Book 2, read Family first A perfect prey for a psychopathic predator. A quiet boy with a scarred face, broken bones and countless bruises, locked behind dormitory doors. A boy who still yearned for those who had abandoned him. A boy who whispered to someone who wasn't there. Lies can only run so deep. Every river will dry up in the end. But how much will Leo have to drown before the truth comes to light? And will he remain the same? *** She would protect him. Even if it meant breaking him in the process. Teo had been the beginning. Leo would be the end.

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.

A once happy family, now drifting apart. People who hate him with a burning passion but love his twin. Just what happened to make them drift apart and why do they hate him? Aren't they supposed to love each other? Aren't they supposed to be family? Join Leonardo on his journey of abuse and suffering at the hands of his own family, who despise him with every fibre of their being. What happens when they cross a line? Will they be able to fix what has been broken?

Sixteen-year-old Kason Mills has never really been wanted. He's been passed around like baggage, from the mother he tried to save from her own battles with addiction and mental illness, to relatives who couldn't handle his outbursts, to group homes that labeled him "too much." When his mom dies, Kason finds himself once again without a place to land and a heart full of anger he can't seem to control. Armed with a duffel bag, a few broken memories, and a diagnosis list longer than his future looks, Kason is sent to live with his mom's identical sister, who can't stand who he looks like, and cousins who wish he'd stayed gone. Between his ADHD, impulsivity, and defiance, Kason's never been the kid anyone chooses to keep. But maybe ... just maybe...there's still room in the world for someone like him and allows him to believe he is still worth love, even if he feels broken..

"We're here, me, Kaleb, and Levi. We're not going anywhere." "I-I d-don't w-want you... I want him..." -- Kidnapped at seven and forced into being part of the Russian mafia, Kai's existence has been shaped by torment and manipulation. Now, eight years later, he's sent on a mission to kill his eldest brother a family he doesn't remember. Check TW's 1 in #Overprotectivesiblings 1 in #Fractured 2 in #Babybrother

Felix Moretti was stolen from his family as a baby by a mother who didn't want him for love, only revenge. Raised in a world of violence, fear, and neglect, Felix has known nothing but pain at the hands of his abusive stepfather, Jack. But everything changes the night Jack dies. For the first time in years, Felix is found and waiting for him are the five older brothers who never stopped loving him. Each shaped by power, pain, and loyalty, the Moretti brothers are dangerous men in a dangerous world, but for Felix, they will become something else entirely: Home.

The Valentino brothers never expected their lives to change in a single night. Alec only meant to step in, but instead he brought home a boy who is bruised and with no family in sight. What begins as an act of protection soon becomes something deeper, drawing Zale, Lucius, and Caspian into a bond none of them were prepared for. As they care for the boy and search for answers about his past, the brothers begin to face a question they never imagined: could he become part of their family for good?

He had the same face as their dead brother... but he wasn't him. He was reckless, spoiled, wild-and in danger.And now, the most feared mafia king has decided to protect him...Even if it means locking him up.Even if it means becoming a monster again.Because fate already stole one brother.He won't let it steal another.

On Hold!!! Mateo arrives at the mansion like a ghost-unannounced, unexpected, and unsure if he belongs. Six brothers he never knew. A family stitched together by secrets and silence. The house hums with history, but none of it includes him. He watches. He listens. He vanishes. But something-or someone-starts to pull him back. A voice that doesn't demand, a gaze that doesn't flinch. In the quiet corners of this strange new life, Mateo begins to feel the stirrings of something he's never known: connection, maybe even love. Still, the walls whisper. The mirrors lie. And hunger-of every kind-has its own language. BXB TW: SH, ABUSE, SA, ED, ANOREXIA, STALKING, and English isn't my first language. Be warned