New York never slept, but that night, the Ricci household did. The penthouse, usually filled with laughter, music, and the scent of fresh espresso, had fallen into an eerie silence. The soft hum of the baby monitor sat unnoticed on the bedside table. No one heard the creak of the nursery door. No one noticed the absence of breath from the bassinet. By morning, the world had changed. Three year old Alessandro Ricci was gone. The first scream came from Valentina, the eldest daughter. She was the one who found the empty crib, the soft blue blanket discarded on the floor. Then came the chaos-the panic in their father's voice as he barked orders in rapid Italian, the trembling in their mother's hands as she clutched the baby's last-worn onesie. The police swarmed in, news cameras soon followed, and for days, the Ricci's were a family under siege. A family in mourning. Days turned into weeks. Weeks into months. The trail went cold. The whispers began-speculations, doubts, cruel insinuations that an influential family like theirs should have been able to protect their own. But the Ricci's knew the truth. Someone had taken Alessandro. And three years later, as the city moved on, they never did. Because somewhere out there, their baby brother was waiting to come home.

Luca is a five year old who had never known what love is and was abused his whole life. Luca was kidnapped when he was a kid from his father who has been searching for him. What happens when Luca and his father reunite with each other? How will Alessio (his father) manage his 'job' and take care of Luca? ✩♬ ₊˚.🎧⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ Basically a mafia reunited story. Just READ IT! It has a bit of humor to and plot twist (I'll put triger warnings⚠ for the chapters which contain stuff that makes you triggered)

Four years in a basement. One mother who wasn't his. Five brothers who are- men built from shadows and secrets, running an organization the world fears. As the police rescue Noah, he learns the truth-- the woman who raised him was not his beloved mother but a 'monster' in sheep clothing, While the monsters he was taught to fear... are his family. Now freedom feels colder than the dark and love sounds like another painful lie. (Once a week update)