and personal heartbreak to mend, all attention to the youngest Di Genova disappeared leaving the distraught six-year-old to fend for herself. After two long years of unexplained cold shoulders, cruel dismissals and general abandonment from her siblings, child prodigy Dakoda Reese Di Genova finally reached her breaking point. At the tender age of eight, she made the difficult decision to leave behind her family and Italian roots, embarking on a new journey not as the Dakoda her family knew but as the Reese they did not. Fast forward a decade, Reese had cemented her place in history. As the anonymous CEO of the biggest technology company in the world and sole Heir to the American mafia empire, she had buried the past in the same grave she had buried her heartbreak. She had moved on. Her four brothers hadn't. And it was going to take a lot more than them spewing out the same apologies she too had once offered, in order for her to forgive their everlasting betrayal.

Avery Elizabeth Romano had a twin, whom she loved dearly. Yes, you heard it right, had. Her twin was taken away by her mother at the age of 5. Her father was killed on the same day. Her brothers abandoned her on the very same day as well. Sounds tragic, right? There were so many instances that made her want to leave everything behind and run away, to escape the place where she had once called her home. But she stayed, one time after another despite being ignored by everyone in the family. Her so called brothers shunned her away because of what happened that night. Why did she stay? No one could understand. Even at school, she was an outcast as everyone knew her as the girl who was abandoned by her family. She took everything no matter what life threw at her. She clung onto life despite knowing there was no meaning to it. Just because of a promise she made. She did not want to go back on her promise. The once kind and cheerful girl was now replaced with a cold facade, pretending everything was all right when nothing was. It's funny how everyone realise someone's worth only when they are gone. But the sad question was, will anyone even notice Avery's worth when she is gone? A/N: as usual I'm still bad at descriptions but I'm so glad to be back on wattpad writing again! Special thanks to @LoveHadley for the cover design!🙆🏻❤️ 17/9/22: 1k views! 23/9/22: 3k views! #1 in sister👭 #3 in mafia🔫 24/9/22: 4k views! #1 in ties 25/9/22: 200 votes & 6k views! 29/9/22: 300 votes 1/10/22: 10k views! 2/10/22: #2 in brothers👬 4/10/22: 20k views! #1 in regrets & #2 in hatred 5/10/22: #1 in brothers! 1k votes! 6/10/22: #1 in hatred & misunderstanding 9/10/22: 43k views!❤️ 15/10/22: #1 in rich🤑 5/7/23: 1M views 19/10/22: 100k views🙂 25/10/22: #1 in dead 12/11/22: 200k views 14/12/22: #1 in company 29/12/22: 10k votes

"It's not what we are but what we do that defines us." Aylin Black has come to believe that she deserves all the misfortunes life throws at her. Yet she refuses to back down. At least not without a fight. But as her past comes knocking at her door she's forced to rethink all her beliefs. And she just might have to give up this losing fight much sooner than she expected.

Book One of the Fire and Ice Series Stolen as infants. Raised in two worlds. Reunited by blood and secrets. Twins Marina and Lukas were taken from their father and brothers, leaders of the Italian mafia, before they could even crawl. Raised by their mother in hiding, everything changes the day she dies... and the twins are sent back to the family they never knew. At first, it's almost perfect. A family reunited. A sense of belonging. But peace never lasts in a world built on violence. When Marina is accused of a betrayal she didn't commit, her silence protects the guilty-and costs her everything. Banished and broken, the soft girl disappears. Eighteen months later, she returns hardened, unrecognizable, and hell-bent on never trusting anyone again. Now the past won't stay buried. Lies are cracking. And the truth? It might tear them all apart. Can a fractured family rebuild what was lost, or will blood loyalty be the thing that finally destroys them? Secrets will be exposed. Lines will be crossed. And Marina must decide. Does she want revenge... or a family worth fighting for?

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐈𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳, 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞? 𝐎𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫? 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐘.

"You all lost the right to interfere with my life" 20-year-old Andrea Carina Russo youngest and only daughter of Lorenzo Russo, the second most feared Italian mafia in the world was separated from her father and brothers when she was just 10 years old, due to her similarity with Bella Russo mother and wife of the Russo family which her father and brothers both loved and hated as it reminded them too much of their mother/his wife, But as years passed the young girl who once could light up a whole room with just a smile changed into something even her family began to fear...

Currently being re-written! Check out Creating the Ghost for the new version! (Not finished in the least) "No, no! Daddy! Don't leave me! Don't make me go!" A little girl screams as she's pulled into the car, while her older brother, father, and pregnant mother watch from the entryway. "Mommy! Bubba! Help!" Being sent away to a boarding school is enough to scare anyone, but a boarding school to train assassins is even worse. Now imagine that child sent away is a 5 year old girl whose family stood stone faced as she was ripped away from them. Galaxy grew up with anger in her heart, but when the baby her mother was pregnant with is sent to the school as well, she will do anything to protect her. Watching from afar she protects the young girl until finally she can rescue her from the school's 'training'. Galaxy endures unimaginable pain in her 13 years at that school, but the moment she frees herself, her family is back with plans of their own. Will she be able to protect those she cares about or will she be broken till only ashes of herself remain? Follow Galaxy on a journey of pain, betrayal and heartache as she fights to protect those dear to her. Blood. Oh how I revel in the copper scent that's making its way through the room from the bodies laying at my feet. ⚠️⚠️Trigger warnings⚠️⚠️: Violence rape Language Suicidal thoughts

Anna Marchetti was the black sheep of the Marchetti family. Her father is the don of the Italian Mafia, the second-largest Mafia in the world and her 7 older brothers work alongside him. Blamed for her mother's death, called a liar, ignored and hurt by her father and brothers along with a very abusive and manipulative stepmother and two stepsisters whose words were the holy grail to her family....life is tough and tiring for the 13-year-old Marchetti. As days go by, she's a ticking emotional time bomb, tired of the ignoring, the abusing, she feels she's gonna explode. But what can she do? They are her only family. She has nowhere to go and no one else she can call her family. Or does she? What happens when they decide to send her away? how will she escape ? Read more to find out! ©All Rights Reserved ©ImDi

⚠WARNING: VERY CRINGE AND MESSY, MAJOR PLOTHOLES, I STARTED IT LIKE TWO YEARS AGO. ⚠ . Rose Woods has been with her foster father Jordan Lukes ever since she was 9. Ever since her brothers abandoned her because of someone else, she had built a wall against others, barring her from showing her emotions. Staying in the foster care system for 2 years after her mother's death, she learned how to mask her emotions and be ruthless. That mask crumbled when Jordan adopted her and started starving and abusing her. But she still faced the walls outside of that house with a cold facade. But when he dies due to drunk driving and she has to go back to her brothers who abandoned her, what will she do? Will she make her walls more stronger for them? Or will she let them break in? What will she do when her past begins to catch up with her? How will her brothers react when they find out she's in the Mafia? So many questions. And various answers. Which one will it be? ⚠TRIGGER WARNING⚠ ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●□ Hey! This is just a little bit different version of "It Hurts" that is on my other account @deeply_in_thought20. Unfortunately I lost that account but thank you for the love on that book. This book will somewhat go on the same path as that one would have. Thank you for choosing to read "Changes". ☆original story line sorry if it matches with another☆ - @elysianwriter_13 ➷two short story books out rn, check it on my profile➹