Demetria Montella, a sixteen almost seventeen year old, teenager from Northern England, who is suffering from grief and selective mutism. She's never had a good life. Even when it was just Demetria and her guilt stricken mother, who made one bad decision, and ended up being the mother she never wanted to be. After her mother's death, Demetria finds herself in a care home. Where she is to stay...until her social worker pulls her out of class. Only to tell her she's been missing fo eleven years. In Spain. Not only is she a missing person, she also has a family. A father. A step mother. And five older brothers. Will Demetria take their help? Will she take the chance to live a different life? Who will help her along the way? Will she even find help? (Book one of two) (Everything is written by me. I've given no one rights to my story. All pictures are from Pinterest.)

✧ 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐋𝐘𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈 (𝐀𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐍) ✧ When I was six I was kidnapped and taken away from my family for seven months. Thirteen years later and I have little to no memory of who had taken me. Ever since then my father has been severely overprotective and never lets me out of his sight. Now that I'm somewhat on my own everything starts to change. When I finish high school and start attending New York University my life takes a turn, for better and for worse. They're back. ☆ 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 ☆ Years ago we found our little angel. She just so happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. She was the light in our lives, until one day we lost her again. Thirteen years later and we still mourn the loss of our sweetheart, but we found her once, we will do it again. I am the head of the Russian mafia, or a professor at NYU depending who you ask. One day I raise my head to look around at the sea of students and my eyes lock on a familiar pair of ocean blue irises. ★ 𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐋 ★ I'm a heartless killer and offer no apologies for it. As the head of the Russian mafia along with being the CEO to a multibillion dollar company, my life is nothing but darkness. During the day I'm an office man, at night my knife slashes through the necks of anyone I can get my hands on. Killing is my outlet, ever since I lost her. It helps me keep my anger in check. I've never stopped looking for her. We've come close multiple times, but each time came out unsuccessful. As I put a bullet in the head of my ex-guard, Alex comes rushing into the room, and the look on his face says it all. He found her. Start: July 4th End: ///

"Matteo, can I ask you a question?" Lilly asked, looking up at him. "That was a question." he joked. She giggled, "I mean a different question, just something that I'm curious about." He nodded, "What is your question then?" "Why do you call me 'flower'? Does it mean something?" she asked. Matteo smiled, "Flowers are my favorite plants. They're beautiful and bright, the prettiest things I've ever seen that brings me comfort. When I look at them, I feel all my problems disappearing, that's the reason I like to take such good care of my garden. And you, Lilly, are just as precious to me as those flowers." ~***~ Lilly Knight wasn't know for anything special, she was a normal waitress at a small cafe close by her house. Though she was childish at times, please found her to be kind hearted and adorable. But one thing that was bothering her, she never had anyone there for her except for her best friend. But one accidentally phone call would soon change all of that for her... Matteo Morelli was the Don of the Italian Mafia, cold-hearted but sometimes nice only when he felt like it. He was feared by most, though he was lonely and money was never enough to make him happy. The last thing he would've expected was to call the wrong person and get somehow still want her as his own just by hearing her sweet voice. ~***~

"I had to find a way to make you ours." • • • Katherine Ara, a 21 year old secret assassin, has been living a double life ever since she was a junior in high school. In the day time, she was just like any ordinary girl, spending time with her boyfriend Caesar and her other friends. But at night, she would take on her job and kill those she was hired to kill without anyone knowing. Only she didn't know she had been being watch ever since 2 guys first laid their eyes on her. Killian Velkov, the 25 year old Russian Mafia don, has gotten tired of going through the same things every day and night. After his long hours of training, he'd go for drinks, gamble, and possibly bring a girl home to satisfy his needs. Maxim Petrov, Killian's 26 year old friend, has been living with him and his family for the past few years. After being abandoned and separated from his siblings, he found a way to release all his anger through violence and there was no better way to get it out of him than joining a mafia with his best friend. Instead of them looking for enemies, they find themself trying to plan a way to take the secret night assassin and make her part of their team until their enemies were defeated. What better way to do that than making her collateral for a deal she didn't expect to be part of?

The Silvestri family has always been strong. One father and four boys - the only constant life has given them. They've endured heartbreak, loss, and pain that reshaped them in ways no one could see from the outside. Sofia, a nine-year-old girl, has spent her entire life with her mother. From a young age, she has had to fight - for herself, for stability, and for a last name she isn't sure truly belongs to her. But as her mother's health begins to fail, Sofia is brought to the family she has never met - a family that doesn't know her, and a life she's never known. From the very first glance, everything changes. How will this new arrangement reshape the Silvestri family? And will they accept Sofia for who she truly is?

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. SA. Self-harm. Death, and more.

Nova was only 2 years old when she was kidnapped from her family. She has 5 older brothers and her biological parents are dead. What happens when her eldest brother gets a call from the police station saying his sister is alive and found? What happens when Nova isn't just at that police station because her supposed parents are dead? When both sides are hiding secrets from one another, where is the trust? Will Nova get a chance at true happiness? Or will her past continue to haunt her in a different form? Will she ever experience a love that you could only imagine in your head? Or will she be stuck, drowning in her misery deep in a hole that she was pushed into after someone dug it up for her? Read Unraveling Secrets to find out ;)

Chiara Daveys is living a good life in England - if you ignore her constant struggle with food, lack of a guardian and how she's constantly working to pay the bills. At 17 years old, she's been unaware of her 6 brothers who have spent the 14 years of her absence searching for her. Giovanni, Harry, Lorenzo, Taylor, Emilio and Noah Moretti have felt the absence of their sister since she was taken from them by their own mother at 3 years old. Then, one day, she is found. And over a plane ride to America, her life gets turned upside down from everything she thought she knew. Although she has various struggles, she learns to bond and love her brothers, finding a life in New York that she never could've dreamt of.

Ignored. Sent away. Forgotten. Now he's back after almost two years from the hell they call Lockwood, all smiles and cheery expressions but under that exterior is a lone boy, crying for help he will never ask for. He was sent away to be 'fixed' but in the end, what can you do when people drive you to your tipping point? Do you bend to their will... or do you break?

It's been one year since the Ivanov incident, and Angelina is finally settling into a normal routine. She's started college, continues her training, and slowly steps into her own strength. Through it all, Viktor stays close, still staying behind his cold facade , even though she can clearly see how much he cares. And with her eighteenth birthday approaching, their connection bit by bit. Her father and brothers remain by her side, moreover has turned overprotective after the past incidents. They still not fully approves Viktor's involvement with her, but staying civil for Angelina's sake. Just when life begins to calm down, a new threat emerges quiet secretive, and far more dangerous than Ivanov ever was. Angelina thought those days were behind her. She's about to learn they were only the beginning. This is Book 2 in the Grey's Blood series. For the full emotional impact and story build-up, it's recommended to read Book 1 first ✨