Alessandra has never believed in safety. Life never gave her a reason to. Pain carved her childhood, silence became her armor, and trust? That was a luxury she could never afford. So when she runs -- bloody, broken, and barely breathing, she doesn't expect saving. She certainly doesn't expect to be taken in by a family dripping in wealth and power and. . . warmth? A mother who refuses to give up on her. A father who watches like he's waiting for her to let him in. And six brothers. Rough. Protective. Complicated. Brothers, who don't know what to do with a sister who won't speak. She doesn't know how to trust. How to believe that maybe not everyone wants to hurt her. Every instinct tells her to run. To shut down. But they don't let her go. Not when she flinches. Not when she hides. Not even when she breaks. Happiness is for other people, or that's what she believes. But when love comes wrapped in gentle patience and fierce protection, when hands reach for her without demand, when hearts break themselves wide open just to hold her... she starts to wonder. Can a girl stitched together with silence and fear ever belong in a family built on love? Can she stand tall when the ghosts of her past refuse to let go? And when danger claws its way back into her life, threatening everything she's come to know... will she find her voice, or will she shatter all over again? Trigger Warnings: Child abuse. Violence. Addiction. Panic attacks. Self-harm. Death, and more.

E·phem·er·al (adj.) Lasting for a very short time ִֶָ 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆★⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ Aurora has spent thirteen years surviving, not living. Trapped in a broken home filled with cruelty and violence, every day has been a battle against the monsters she was forced to call family. Stained by her striking appearance--skin, hair, and eyes devoid of pigment--Aurora has always stood out. But one night, when flashing lights and sirens tear through the darkness of her world, everything changes. Her nightmares have been taken away in handcuffs, and for the first time, Aurora is free. Or so she believes. Whisked away to a sprawling manor in New York, she's thrown into a new life with six mysterious older brothers she's never met, secrets buried in every corner, and danger that feels strangely familiar. As Aurora tries to rebuild, she begins to worry if the past is truly behind her, or if something even darker has been waiting all along. Meek, quiet, and resilient, Aurora is done merely surviving. She's ready to live and claim her new life as more than Ephemeral. Even if it kills her. ִֶָ 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆★⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ ⏾ The first couple chapters are short but get longer as you go.

Aurora Moreno has lived in silence since her mother died - unwanted, blamed, and bruised by the man who raised her. When he ends up dead, the town calls it murder. She's eighteen. Alone. And sent to the wrong prison. A men's facility. A clerical error. No way out. There, one inmate watches her. Cold. Untouchable. He doesn't belong there-because he's not really an inmate. Damian del Río is undercover, sent by the Spanish mafia on orders from his brother, the don. He's known for feeling nothing. Except something stirs when he sees her. What Aurora doesn't know is that she has brothers. That she's been missing for fourteen years. That her real name isn't Moreno.

SEQUEL - CANNOT BE READ AS A STANDALONE Three years ago, he vanished - no goodbye, no explanation. Just silence. Now seventeen, Cecelia Bonetti has learned to live with that silence. She's grown into her strength, anchored by the fierce love of her brothers and the pieces of herself she's slowly put back together. But then - on the first day of senior year - he walks in. Zaiden Black. Only this isn't the boy she once knew. This is someone else entirely. Six-foot-four. Broad. Scarred. His eyes are colder now, carved from something darker. His presence is unignorable, yet he pretends she doesn't exist. He vowed to keep his distance. To stay cold. Unreachable. But Cecelia was never just a memory. And the more he tries to turn away, the more something fierce and protective stirs beneath the armor he's built. He thought walking away would be the hardest part. He was wrong.

Mabel, a haunting past and a lonely life. All she ever wanted was a family to love her, but life never dealt her the cards she wanted. What happens when she runs into a boy with a striking resemblance to herself.

noun: one who returns, especially from the dead or a long absence They lost her once. They'll burn the world to get her back. Cecilia Bonetti has spent her life locked away in a care home - isolated, overlooked, and surviving in silence. What she doesn't know is that five powerful men have been searching for her since the day she vanished... and they're her brothers. As the feared leaders of the Bonetti mafia, they believed Cecilia was gone forever. Until now. But blood has memory. And when sunshine slips into their dark world, even the coldest hearts begin to crack. They'll fight to keep their composure - ruthless, untouchable - but with Cecilia back, staying cold might be the hardest battle they've ever faced.

13 year old Adele Romano has been living upside down. After her mothers death she was left in the custody of her abusive step father who sold her to some strangers on her tenth birthday. These strangers made her a promise that she foolishly believed only to find herself in the midst of human trafficking. Tortured for three years she finally makes her escape and ends up in froster care. To her surprise it turns out she has a family five older brother and her actual father she never new she had. But can she trust these people. Or will they betray her like everyone else in her life. There's something her family is hiding and she's determined to figure it out. Lead by fear and trauma Adele must face her past and uncover what's hidden beneath. T/W: Abuse Gore Mentions of Sexual assault (Author @ChaoticChild)

"The things you went through doesn't define you but the strength it took to be where you are now does." He didn't say anything but immediately pulled me into a hug, my hands grazing over the scars on his back. - Novalia Liora Rossi, the sister of the famous menacing mafia Don, Lorenzo Rossi. Sirius Reed Black the son of the fierce, Elijah Black. What happens when they cross paths after years of no communication? Book 1 : L I O R A (Standalone) Book 2 : N O V A L I A (Standalone) Both books can be read as Standalones!

Meet Janessa Raines.. A 17 Year Old Assassin, Business Owner And Mom.. She was kidnapped at 1 by her families rival and she endured pain all the way up to 12. She was trained to kill, be smart, be amune to drugs, build, cook and pretty much everything. She became the worlds greatest assassin in the underworld, even mafia's want to work with her but she wouldn't. --- Meet The Raines Family.. The Italian mafia.. They were the most powerful in private and public. They might've looked like the picture perfect family but behind closed doors it definitely wasn't that. They hadn't been a family in 16 years.. All since the youngest child was kidnapped. What happens when they get a call that she's alive? Will they take her in? How will they react? How will she react? Read to find out.. ------ 1.8.22 ( #1 in Mafia ) 1.8.22 ( #2 in mafiaprincess ) 1.8.22 ( #3 in assassin ) 1.8.22 ( #1 in teenmother ) 1.8.22 ( #7 in lostdaughter ) 1.30.22 ( #8 in abuse ) Book Started: Sometime In The Middle Of December Book ended: