Alaida finds herself facing new problems as the Government begins a social experiment and uses children for their lab rats. She then has to face manipulators and her own fears to be the hero people need.

Vincenzo Russo is one of the most feared mafia bosses in the country. Men fear him. Enemies avoid him. Entire families have fallen because of his name. But inside the gates of the Russo estate? He's just a father trying to survive a house full of chaos. Eleven children. Shoes everywhere. Toy guns mixed with real ones. Baby bottles sitting next to stacks of cash. And a wife who isn't afraid to challenge the most dangerous man alive. Emilia Russo is the only woman Vincenzo has ever loved. The only one who can calm his rage... or ignite it. Together they built something stronger than any empire. A family. But when enemies begin circling the Russo name, the chaos of their home collides with the violence of the mafia world. And anyone who threatens the Russo children will learn one thing very quickly... You don't survive touching a Russo. Love. Loyalty. Chaos.

She wasn't born into their family. She was chosen. --- Sofia Bellini is fifteen when she moves into a house that already feels full-of voices, routines, and people who know exactly where they belong. The Bellinis are warm. Loving. They make space for her in every way. But Sofia doesn't know how to take it. --- At home, she says she's fine. --- Somewhere between trying too hard and not feeling enough... she starts to disappear. --- Almost Home is a quiet, emotional story about belonging, identity, and what it really means to find your place.