What Remains of Us, follows 8-year-old twins River and Willow as they're suddenly left on the doorstep of four older brothers they never knew existed. After years of shielding his autistic sister from the unpredictable wrath of their abusive mother, River now faces a new challenge: trusting someone else to help carry the weight. While Willow figures out how to belong. As Campbell, the oldest sibling, and Spencer are thrown into the deep end of guardianship of two more siblings, the family must navigate trauma, trust, and the delicate complexities of disability. Willow has always depended on River to understand her needs-needs no one else seems to see. But can Campbell, Spencer, and their other two brothers step into the roles these children so desperately need?

ᴋᴀᴅᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ his way through life since he was old enough to hold a bottle. No one noticed, not his friends, not his father, and certainly not Alessa, the girl who calls him her brother in everything but blood. But her father noticed. Gabriel Costa, forty, tattooed, carved from iron and quiet violence, saw Kaden the night he stumbled black-out drunk into his bed. A mistake Kaden fled from, a memory he buried and a sin neither of them speaks of. Until now. At Alessa's twenty-first birthday party, Kaden finds himself under Gabriel's watch again. Surrounded by mafia kings, shadows, and secrets, he drinks out of spite... only to catch the eye of someone who looks exactly like him. Someone who vanishes before Kaden can ask a single question. As Kaden spirals deeper into alcohol and danger, Gabriel pulls him away from every risk, every stranger, every dare, every chance at forgetting, with a possessiveness he can't explain and Kaden can't resist. But the truth is darker than either of them knows. Because Kaden's past isn't lost. It's hidden. Watched. Hunted. And the man who saved him from one disaster, may be the one dragging him toward another. MM | Dark Romance | Mafia | Age Gap | Long-Lost-Brother

The De Luca brothers reign supreme in the underworld, holding dominion over the ruthless realm of the Italian Mafia. They are cold, merciless, driven by madness, their loyalty solely to blood. Yet, their lives take an unexpected turn when they discovered their thirteen years old little sister. *** "When she was choking me, is that... love?" she whispered, her voice barely audible, each word trembling as if afraid to leave her lips. Her eyes, wide and glassy, searched mine desperately, seeking a truth that she couldn't grasp amidst the fog of confusion and despair that clouded her mind. My heart seethed with rage, a torrent of emotions crashing against the walls of my restraint, threatening to betray the stoic facade I had carefully constructed. I wanted to scream, to shake her out of this misguided belief. Hestia, my little sister, stared back at me. Her innocence tainted by the cruel hands of someone who had twisted the meaning of love into something unrecognizable. She couldn't differentiate the painfully obvious truth, the clear distinction between love and control, kindness and cruelty. It was as if the very essence of her spirit was being suffocated, just as her breath had been. ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains sensitive and potentially distressing themes, including abuse, sexual assault, rape, psychological trauma, and mature content. Note: - Cover by Canva - Update: Random

"My 17-year-old but has seen better and worse days. It has been through ups and downs, through flat and flatter. But regardless of all the shit it had to endure, it still honours the earth by its presence." "That's an awful intro. Although it's not far from the truth." °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Noel Avalon Malcom. A teenager who had to grow up too fast. Abandoned by her family for a false accusation and left to fend for herself. What happens, when she ends up at the police station and has no choice but to call her father? And when she is forced to live there with her brothers and sister? She has her own demons and secrets, but even the family, which seems so perfect on the outside has its demons. Will Noel be able to forgive them for all the wrongdoings against her? Will the truth come out? And will they stand against their demons, or get defeated by them?

Marco grew up believing cruelty was love, every bruise disguised as care, every lie packaged as truth. He found himself at a police station and got a DNA test. The results revealed more than bloodlines, they uncovered five brothers. Brothers he was never meant to find. Brothers, someone had kept from him for a reason. This is my first story, so I apologize if it's not good. Also, English is not my first language. Read the warnings!!! Slow updates! (But now it's winter break, so I'll be updating more!!) (I also edited the story, so if some comments don't make sense, it's because I changed some things, but most of it is the same. The thing I changed most was the writing.) Happy reading!! (づ˶•༝•˶)づ♡

Remington knows very little of the world, kept within a basement for years by his Mentally ill father who he had grown attached to and loved dearly. But when a series of events result in him entering the new modern world, he's thrown in the secrets and betrayals of the family that abandoned him. Too innocent and too naïve for the world, Remi must navigate his family and understand the woman that abandoned him. Having to navigate two new brothers, a step father that he doesn't understand and a mother who wants to ignore everything around her. Contending with friendships, modern life and a world that he had never truly seen before, the wave of anxiety is building and the looming threats from the shadows. But Remi knew three things in his life: Love is pain Hatred was inevitable Everything was his fault. ** I will not place trigger warning on the chapters, so please read the tags before reading this book as it touches on some heavy topics. Including, Abuse (all kinds), Abandonment, Suicide, Swearing, Chains, Gore, Blood, Drugs/Alcohol, Stockholm Syndrome, Sexual Assault/Rape. Etc. Please be kind in your comments, but I welcome comments. I'm sorry I'm not very good at descriptions, but please give this story a chance and adore Remi as I have adored writing him. I am hoping this will become part of a series.**

The Valentino brothers never expected their lives to change in a single night. Alec only meant to step in, but instead he brought home a boy who is bruised and with no family in sight. What begins as an act of protection soon becomes something deeper, drawing Zale, Lucius, and Caspian into a bond none of them were prepared for. As they care for the boy and search for answers about his past, the brothers begin to face a question they never imagined: could he become part of their family for good?

"If Atlantis was doomed to sink, then maybe we were never meant to stay afloat." ~ They call me someone else's name. Eli. Not Atlantis, the name given to me by my real parents the name shouted playfully by my brothers when we'd play hide 'n seek. I'm no longer Atlantis Chance DeLuca as I'm now someone else's child. ~ []

"Let us take you back," Bubba whispered. "To our home... where you belong. Our beloved Tesoro." - Dying at the age of 10 in almost every cycle-a young boy strives to change time itself. Norell Velombré. Ever since he was found at the age of 8 and brought into the Velombrés-his family, his whole life changed. But everything turned upside down when another boy, Notio, who was also the same age, same features, same eyes as him, was taken in before him. After two years, that boy revealed the truth: he had been impersonating him all along..as the youngest Velombré. And in the end, it always led to Norell's death. Worst of all, sometimes it was by Notio's hands. Other times... by his own brothers. Desperate to get rid of the imposter and claim his rightful place, Norell ought to be seen earlier, remembered earlier, favored earlier. If not.. "At least let me live past 10!"

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."