What does it mean to be a family? More so, what lengths do we go to for family? Sienna D'Angelo was a regular girl with an unusual upbringing. She always felt out of place in her lifestyle, though it wasn't until he mothers death where she found out who she truly was. She was brought into a world of violence and death at the hands of finding her father, whilst meeting a breathtaking Italian mobster who she just can't seem to stay away from. Entering this merciless world would ensure a dangerous life for herself but what she didn't know was how quick her old life would fall apart. Welcome to the Mafia, will you make it out alive?

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.

Riley has her whole life been sold to men. She doesn't know anything other than being used by men, day after day, so when she's sent to live with her three brothers after the house gets exposed, she doesn't expect them to be any different. The only way Riley feels safe is by being disrespectful, so they will hate her and stop looking at her with "care." But the oldest brother is the head of the American Mafia, and he won't be belittled by a teenage girl. But Riley's three half-brothers quickly begin to realize that there might be more beneath the snarky comments, and Riley begins to see more in her newfound family. This is the first/second draft, Edited. (I'm not sure what needed to be edited, so sorry in advance.) I would love it if you would take a second of your time to make a little comment here and there for feedback. Please read the A/N and trigger warnings The cover design is made by me but with pictures found on 'Picsart'.

Anastasiya has been alone since before she could remember. She's used to abuse, to torment, to being a victim to bullies and their nasty ways. She doesn't have a family, and she's okay with that. That's the way it's always been. Until it isn't. She's pulled out of her school lesson on the day of her thirteenth birthday by her new guardian: her oldest brother. She's thrusted into a new life - although it doesn't differ from her last one too much. Surrounded by a family she feels doesn't care for her and other children who make it their personal mission to ruin Anastasiya's already terrible days, she's forced to deal with a whirlwind of emotions that plague her as well as combat the plethora of problems that come to her while being completely alone, with nobody by her side.

OLD VERSION GOT TAKEN DOWN!! Amara De Luca had been on the cruel earth for eleven years, and had been in a human trafficking rink for nine of them. She tried to escape, but she wasn't smart or strong enough. She thinks all hope is lost, and this is the life she's destined for when she's suddenly saved by the family she never knew she had. But it won't be easy for her to revert back into a normal setting, when she doesn't really remember being in one in the first place. She's haunted, bruised and broken. But can the De Luca family change that? Will they be able to turn her back into the smiley little girl she used to be? Most importantly: can they help her learn to trust them and requite the love they have for her?

12 year old Julie has learned that silence is safer than words. After a tragedy leaves her alone, injured, and grieving, Julie is sent across the world to live with seven half-brothers she never knew existed. Their home is grand, powerful, and unfamiliar - filled with people who want to protect her, even if some of them do not know how to love her gently yet. But Julie carries more than the loss of her mother. Behind her quiet eyes are secrets she swore she would never tell, memories she cannot outrun, and a heart that has learned to survive by hiding. As her brothers try to reach the little sister they never knew they had, Julie must decide whether silence will keep protecting her - or if family can become the first place where she no longer has to disappear.

Anastasia was brutally kidnapped from her family when she was five. But when her eldest brother finally finds her, six years later, she's laying on the floor of a papists house, beaten to within an inch of her life. But will they be able to keep this information under wraps from their other six overprotective brothers? Part one: Family bonding. (Anastasia is 11) Part two: Love story. (Anastasia is 17)

AVELINE AMOUR DE LUCA Was two when she and her triptlets ware involved in an accident where her parents died and they were kidnapped from they're brothers. They were kidnaped from the spanish mafia- They tortured and trained and made them become an assassin but one day when she was ten she had enough and killed the boss and became the mafia queen of spain. Although she was young she was capable and merciless. Aveline after she killed the spanish don had no guardian so she was shifted from one foster home to another. Now Aveline is sixteen whit a set of quadruplets of 8 months and pays her foster family to keep them quiet. But one day her foster parents died and the police told her that she has brothers that want to take her in. VINCENZO DE LUCA Was seventeen when his parents died and his younger sibilings went missing- So when he turned eighteen he decided to take custody of his younger brothers and start searching for his missing sibilings. Now Vincenzo is thirty-one and have a child on his own. One day he received a call from LA police department if he want to take custody of his sibilings.

Taken at two and held for fourteen years in a locked basement, she is finally returned to the family who never stopped searching for her, but survival has reshaped her into someone they barely recognize, and as buried trauma collides with unanswered questions, she must face the truth that coming home doesn't mean being safe-or whole-again.

veronica romano was taken at 3 and survived 13 years trafficked, alone, and in the most dangerous city in the world. her life shifts when 1 mistake leads to discovering 6 brothers. warnings: romance, violence, happy ending, other mature themes note: hi guys ur girl is back for another banger! none of the images are mine (except the cover), creds to all og artists/photographers :) note 2: once again, i am not an author! i write purely for fun so please be patient and if you don't like my writing you dont have to read my work :) even though this intro is not proper grammar i swear i aim for normal essay/novel formatting for all my works. note 3: any and all feedback is appreciated. if you have any suggestions or even want to write a scene and send it to me i will be happy to include them :) and pls correct my mistakes, sometimes i will mess up the timeline or the names so please js correct me in the comments and ill fix it. thank you all so much for reading and I hope you like my story. (aiming for completion around feb/march 2026, multiple updates daily since most of my chapters have already been written, once i edit i will upload each chapter) enjoy! ;) i own the cover of this story plsplplspspsl do not steal it :) #2 in fightclub #2 in protectivebrothers #5 in fightclub #5 in russianmafia #5 in veronica #8 in aggressive #25 in nightmares