❝I think we've lost the meaning of family.❞ • • • A few years ago, we tragically lost our parents, and every day since then, my brothers and I have drifted apart. We have intense defense mechanisms and our own methods of survival in the adult world. Our house feels less like home, the city feels empty, and the stars seem more distant. Will we be able to heal as a family? Or will we go our separate ways as adults? ▫▫▫▫ ▫▫▫▫ ▫▫▫▫ Cover is made by me. Copyright © 2021 Josie Marie Any relation to other stories or characters is entirely coincidental and not intentional. Any credit for the #olderbrother trend goes to its appropriate writers/creators. All of my work is original, inspired by the #olderbrother trend, but based on my own life with four brothers.

Xander Romano has always been the quieter twin, impulsive, moody, a little dramatic. But behind the eye-rolls and sharp comebacks is a boy who feels everything too deeply and doesn't know how to talk about it. And now, he's carrying a secret far too heavy for someone his age. With five overprotective older brothers, you'd think he'd be safe. You'd think someone would notice. But Xander's been hiding more than just skipped meals and forced smirks. He's been hiding the truth. He can't tell them. Not about him. Never. But secrets don't stay buried forever.

Anastasia Rose Romano Is a 19 years old, sassy, feisty, sarcastic, spitfire but with the heart of a most kindest soul. She had lived with her uncle ever since she was a baby. Her uncle whom she called papa took her from her family due to some reason without anyone's knowledge and settled in Asia (South Korea) leaving the family behind devastated. She has learned to fight like a fighter from young age. She has always hidden her identity simply by wearing hazel lenses to hide her steel grey eyes on her Papa's demand to which she knew the reason. She gets a scholarship from one of the most prestigious universities in Italy and moves there after her Papa's death. What happens when she comes face to face with two of her brothers who are a part of Italian Mafia and she herself is their princess. ............................................................... Most impressive ranking #1 mafiaprincess #1 amor #1 Intelligent #1 Donna #3 sister #1 beautiful #3 Daughter #1 fashion #1 fighter #1 sister&brother

At the early age of 1, a pair of twins were kidnapped and taken from their father and brothers. After their disappearance was reported, they searched for them high and low. After being abuse my their mom and stepdad for 15 years, Isabella and Marcello are no longer those sweet and innocent kids that they once were, now they're just broken. But happens when they find out that they have a family? Secrets and past memories come to light. Read the missing twins to find out.

Annabella has had a rough life. From surviving brutal beatings from her so called 'parents' to becoming a well known person on the streets. Oh. And she was kidnapped when she was a newborn. Fast forward 16 years and she is tired of the abuse. She calls up one of her friends and moves to Italy. What happens when she runs into the school bad boys? Or when they turn out to be her brothers? Follow Anna on her journey that will have ups and downs but that's family for you. Will everything she tried to keep in the shadows bring her family closer together or tear them apart? cover by @mebarrioss 𒊹︎Started:June 1,2020 𒊹︎Completed:June 25, 2021

He was born from revenge. Raised in chains. Found by the man he was born to hate. Fifteen-year-old Elias Moretti learned early that love was just another lie. Sold by his own mother to a brutal gang, he survived nine years of pain, blood, and silence - until a mafia war sets him free. His rescuer? Dante Moretti, Italy's most feared mafia don... and the father who never knew he existed. Dante wants redemption. Elias wants nothing. The Moretti brothers want him gone. And then there's Aria - Dante's daughter. The one he raised. The one who shares Elias's eyes... and nightmares. Twins, separated by vengeance. Reunited by tragedy. But the past never stays buried. The gang that owned Elias once wants him - and his sister - back. Blood runs deep. Family runs darker. And some scars were never meant to heal. When blood meets vengeance, who survives the truth? --"You think being rich and guilty makes you my father?" --"No. But I'll keep trying until I earn the right to be."

After 16-year-old Catherine found herself tangled in a scandal, she ran away from her family. Her brothers, believing she had died, mourned the loss of their sister. But eight years later, Catherine reappears, not as the sweet girl they once knew, but as someone entirely different-someone who will save her brother's life. However, Catherine is no longer the naive girl she once was. The innocence that once defined her has long been replaced by resilience. As she steps back into their lives, her brothers must come to terms with the painful truth that the sister they thought they had lost forever is not the same person anymore. Can they overcome their past and learn to accept the woman she has become? Or will Catherine disappear again, leaving her family behind for good?

Chiara Daveys is living a good life in England - if you ignore her constant struggle with food, lack of a guardian and how she's constantly working to pay the bills. At 17 years old, she's been unaware of her 6 brothers who have spent the 14 years of her absence searching for her. Giovanni, Harry, Lorenzo, Taylor, Emilio and Noah Moretti have felt the absence of their sister since she was taken from them by their own mother at 3 years old. Then, one day, she is found. And over a plane ride to America, her life gets turned upside down from everything she thought she knew. Although she has various struggles, she learns to bond and love her brothers, finding a life in New York that she never could've dreamt of.

Zane Delgado had his fate sealed on the night of his 18th birthday. Abandoned by the man he barely called his father and left to look after his five younger brothers in the space of 24 hours, his life had taken a sharp turn towards rock bottom. Forced to mature even more than he had already Zane stepped up to become everything his father wasn't: caring, protective, patient - present. Throw in the messy life of crime his father had left behind and yeah...recipe for disaster. Zane must now juggle being a parent and big brother, the people out to get him and his family, as well as his attraction towards a certain boy from a cafe, nothing gracious about all of that... *** *PREQUEL TO ISABELLA*

Forced into a marriage neither of them wanted, a fierce Greek mafia princess and a ruthless Sicilian underboss must navigate a storm of power, passion, and betrayal - only to discover that their greatest battle might be against their own hearts. *** They hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, they were destined to be together. Millicent Rhea Darmos: Princess of the Greek Mafia. At 25 years old she's running her own publishing company. But now it's time she fulfils her duty to her family's organisation. It's time she gets married. Costantino Salvatore Accardi: Underboss and Heir to the Sicilian Mafia. At 28 years old, he has no interest in settling down-he already has it all. He believes in family above all, so why bring in an outsider? Yet, after a strange string of events, the two of them find themselves thrust into married life. It's full of chaos, drama and all kinds of tension. The question is, how do they survive their marriage and the storm that follows? *** "I've never kissed anyone." My voice trembled with a tinge of vulnerability - something I hated. But Costa didn't seem to mind that I was nervous or anxious. "Good. You're mine." He spoke so seriously, without a flicker of doubt as he took my hand in his. "So you want it be special, principessa?" "Every girl's first kiss is special." I whispered, watching as he brought my hand up to his lips. "I only care about yours."