Chiara Daveys is living a good life in England - if you ignore her constant struggle with food, lack of a guardian and how she's constantly working to pay the bills. At 17 years old, she's been unaware of her 6 brothers who have spent the 14 years of her absence searching for her. Giovanni, Harry, Lorenzo, Taylor, Emilio and Noah Moretti have felt the absence of their sister since she was taken from them by their own mother at 3 years old. Then, one day, she is found. And over a plane ride to America, her life gets turned upside down from everything she thought she knew. Although she has various struggles, she learns to bond and love her brothers, finding a life in New York that she never could've dreamt of.

This is a dark, emotional journey into the mind of a neglected child hidden in plain sight. When eight-year-old Elliot makes a desperate call for help, a fractured family is forced to confront secrets long buried - and a boy they never knew existed. Told through haunting moments and fragile hope, this is a story of pain, survival, secrets, and what it truly means to be heard.

Everyone thought Ellura was just quiet... Until the day she called Noah-her voice shaking, barely a whisper. He ran to find her, but what he found in that cafeteria? Blood. Bruises. Silence. And a truth she still can't speak.

⚠️ 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: - Cover by Canva - Update: Random

Fifteen-year-old Ainsley Myers doesn't look like someone who's afraid. She's quiet, loud when needed to be, flat, 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.

Audrey Briggs has never felt like she belonged. Living under the roof of cold-hearted step-parents who treat her like a burden, she's spent her life walking on eggshells, quiet, obedient, and dreaming of escape. When an envelope arrives with her name on it, everything changes. She's been accepted into the prestigious Valemont Royal Academy, a school known for transforming students into society's elite. But Valemont isn't just uniforms and courtly manners. From the moment Audrey steps onto campus, she keeps crossing paths, literally, with a two boys who are strangely kind, fiercely protective, and inexplicably drawn to her. They don't know each other well, yet something about their bond feels... unbreakable. What Audrey doesn't know is that she's not alone in the world. She's not even a Briggs. She's Audrey Valestri and she has six brothers, two of whom live among her classmates, and four who operate in the shadows of power and crime. When the past catches up and secrets unravel, Audrey is forced to choose between the life she's always known and the family she never knew she had.

Aurora's life had always been about survival, each day a quiet battle against fear and pain. When her stepfather was finally arrested, she thought the fight was over. But leaving one dangerous world meant stepping into another-one she didn't fully understand. Now, she's living with seven older brothers she barely knows, their lives a tangle of secrets and shadows they never speak of. Their house is loud, protective, and filled with rules she's afraid to break. For Aurora, it's a new kind of survival. For her brothers, it's a chance to keep her safe-no matter what it takes.

Lila Rose Cooper. An outgoing thirteen year old girl, living a good life with her dad for company. So what happens when her life is flipped upside down? The Bradley brothers are six sporty, popular players and all round assholes. They never imagined having a little sister enter their lives, but in a world where anything is possible- expect the unexpected. Lila and her dad move in with these siblings and their mom, forcing the children of the two different families to get a long, whether they like it or not. After all, it's difficult living with six boys when you all hate each other. The Bradley brothers had seemed to all silently have promised themselves never to let their stepsister in; never let her become part of the family. So what happens when things change? What happens when Lila and the Bradley's can't help but become closer? What happens when they begin to call each other brother and sister? What happens when the impossible becomes possible? What happens when Lila begins to become their sibling?

Two families brought together by a marriage, the marriage of secrets and lies, but most of all love. Sophie is the youngest with two older brothers who annoy her beyond belief, the worst thing would be having more... Her mother unexpectedly gets married and now she has a new step dad and step brothers. What secrets do they hold? Will they all be a family? Is love enough to withstand all the secrets and lies?

Ariella Charleston, the girl who had a loving dad and normal life. Until... Her dad told her that he'll get remarried soon 3 defensive and controlling boys enter her life. The Anderson brothers. ~*~*~*~* 'What was that about?' I asked Nathan curiously 'That's Jonathan, he went to this school once, a very long time ago. Then, he had some family issues, so his dad took him away' he replied. 'Who are his brothers?',I asked. 'That's Jayden,'he said looking over at the buff dude 'And that's Jason,'he said looking over to a guy that looked like Jonathan but without the glasses and a sharper jawline. 'But listen, Ari, you should never mess with any of them. They might seem nice, but one wrong move and they'll ruin your life' ~*~*~*~* Disclaimer:This book is in the form of a raw draft and is in the process of editing. So, you can expect errors in my writing. Cover credits to:@howto