I thought I knew who I was. Gabriel Alvarez. Twenty. Son of a poor family in Albuquerque. Big brother. Protector. Future cop. My life had been built on long nights of work, endless study, and the unshakable promise that one day I'd wear a badge strong enough to keep my family safe. But then the threads started unraveling. Whispers of a world I wasn't meant to see. Names spoken like curses. The Caruso family. The Sicilian Mafia. Everyone in the city knew they ruled from the shadows. What no one knew, what I could never have imagined, was that I carry their blood. I am the brother they lost fifteen years ago. Every step I take now feels like a betrayal. To the family who raised me, who trust me with their lives. To myself, who swore I would fight men like the Carusos. And when the moment comes, when the truth tears everything apart, I don't know which side I'll stand on. The law I've devoted my life to... or the brothers who claim me as their own?

Three years ago, fourteen-year-old Elora Rossi had everything: five protective older brothers, a chaotic but loving home, and a life she loved. Then, the phone rang. A police report. A DNA test. A miracle: The twin sister she never knew she had. Elora always dreamed of having a sister. Helena was kind, funny, and effortlessly fit into the boisterous Rossi family dynamic. But then, out of an innocent, careless mistake, disaster struck. Elora was exiled to a bleak boarding school in Scotland, branded a traitor by the people she loved most. ​Now, she is coming home. ​But the Rossi manor isn't home anymore. Her room is gone. Her brothers look at her with cold, guarded eyes. And standing in the center of it all, wearing her face and living her life, is Helena.

Fifteen-year-old Ainsley Myers doesn't look like someone who's afraid. She's loud, sharp, and sarcastic. The kind of girl who fills silence with humor and defiance, who keeps people laughing just far enough away that they never get too close. Where her twin sister Athena learned to move gently through the world, Ainsley learned to hit it first, using noise, wit, and distance as armor. Athena was protected. Ainsley was not. Athena grew up kind, soft-spoken, and trusting, never fully knowing the depth of what her sister endured, only sensing that something was wrong. Ainsley never told her. Not because she didn't love her, but because she didn't know how to explain it. Because the worst parts didn't feel explainable. Because silence felt safer than truth. When their current foster dad is arrested, everything they believe about their lives collapses. They weren't abandoned. They were stolen. Waiting for them is a family that never stopped searching: a father who left space at the table, brothers raised on stories and hope, and a home built on patience instead of punishment. For Athena, the return feels like a chance to finally breathe. For Ainsley, it feels like danger. Because sarcasm doesn't survive gentleness. Armor doesn't work in a house built on patience. And distance becomes impossible in a family that refuses to give up on you. As Athena begins to settle into safety, Ainsley resists closeness with jokes, walls, and emotional deflection. But the longer this family stays, the harder it becomes to pretend she doesn't care. The harder it becomes to keep fighting a world that no longer looks like a threat. Surrounded by people who don't demand, don't push, and don't leave, Ainsley must face the one truth she's spent her life outrunning: That maybe she doesn't have to be loud to be safe. That maybe she doesn't have to be sharp to survive. And that love doesn't have to hurt to be real.

After years of silence, bruises no one asked about, and a home that was never truly safe, seventeen-year-old Asher and his seven-year-old sister Felicity are leaving everything they know behind - to siblings they haven't spoken to for years. The troubled teen faces difficulties trusting the new setting, while Felicity can't muster up the courage to speak from the trauma both have faced. Carrying scars from a home that nearly broke them, old wounds clash with new beginnings as Asher and Felicity learn that healing isn't quick or easy. Yet sometimes - the safest place to land is the one you never expected. [@blackwidowballerina]

Kuhu looked at the portrait hung on the wall, the smile on her face becoming increasingly strained with each passing moment. She shifted her attention to her brothers, hoping for some solace. They were all admiring the woman in the portrait who also happened to be THEIR mother. Only their mother. She turned to leave the living room, completely unnoticed. Her footsteps echoed in the empty alley, her heartbeat even louder. As she closed the door behind her, tears gushed to her eyes of their own accord. She didn't know why, she didn't know how...but her feet carried her to the most overlooked drawer of her closet. Inside a forgotten personal diary lay a crippled photograph. One that would never find it's way to the living room. One that was destined to always remain a photograph and never a portrait. Her mother. Only her mother. It was a gift from the most vile woman she had known in life. One who surpassed even her bua ji. Her maasi. She had gifted her the picture nearly 5 years back. Not as her mother's remembrance but as a reminder of her legacy. She brought the photo close to her chest and whispered, "I love you, mumma." - "This is your legacy, Kian. Your destiny was carved long before your first breath. You were never meant to walk the same path as your brothers. Your purpose is far greater than theirs." the man said, his eyes gentle despite the sharpness in his words. Kian didn't flinch. "I will never become what my brothers chose not to be." he said stiffly, conviction brimming in his eyes. "Even at the cost of those same brothers' life?" the gentleness was gone. All he could see was a devilish, threatening glint. Kian's jaw clenched. "A pest like you can't even touch my brothers!" The man chuckled. "Pests are underrated, Kian. They move unseen, untamed, untraced and thus...they know much more than they must." "Whatever that means?" "That means..." the man stepped closer. "You know the Devil more than anyone else."

She always thought she knew her story, the lonely daughter, the only child, the one who never had a sibling to fight with or lean on, but destiny had other plans One unexpected day, a truth came crashing down on her, a truth powerful enough to shake her whole world She wasn't alone She had 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 Not one.....not two.....but 𝙨𝙞𝙭 of them Six strangers......bound to her by blood On the other side, those six brothers had lived their whole lives without knowing a sister even existed and now, when their worlds collide, everything changes hearts, identities and the meaning of family Will they welcome her with open arms? Or will the truth turn into a storm none of them are ready to face.

Iris Taylor (tabian) was kidnapped at 6 months of age by the Tabian families enemies. 15years & 6 months later they find their Principessa, but she's actually gone....................................................................................................... Iris the German Mafia leader and assasin known as Siri had a traumatic past nobody should have. She was in a torture house since she was 2. But escaped after 10 years so age 12. The police found her and put her............ you get the idea her adoptive parents were abusive. to find out the rest hop on the train people. AAALLL ABOOUUUURRRRDDDDDD!!!!!!! I'm sorry I had to 🤣🤣🤣 and this is all my work the photos is from my beloved Pintrest. ONLY ON WATTPAD

Rajveer: "you both are just my responsibility nothing else." Reeyansh: " maybe I can't accept them." Siya: "mere sirf do bhai hai aur koi nahi." *********** Piyu: " I know they hate us. but they are our family. we can't hate them. Arush: "you all are my favourite."

Isha never wanted wealth, crowns, or castles. She only wanted a simple life-one where survival was enough. But fate had other plans. A single truth shatters her world: she carries the blood of the Rathores, one of the most powerful royal lineages. Suddenly, she is thrust into palaces dripping with luxury, guarded by walls of secrets, and watched by a family that accepts her only by name, never by heart. Her new life is filled with cold brothers, a father who hides his sorrow behind laughter, and a legacy that demands perfection. Because in this empire, blood is not just thicker than water-it's the sharpest weapon of all. And Isha must decide: will she shine like royalty, or bleed like the rest?

{𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐝} Reyansh Agrawal is a strict and disciplined man who deeply loves his sons and treats his brother as if he were his own. He is fiercely protective of his family, shielding them from prying eyes and judgmental scrutiny. While he may appear ruthless to outsiders, he is a devoted and caring figure within his family. Three years ago, his wife chose to divorce him, having fallen in love with another man, and left Reyansh to raise their two sons and support his brother. Unbeknownst to him at the time, she was pregnant when she made this decision. How will Reyansh respond when he gets a call one day that reveals he has another son?