When Lucia and Lorenza are only three years old, the Russian mafia tears them from their home, erasing their past and thrusting them into a world ruled by fear and blood. Clinging to each other, the twins survive as best they can-until, at seven, Lucia orchestrates a daring plan to have them adopted by the French mafia, hoping to give Lorenza a life of protection and freedom. But safety eludes Lucia. Before Gabriel Gaspard can adopt her and offer her a life of warmth and security, she is taken elsewhere-remade into something unrecognizable. Trained as a killer, forged through pain, and stripped of her childhood, Lucia learns obedience only through suffering, her innocence buried beneath skill, strategy, and lethal precision. At twelve, she accomplishes the impossible: she escapes. Broken yet unbowed, she finds her way back to Lorenza, now thriving under the protection of five formidable French mafia brothers. Alongside them are four loyal friends from the orphanage, children who, like Lucia, survived without family-but now have one they can call their own. By seventeen, the twins are drawn back into the orbit of their seven biological brothers, heirs to an empire grown darker, deadlier, and more cunning with every passing year. Tensions flare when the family discovers Lorenza's love-a man whose very presence threatens to unravel everything they have built. Arguments erupt, alliances fracture, and fear coils tight around every heart in the room. But while they argue over the danger standing beside Lorenza, the man by Lucia's side is a force all others fear: a legend in the shadows of the underworld, whispered about even among kings of crime. And as the layers of her secrets are peeled back, the family will finally see the truth-the deadliest threat has never been outside the family. It has been hiding in plain sight all along.

|| Book 1 of the Syndicate Series || [Standalone] When young Diovanna is framed for something she didn't do and is sent off to a "boarding school" she feels abandoned and betrayed. But one thing was for sure, this boarding school was no ordinary school. One day when police roll in and search the place effectively shutting down the school, she is forced to go to the family that sent her away. The ones who abandoned her in her own personal hell. One thing is for sure, she is no longer happy and bubbly, she is silent and dangerous. ~~~ Ok yall idk abt the description but please give this book a chance!

"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲, '𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐛.' Vivienne Rosenthal always believed it was wrong. After all, family was supposed to be forever. As the youngest daughter of the Rosenthal family, Vivienne loved fiercely. She loved her brothers, her parents, and most of all, her twin sister. She trusted them with her whole heart and chose them above everyone else. Until they chose someone else over her. For eight years she lived away from them, built her own little world with her best friend. She had everything- happiness, friends, a perfect job in Café, loving boyfriend and peace. But then suddenly after eight years she is summoned back the same place, to the same people who once branded her as disgrace. For eight years- she thought she disgusted them. But... did she really ? As buried secrets begin to resurface and old wounds are torn open, Vivienne is determined to uncover the truth behind the betrayal that changed her life forever. Between love and heartbreak, loyalty and resentment, blood ties and chosen bonds... Who will Vivienne choose this time? The truth was buried eight years ago. Unfortunately for those who wanted her gone... Vivienne came back with a shovel.

"It's not what we are but what we do that defines us." Aylin Black has come to believe that she deserves all the misfortunes life throws at her. Yet she refuses to back down. At least not without a fight. But as her past comes knocking at her door she's forced to rethink all her beliefs. And she just might have to give up this losing fight much sooner than she expected.

Read the story to see the journey of the two sisters. Elina was kidnapped when she was three. Elara sent away when she was 5-6, by being falsely accused. Whether they will find their last hope or will they fade away? . . . . . . . English is not my first language, so please ignore any grammatical mistakes or wrong spelling. . . . . This story is my original idea. Plagiarism is crime, please do not plagiarise the story

'Blood doesn't always mean loyalty. Sometimes, it just means war.' At sixteen, Kimberly Fallon Alliter has learned that pain is predictable. Assaulted by her stepfather. Abused by her mother. Tormented by her twin, and forgotten by the world, she's spent her life as the family scapegoat-until one night at age eight, when a stranger offered her food, warmth, and something far more dangerous: power. That man was Maxim Volkov, the Pakhan of the Bratva (Don of the Russian mafia). And when he was assassinated seven years later, Kimberly inherited everything. Now, Pakhan/Tsarina/Donna of a ruthless empire, Kimberly hides behind the guise of a bored high schooler. But when she and her twin, Karoline, are called to the principal's office, everything changes: their mother and stepfather are dead, and their long-lost brothers-heirs to the Italian mafia-have come to claim them. Karoline is heartbroken and seeks comfort from her new family. Kimberly is unreadable and distances herself from these men who claim to care. Because while Karoline sees family, Kimberly sees enemies. The Russians and Italians have never been allies... and her brothers don't know the mafia princess standing before them is the enemy they've been trained to eliminate. Blood has been spilled. Lies are unraveling. And Kimberly Volkova is no one's pawn. Started: 25/12/2025 (for the American's: 12/25/2025)

They sent a girl to the slaughter. A ghost came back for the crown. Lyla Vance was the family disgrace. Soft, quiet, and easily manipulated, she was the perfect scapegoat when her twin sister, Melanie, needed a murder to disappear. Accused of a crime she didn't commit, Lyla was exiled to a brutal overseas boarding school and left to rot. For five years, the Vance Syndicate forgot she existed. That was their first mistake. While her family lived in luxury, Lyla was forged in the dark. Taught to fight by a mysterious mentor and fueled by a cold, burning hunger for revenge, she didn't just survive-she evolved. Now, the girl who once hid in the pantry is the undefeated legend of the underground boxing rings and the second-highest-ranked street racer in the world. Known only as The Ghost, she has returned to Chicago with a lethal grace and a secret her family isn't ready for. She's not there for a reunion; she's there to dismantle the empire that betrayed her, one brick at a time. But the city has a new king. Luca Moretti is the lethal heir to a rival throne, a man who rules the streets with an iron fist and a cold heart. He's the #1 racer she's hunting, the only man fast enough to keep up with her, and the one person who sees through her "weak" disguise. In a world where loyalty is bought with blood and secrets are more dangerous than bullets, Lyla must navigate a web of betrayal that goes deeper than she ever imagined. Her brothers are circling, her father is a ghost of himself, and her mother is a predator waiting in the shadows. Lyla Vance was born a princess. She was raised a monster. And now, she's coming to collect the debt.

Stefanie and Luna are 17 year old twins, who were raised by their aunt and uncle because apparently their family did not want nor cared for them. Both lived with great hardships in life, but each tried to protect the other in her own way, even when they knew they should communicate. They tried to built a happy life together. One day they are suddenly called to the school office and there they tell them that their aunt and uncle had a car accident and didn't make it out alive. Also to their surprise biological family is alive and wants to take them in, but who would have known that this family is not a normal one. If you like Mafia Storys with 6 overprotective brothers and also romance with strong male leads, then you should read this! WARNING: Don't read if you can't handle explicit, harsh language and mature content. Currently editing the story!!

Sloan. 17 years old. Billionaire. Mafia Queen. At the age of 2 Sloan was kidnapped from her family by her father's second in command and taken to Spain. He was psychotic and was obsessed with Sloan from birth. Till the age of 10 she experienced constant physical and verbal abuse. Sloan knew he was never her father, she never believed him even when he punished her for saying so. He died a slow death, killed by his enemies, leaving Sloan in foster care. Where she is immediately adopted by a man and woman, who have no real good intentions. They thought they could be push overs to the 10-year-old, but after 8 years of abuse she has had enough. She learns to fight, meeting people that become her first ever family, building her empire from the ground up. Becoming a name that people are afraid to mention. The D'Aboville's, left shattered after their daughter and sister is kidnapped from their home by a trusted mafia member. They've looked for years always coming up empty handed, until they get an anonymous call saying that the said trusted member was killed, but they heard nothing about their daughter. Thinking she died with him or long before, they call off their search. Only to get a call 7 years later saying that their long lost daughter was in fact very much alive. NOT EDITED and in dire need of it. DISCLAIMER: Strong language, sexual content and violence.

Three years ago, 11-year-old Elora Rossi had everything: five protective older brothers, a chaotic but loving home, and a life she loved. Then, the phone rang. A police report. A DNA test. A miracle: The twin sister she never knew she had. Elora always dreamed of having a sister. Helena was kind, funny, and effortlessly fit into the boisterous Rossi family dynamic. But then, out of an innocent, careless mistake, disaster struck. Elora was exiled to a bleak boarding school in Scotland, branded a traitor by the people she loved most. ​Now, she is coming home. ​But the Rossi manor isn't home anymore. Her room is gone. Her brothers look at her with cold, guarded eyes. And standing in the center of it all, wearing her face and living her life, is Helena.