The Innocent Ballerina Most Impressive Ranking #12 mentalhealthawareness, out of 1.73K stories Other Rankings: #70 ballet #127 familysecrets #702 lesbianromance #138 bodyguard #15 loveconquersall #345 strongfemalelead #25 interracialromance #160 agere #145 diapers #5 traumarecovery #21 pacifiers #2 protectivelove Naomi Parks, a talented Korean ballerina with autism, faces a terrifying threat when a serial killer begins targeting women who resemble her. Protected by Officer Danielle "Dani" Martinez, a tough but compassionate Mexican police officer, Naomi finds safety and love in Dani's arms. As their bond deepens, they navigate the challenges of Naomi's age regression and unique needs, all while the killer's identity looms closer than anyone realizes. In a gripping and emotional journey, Naomi and Dani's love is tested by danger, leading to a shocking revelation that changes everything.

At two years old, she was taken from everything she knew - a powerful father, devoted brothers, and a home where she was treasured beyond measure. Kidnapped by the one person meant to protect her, she vanished without a trace. Raised in cruelty by her mother and stepfather, she grew up believing pain was normal and love was something earned. She never knew she had been stolen - or that an entire empire had been quietly searching for her. For fourteen years, her father and brothers tore through cities, secrets, and bloodlines to find the daughter and sister ripped from them. Now, as she turns sixteen, the truth begins to unravel. And when a mafia family finally finds what was taken from them, they don't let go easily.

Fifteen-year-old Charlotte 'Lottie' Carmen Rose Vassiliou is the youngest of the six Vassiliou siblings. She was the first girl born into the Vassiliou family in ten generations, and due to this, she was spoiled and coddled for the first five years of her life. But then, after 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩, when she was five, suddenly her life flips upside down and her family turns against her, sending her 1750 miles away to a school for troubled kids. Her family had sent her away, hoping the school would 'fix' her, to make her a normal functioning member of society, but in reality, the school had no interest in helping troubled kids; they used the position of power they held over the troubled students to abuse them, to break them. Charlotte had long ago changed, going from an innocent, loving little girl to a fifteen-year-old girl with severe trust and anger issues. So what happens when, ten years after 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩, she is suspended and forced to return home? Will her family ignore her? Will they treat her the way the staff at the school did? Read along as Charlotte navigates the messy reunion with her family, whom she hasn't spoken to in a decade.

Saudade- a nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant, or has been loved, then lost; "the love that remains" Marlowe Wanless, just 11-years-old has spent the better part of her life that she can remember in the house of her abusive and drug addicted stepfather. After he has been arrested for possession of illicit substances, Marlowe's custody has been shifted to her 7 terrifying older brothers who are surrounded by rumors regarding their line of work. The Valente's now juggle healing a mentally destroyed child while simultaneously sheltering her from lurking rival business' that will stop at nothing to harm the littlest Valente. Have the rival businesses just brought more danger then her stepfather? Who can be trusted? Or the bigger question, who can't?

Four years ago, Valentina Coppola was erased from the life she used to know. Accused of pushing her twin sister down the stairs of their home, she was sent to a boarding school for ill mannered ladies in Stockholm. An academy shaped like a prison. Years after the fall, she is brought back to Italy so that amends can be made. Older. Sharper. And still helplessly hurt by what happened years ago, Valentina must learn to navigate life with the brothers that didn't believe her, a father who shipped her away, and a twin sister who hides behind a fabricated lie. This time, Valentina has secrets of her own.

Kidnapped on the night he was born, a child of the powerful Rossi Mafia family vanished without a trace. For three years, his parents lived in grief, and his brothers grew up haunted by the absence of the baby they had sworn to protect. But the Rossis are not a family that surrenders to fate.

At the early age of 1, a pair of twins were kidnapped and taken from their father and brothers. After their disappearance was reported, they searched for them high and low. After being abuse my their mom and stepdad for 15 years, Isabella and Marcello are no longer those sweet and innocent kids that they once were, now they're just broken. But happens when they find out that they have a family? Secrets and past memories come to light. Read the missing twins to find out.

In the heart of Italy, power is everything-and danger never sleeps. Born into one of the most feared mafia families, baby Aurelia enters a world where loyalty is law and protection comes at a cost. Too young to understand the weight of her name, Aurelia only knows one thing: she wants to explore. To crawl. To reach. To discover the world just beyond her grasp. But being the daughter of a powerful mafia boss means freedom is a luxury she doesn't have. Watched constantly by her family, adored yet confined, Aurelia must navigate her earliest battles-not with enemies, but with boundaries. Meanwhile, her older brother Milan idolizes their father and dreams of stepping into a dangerous legacy, and their mother struggles to protect her children from a life she never truly chose. In a house full of secrets, love, and silent threats, Aurelia's smallest steps may one day shake everything.

Rose is a naive ,selfless and innocent girl who live with her abusive father who is a drunk addict as well. Raphael de Luca is the most feared mafia boss in the world he is cruel and cold for the world but a loving and caring person for his family. what will happen when Raphael goes to James house for his money and found Rose and take her with himself. ___________________________________________ " What's your name little girl" I said and wait to hear her name " R-Rose" she whispered Rose such a beautiful name I think I will keep this girl my wife will be happy

A genetically unique but emotionally lost teenager must figure out who she is within her mixed-up, warring world of Shifters and Wolfstalkers. ***** It wasn't Maddie's choice to be born a half-breed, half Shifter, half Wolfstalker -- a hunter of Shifters -- and it wasn't her choice to keep her identity a secret. But after trying to attend high school like any normal sixteen-year-old, things quickly spiral south when her Stalker uncle finds out about her and catapults her out of anonymity and into the awareness--or possibly the crosshairs--of The Order of the Wolfstalker. Maddie must think fast and figure out a way to keep herself and her family safe, or risk losing everything. Including her life. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]