⚠️ CHAPTER 41+ ARE PAID CONTENT VIA KO-FI ⚠️ ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ 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. ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ [⚠️ Chapter 41+ are paid content via Ko-fi ⚠️] ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains sensitive and potentially distressing themes, including abuse, sexual assault, rape, psychological trauma, and mature content. Note: - Update: Random - Cover by Canva © 2026 [CherylZielle]. All rights reserved. Do not copy or distribute the story without permission.

~book 1 of The Fragile Hearts series~ a story in which a girl discovers her family again. Charlotte is a girl whose faced so many hardships at her young age. At 15, she's lost the only family she's known. After reading a letter her grandma left, she discovers something that could change her life. Who will charlotte end up with? Will they have a relationship and be a family? only one way to find out :)

She was four years old when she disappeared from the Hernandez household. No warning. No explanation. No trace left behind. Arabella Hernandez was only a child, but the night she vanished split a powerful mafia family in two, leaving behind silence, unanswered questions, and a truth only a few people were ever allowed to know. Years later, Arabella grows up in a different world with no memory of what she lost, while the Hernandez family lives with the weight of a daughter who was once there and then gone. But the past doesn't stay buried forever. And when it returns, it doesn't ask for permission.

A 20 year old girl who lived with her mother her whole life. Having to endure the torture she went through growing up. This girl had no name, no form of identification. The girl and her mother got into a horrific accident leading to the death of her mother. This girl was happy the torment was over but what she didn't expect was to move in with her brothers that didn't even know she existed nor did she know existed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is the story of Juliet, a 16 year old girl. Her mother passed away and she has to go live with her father and brothers again. She was the outcome of a drunken affair. Her father was too lost in his grief to actually be there for her and her brothers never liked her. She was almost 5 the last time she saw them before she begged her mother to never see her brothers and father again. So they moved to New York, where her father couldn't get to them. Since moving, Juliet has been through it. She was working as much as possible to save up for the future and trying to pass school. Her brothers aren't excited that she is back but neither is Juliet. She won't let them hurt her again. Besides, she's got other problems. This is my first story and I am not very good at writing summaries. It's both cliché and not. But anyways just give it a chance. P.S. Sadly there won't be any spicy scenes because I don't want to write a cringy one.

Bella-Rose is a sweet innocent 22 year old mother to a boy and another on the way.She is also a doctor all she wants to do it help people cause she knows she can't be helped when it comes to her what happens when she meets her patients Son can he help her? Alessandro Ricci is a cold ruthless mafia Don he doesn't care for anyone only family what happens when a small sweet pregnant brunette saves his Father will he repay the act and save her,her son Matteo and her unborn son? What happens when Bella meets Alessandros Bestfriends family will they know each-other from another lifetime? Only one way to find out.....

My darling Anastasia. I've searched the world for you my love. - Anastasia, kidnapped by her mother at 6 and abused by her stepfather until her mother commited suicide, leaving her alone with him. One night she had enough, and stabbed him as an act of self defence. Little did she know she had a father and 6 older siblings searching the globe for her in America.

Sofia is a 17 years old high school student under the guardianship of her step-father. Several weeks after her mother's death Sofia discovers the horrible truth. It wasn't an accident, it was a murder. And she's living under the same roof with her mother's killer. Without any backup plan or money, Sofia escapes to Italy and slowly starts to unveil the mystery of her mother's past. She hopes she can find her biological family before Paul finds her. But will she succeed? Content warning: suicide attempt, self-harm.

Alison Harris is a normal 17-year-old girl, living her normal life with her mother. That is when her mother surprises her with the news of her marriage. Alison is forced to go with her mum and live with his new stepfather and his 7 sons, unaware of the dangerous line of work her new stepfather has. Secrets will be revealed and dangers will come into her life one after the other. Can she survive all of this? Can she bond with her new family or will they become enemies? In between all of this, can the son of one of the most dangerous gangs of the city win her heart? read to uncover a story of family, true friendship, and love.

Ivana grew up alone. She was alone since the day she was born and she was sure she would also die alone. Without anyone by her side she struggled to make a living, till one day two men stood infront of her door, claiming to be her brothers. Getting to meet her overwhelmed father, her overprotective older brothers and the obsessed man from the rival mafia, Ivana didn't know how to feel nor act anymore. Experiencing love and care for the first time, the feeling of finally belonging isn't the only thing Ivana will have to get used to.