Previously known as "My darling Athena" At only 5 years old, Athena De Luca's life changed drastically when she was kidnapped from her house by two of her parents so called "best friends." Her kidnappers, Carlos Rogers and Gabriella Rogers abused the young girl and made her become their maid until... A week after she turned 6, she was sold to an unknown man in exchange for money and drugs by her "parents." Years later, she is made into the best assassin who lived along with her best friends. On one random day, Athena gets arrested which causes them to take a blood sample from her which ends up with an unexpected meeting with her biological family that she didn't even know she had. With two loving parents and 7 brothers along with a giant family from both sides of her parents. Will her secrets unfold? Will her heart be won? Will she tell them the truth? And will she trust them enough? 🌹Find out by reading the story🌹 All ⚠TRIGGER WARNINGS⚠ are mentioned in the NOTE so please read that, this story includes romance.

Book 2 of the Painted Lies duet grief /ɡriːf/ noun; intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death. Liliana Russo is many things. The head of the Spanish mafia. A daughter. A sister. An assassin. A young woman. A criminal. Cruel? Ruthless? Unforgiving? Grieving? After everything she's been through in Italy, everyone almost forgot about everything that happened in Russia. Apart from Liliana, she struggles to forget a second of her past no matter how hard she tries. The training, the psychological manipulation, the torture and the fear. Now she has to face everything at once. Her family. Her friends. Her enemies. Her own reflection. Her past, her present and her future. And her grief. She watches as everything within reach to her burns at her command, at her touch. And she watches as it all goes up in flames. All of it. ... "Do you know how it feels-" I start, the anger seeping out of every crevice of my body as I walk up to him swinging my knife around in my hands with practiced precision, something that felt completely natural to me. Like riding a bike. "To have everything you love stripped away from you with one person?" My voice cracks and I point the knife against the external jugular vein popping out the side of his neck as he strains to get away from my hold. Alas his attempts appear to be useless against the restraints binding him the the wall. "My sisters dead" "I- I promise I didn't do anything to her" "Oh I know" I recoil with amusement and repositioning the knife so that the tip and butt both rest comfortably between my fingers as I twirl it, grinning like the Cheshire Cat with a sincere expression towards the bloody man hanging on the basement wall. "But unfortunately the person who did met an all too easy demise, quicker than I would have liked" I pout breaking into a manic laugh before dropping my face all together. "So I suppose, you'll have to do"

'There are only two ways to survive in my world, kill or be killed. And as far as I'm concerned they don't plan on killing me anytime soon...' Athena Everford, is a 17 year old girl who lives with her foster parents. Abused and tormented, she walks through life like she's fine. When her foster parents die and she is forced to do a DNA test, she finds out her family is the infamous Italian Mafia. Her family all excited to have her back, overlook the signs of trauma she rarely shows off. As an assassin and the Donna of the Greek mafia, Athena is forced to withstand a tremendous amount of pain. But when a man darker than the shadows in her head tries to pull her down with him, she is forced to claw her way out of that shit show. And her family WILL stand witness. Including a few friends, one of which is her brothers best friend and the heir to the French Mafia The same heir who could possibly help her out of the abyss that is her mind. *THIS IS A STORY THAT I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN BUT MY SISTER TOOK IT DOWN!! SO THIS IS A REWRITE AND MY SCHEDULE WILL NOT BE THE SAME!!* Start date: 23/02/25 Finish date: ?? First in 'Lost and Found' : 05/11/2025 Fifth in 'secretidentity' : 24/12/2025 Second in 'Girl Power' : 30/12/2025

the youngest children (triplets) were taken from the italian mafia family when they were 2years old by the russian mafia don as a revenge for killing his father few years ago. they were tortured and trained mentally and physically to be made their killing machine. they were experimented on to make them stronger and numb when killing. they killed their captor and escaped when they were 12. and they did what they were good at. Killing. they became assassins and made their mafia and their own name in the underworld now everyone fears them. Now, they are seeking revenge on the mafia that held them as subjects. But their biological family found them when their foster parents died in a fire in their house when the triplets were in school. Be here to see them bond and seek revenge together.

Aurora Sokolova, a business woman,she owns "Nova Ink" one of the largest companies in Russia. But at night she is the leader of the Russia mafia. She makes a business contract, saying she has to marry him. But what she doesn't know is that he is in the mafia. Will they learn to love each other or will they hurt themselves in trying to.

Before I was sent away by my so called family I used to fear everything especially the dark as it hides the most dangerous creatures. But now I don't fear anything. Because when all you have ever known is darkness, it becomes a safety blanket; a home. And before you know it, you are the monster everyone fears. My name is Clementine and I'm 17 years of age. I was born into the darkness and was made into darkness. My family once scared me by betraying me but now they should be scared of the monster I have become because I'm the queen of all monsters.

Finding them. Something that had been the goal of the Naclerio brothers since they lost their twins that dreadful night 12 years ago. Hoping that something or someone would guide them in the right direction. 12 years. That's how long the Naclerio twins have spent fighting to survive. Hoping that something or someone would save them from the endless pain and trauma they have to endure. Just when the twins reach their breaking point, a man enters a coffee shop they work at. A man that looks almost identical to the two. However this is just the beginning of the Naclerio's story...

Hailee Hartly and her 2 brothers are now becoming Ramero's. Hailees mom is now marrying the don of the Italian mafia who has 7 sons. her dad passed away 2 years ago. she hasn't told any the abuse her dad put just her through but thats not the only secret in the house. how will her life change? will they find out about her secrets? will she find out about their secrets?