She was the light of the Russo family-until she vanished. Kidnapped at the age of three, Athena Russo, the only daughter born into generations of mafia kings, was thought to be lost forever. Her six brothers-powerful, feared, and broken by grief-closed ranks, ruling the Italian underworld with an iron fist while shielding themselves from the pain of her absence. But Athena didn't die. She was reborn. Now seventeen, she's a cold-hearted CEO, a deadly assassin, and second and third in command of two rival mafia families. Her name is feared across continents-her face, unknown. Even her brothers don't realize the sister they've sworn to protect from darkness is the very shadow ruling it. The only one who knows the truth is Aiden Volkov, the ruthless Ukrainian Don with a past as tragic as hers. Cold to the world, but not to her, he's the storm to her fire-her equal in every way. As secrets unravel and blood ties are tested, one truth remains: The world fears the Russo brothers... but it hasn't met the sister they lost.

𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢- Or formally known as Athena Williams. She is a 17 year old girl but that's not all she is, this girl has gone through hell so many times but always finds her way out. She's dangerous, ruthless, stone cold and sweet when she wants to be, but only to those she trusts, which is a short list. She's been abused for her whole life since her aunt kidnapped her from her family when she was 3 ever since then she's been mostly alone except for her best friends who have been with her through thick and thin. What happens when she finds out she has 2 loving parents and 6 big brothers? With danger, lies , secrets and a whole new life is Athena gonna allow them to love her or will she shut them out like everyone else?

Miss perfect. Ariella is the daughter of the Spanish mafias Don and Donna, a girl that has been sheltered, spoilt and has never been told no. She's rude, arrogant and believes the world revolves around her until when bullying a nerdy girl in her class, she takes it too far and gets sent to a 'correctional boarding institution' where many other spoilt and privileged kids in the underworld are sent. Unknowing to the outside world, this school trains those kids to be disciplined, training into killing machines. Ariella comes back after her 4 years at boarding school, resenting her family for sending her there and completely different. The bubbly, spoilt blonde haired 13 year old that was shipped off, replaced with a cold, cherry haired 17 year old women. With only one goal in mind. What will happen when she returns home? Will her family recognise the girl she's become and even worse, will she?

Alessandra Romano is a 16 year old girl who got neglected and abused but also got trained to be a deadly assassin. With her dark, long,brown hair that goes down to her waist, her doe brown eyes that once held so much light now dull and lifeless, and her curvy body. Many people would see her as perfect and gorgeous but to her all she sees is a girl that went through absolute torture as she was growing up. She has loads scars that show what she went through. She has many walls built up around her heart that only a few people could break through. She only has one person that could ever make her smile and laugh and that person is her twin brother. Alessandro Romano is a 16 year old boy who got neglected and abused but also got trained to be a deadly assassin. With his dark brown hair and dull brown eyes, and muscular body his aura screams confidence and cockiness. Many girls want to be with him while many boys want to be him. He has also got many walls built around his heart that hardly anyone can break through except for his twin sister. He is only a couple minutes older but he always protects his little sister. Alessandro has had many hookups but he has never fallen for anyone as he doesn't think anyone could give him the same love that his sister has given him. Their bond is indestructible. They went through hell and back together but have always been there for each other. His face never shows any emotions as over the years he has been taught to not show any weaknesses. The two twins have always yearned for a happy family that will love and care for them but they never thought they would have that. Until fate found them one day and it changed their whole perspective on love and family.

Obsession: Vengeance in Velvet. Dark College Romance| New Adult| psychological Thriller. After barely surviving a childhood scared by violence, twins Nova and Nyra are determined to rebuild their lives- but healing isn't enough. They want revenge. Enrolling in ARC university, an elite institution with secrets buried deeper than its wealth and prestige, they discover more than just textbooks and lecture halls. Hidden within the hearts of the school lies a dangerous underground cult, led by three of the most notorious men on campus. The psychopath, The Narcissist and The Machiavellian, Feared, Worshipped, untouchable. Drawn to the sister like predator to prey, the trios obsession begin as a game but quickly spirals into something dark and twisted. With every twisted encounter, the line between pain and pleasure, control and surrender, vengeance and desire begins to blur . Will the twins escape the grip of these monsters in disguise or will they fall into a web of love, lust, lies and deception that might consume the whole? Trigger warning: this books contains dark themes, strong language, psychological manipulation and morally grey characters, Reader discretion is advised.

Sofia Rossi was taken from her real family-the Spanish mafia,when she was young. She was kidnapped and tortured by the Russians for two years until they dropped her off to an orphanage. She grew up in foster care, having a shitty life. At day, she was just a teenage girl with a bad family but at night she was world's best assassin. Along with her friends she tried to live her life the best she could in her situation. One day, her foster parents died leading Sofia to find her real family. She has no choice but to travel to New York to live with her six brothers and parents, whom she thought had left her. Then she meets Romano De Luca. Italian don, and her brother's best friend. He is used to spending time in paperwork, dealing with shipments and stuff like that. But when a stubborn, hardheaded, fiery girl appears in his life he can't seem to ignore her and the feeling he starts to have for her. Their personalities clash with each other and they love to annoy the other, leading to a lot of fights and banter.

Evelina Alessia Romano was taken away from her brothers at the age of 3 by her own mother leaving her 4 brothers and father broken and left behind. 12 years later the Romanos find her, and what they didn't know was during those 12 years she went through unimaginable things. And it left her In Pieces.