The Rhodes Method: Stay out of trouble, make curfew, don't get fired from work, and---most importantly---never answer calls from their deadbeat father.

Aurelia grew up without much love from her mother, and she never thought her real dad would ever come into her life. But then, he did. Now, she wonders if it's too late for him to rescue her from the darkness her parents left her in, or if there's still hope. Will she be able to adjust to her new life, or will she run away? "I've always felt forgotten until someone finally noticed me," Aurelia reflected. Thrown from a world of pain and hate into one filled with love and happiness, Aurelia wonders if she can handle it all.

Céline is an expert at disappearing. After years of abuse, she has learned to make herself small, starving away the body that drew unwanted attention, hiding behind silence, perfecting invisibility. When her mother finally escapes and reunites with her first love-the Don of the Italian mafia and Céline's biological father-Céline is thrust into a world of impossible wealth, fiercely protective brothers, and power she doesn't yet understand. But she doesn't expect him. Perceptive, powerful, and devastatingly attractive, the heir to the Russian mafia sees past every defense she has built. Falling for the dangerous son of her father's ally means navigating a world where the greatest risk isn't being hurt again, it's finally letting herself be seen. Some loves are worth destroying yourself for. Some are worth learning to heal for instead.

Its been 12 years since the Romano's last saw their little principessa, 12 years since they all became cold hearted and ruthless and 10 years since their mother was killed by the Russian mafia. What happens when after looking for 12 years they receive a call regarding their little principessa. Their little princess who has been through something that no 16 year old should have been through will she be able to trust her biological family? Will they be able to help her?

The greek vassilisa: The greek queen "Fire dosent warn. It consumes." After years of being kept away and haunted, Elara is suddenly forced to live under one roof with her brothers - the most feared men in the Greek Mafia. The Rules: - Don't leave the house alone - Don't trust anyone outside the family - Don't fall for anyone Especially not their enemy. Because when she does... War starts. But she has hopes for something new. An empire. Peace. But that doesn't last long. So when members from the Swedish Mafia betray their own mafia, the two rival families are forced to work together to stop the uprising war.

Aurelia and Elara - the youngest twins and the only daughters of the De Santis family - were once the heart of their household. Inseparable, gentle, adored. Where one went, the other followed. Their parents cherished them. Their brothers protected them. But everything shattered the night eight-year-old Elara was found bleeding on the floor... and Aurelia stood over her, a knife in her hand. Blamed for a crime she didn't commit, Aurelia was sent away to a strict boarding school for "troubled children." Her parents believed discipline would straighten her out. What they never imagined was the truth - the cruelty hidden behind the school's walls, the sadistic methods used to "teach," and the horrors Aurelia was forced to endure. Now sixteen, after a devastating incident inside that school, Aurelia is brought back to the De Santis mansion. But it's not a homecoming. It's an obligation. A reminder that she is unwanted, distrusted, and viewed as a threat by the very family she once loved. Follow Aurelia as she relearns how to exist in a home that no longer feels like hers. Uncover the truth of what happened that night, what really happened to her within the school, and whether the De Santis family will ever face the truth of what Aurelia had to endure and do to survive. ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── "What should I ache for? The childhood that slipped away? The silence that became my companion? Or the pieces of myself that I will never get back? Maybe pain isn't a phase-- it's just who I am." ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── "How many graves will I need, to bury everything that died inside of me?" ❁Naya Aknis❁

Haven = a poetic note to finding safety and love amid chaos Valentina Romano was the first girl born in the Romano family since decades. Everybody was over the moon when they heard about the little girl, that was the light in their dark world. Valentina lived carefree with her family until one day when she was four everything changed. Kidnapped by a someone she doesn't remember and left at an orphanage, she was now alone and left to take care for herself. Still remembering her family, she tried to stay positiv every day and keep hoping that they will find her. Unluckily she gets adopted by some couple, that later turn out as drug addicts and only adopted her for the extra money they get, not caring about the girl, Valentina was yet left alone to take for herself. Meanwhile the Romanos lost their light. The once so happy family lost all their happiness with the disappearance of their little girl. They are determined to find Valentina and bring her back home. What sounded easy at the beginning, turned into 12 years of not knowing the whereabouts of their bambina. Will Valentina ever get the chance to go back to her family? And will the Romano's finally get their light back? What happens when she finds out about the mafia?

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 for 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?

["You're not as interesting as I thought. I'm tired of playing with you, little witch." He simply said, before turning around and walking away. I would have never seen him again, me and him belonged to two different worlds after all. It was just a moment, a breach in the line of things. Oh, how wrong I was...] This is the story of Lily Davis, a normal girl who thought would have lived her life peacefully until Damon Torrance sprouted into her peace and that little world of hers crumbled under her feet. She has never been the same, he's intoxicating, mesmerizing, a terrifyingly beautiful work of art. __________________________________ Hii everyone, I'm Lily and this is my first story I'm publishing on here. English isn't my first language so there might be some typos I miss, please let me know everything you want to comment.💖 DISCLAIMER: I don't own Devil's Night, nor any of the characters expect my own character, Lily Davis, and other side characters mentioned, and the story modifications I brought. Everything belongs to Penelope Douglas.

Morana, a thirteen year old assassin, a legend. She was born in France and raised by the French mafia. She gets sent to kill a Cortello brother, she doesn't succeed and she gets shot, she is taken to the hospital and the police gets involved and they find out that she's minor without a legal guardian. They do a DNA test to find out that she's actually the Italian mafia princess, a Cortello. And now she has to live with the people she was taught to hate, kill and fear, the Italian mafia. And they were taught to hate her as well. Will this family of enemies turn into a family of love? TW: mature content, sexual assault, rape, violence, strong language, abuse, drugs, self-harm. Started: 10/06/22 Finished: - Most impressive ranks: #6 mafiaprincess #2 xander #1 sixbrothers #1 abuse #1 guns #1 overprotective #3 knives #3 drugs #1 alcohol #1 trauma #5 French #1 abused #1 knives