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.

Born into a dynasty built on blood, power, and silence, Alessia Valenti was never meant to live a normal life. As the only daughter of Alessandro and Sofia Valenti, she was raised in the shadows of one of the most feared mafia empires stretching between Rome and New York. Trained in loyalty. Shaped by violence. Protected from the world, yet destined to rule it. At twenty-one, the law of the underworld demands succession. The throne of the Valenti empire is supposed to become hers. But Alessandro Valenti refuses to let his daughter inherit the same darkness that made him a monster. Instead, a decision made years ago resurfaces - a promise between families, between bloodlines, between power. Nico De Santis arrives in New York, raised and prepared his entire life to take over what Alessia believes belongs only to her. Cold, controlled, and destined for leadership, he was never meant to question his role. Until he meets her. What begins as a collision of pride and legacy turns into a war of power, identity, and control. Alessia will not surrender her birthright. Nico will not abandon his destiny. And in a world where loyalty is fragile and love is dangerous, every choice comes with blood. Meanwhile, old alliances awaken, secrets from Rome resurface, and the past between Alessandro Valenti and Antonio De Santis begins to shape the future neither of them can control. Because in the end, the crown does not belong to the strongest. It belongs to the one willing to bleed for it.

She was sold to pay a debt. He was born to rule an empire built on blood. Sofia Marina has spent years surviving a life she never chose. By day, she works in a quiet Manhattan bakery, pretending she is normal. By night, she serves drinks in a luxury gentlemen's club owned by the man who bought her freedom before she was old enough to understand what it meant. She belongs to a contract. To a debt. To silence. Until the night Alessandro Valenti walks in. Twenty-seven. Italian. Untouchable. The most powerful Don in Italy doesn't believe in fate. He believes in control. But when his eyes meet hers under violet lights and expensive lies, something shifts. Not desire. Not lust. Recognition. And Alessandro Valenti does not ignore what he wants. What begins as curiosity turns into obsession. What begins as business turns into war. Because Sofia has a past that refuses to stay buried. A violent ex. A dangerous debt. And men who believe they own her. But they made one mistake. They let Valenti see her. This is not a fairytale. This is a dark empire colliding with a broken girl who refuses to stay broken. And when the Don decides something is his... He never lets it go.

Emilia Morelli's world shatters when she's told her mother has died. Left with no family, well at least none that she knows of, she's pulled into a system that sees her as just another case. She's alone and unsure of herself. But far away, there are men who have been searching for her. Men who share her name. Men who are feared by the world. They've spent years looking for the little girl who was taken from them. Now that they've found her, they'll stop at nothing to bring her home. Emilia doesn't know them. She doesn't know the truth. And she has no idea that her life is about to change forever.

He thought he was saving her. He was handing her to the wolves. Ten years ago, the eldest Sokolov brother made a desperate choice to protect his baby sister from the bloodbath of a mafia war. He paid her mother a fortune to take her far away and keep her safe, believing that a mother would do everything for their child. It was a secret he kept from his five brothers-a promise of protection that was supposed to be her salvation. But the money wasn't enough to buy a mother's love. Instead of safety, their sister was sold to the highest bidder-discarded into an abusive household where she spent a decade surviving a nightmare her brothers never knew existed. Now, ten years later, the truth has surfaced, and the girl they traded away has been found. She isn't the innocent child they remember. She is a hollowed-out survivor who looks at her brothers not as heroes, but as the men who paid for her disappearance. The Sokolov circle is finally whole again, but as the six brothers move to burn the world down for what was done to her, they must face the most brutal truth of all: The seventh scar was carved by their own hands.

" What do you mean, I don't have any brothers. And how could my 'father' take custody of me if he literally just died in that crash ?" I say confusingly. " He wasn't your biological father. " the social worker says looking me dead in the eye. I just look at her, shocked. What the hell is she going on about. " Your mother lied to you. That man is not your biological father. Your mother hasn't told you, but she also had children with your real father, so you have 7 older brothers " she finishes. Huh ?! Their Final Piece

[Not been edited since 2020, re-uploaded in 2024 after an accidental takedown] Lila was always running. Running from what? Life, Being adopted, All sorts. Ever since she was a little toddler, life has never been easy. She can't remember the last time she hadn't run away from being fostered. She never had a stable home or a stable family. She never really liked staying in one place too long but the one thing that stayed the same was the feeling of loneliness and abandonment. She build her walls sky high, with only the chosen few able to slip past. But even they couldn't go too far. She was always known as the 'Silent Girl' the one who no one goes near unless they wanted to go missing. People at her school believe she's a part of the most dangerous gangs The Vipers. They're not far from the truth. What happens when she learns of her unknown family? The same as her, They all aren't innocent and have secrets of their own they're purposely hiding.

Kidnapped at the age of two, the twins were torn from the warmth of their family and thrust into a world of chaos. Years passed, shaping them into complete opposites-one a storm of ice and shadows, the other a beacon of light and innocence. She is feared. Ruthless. A ghost in the night who leaves no enemies standing. He is soft-spoken. Gentle. A boy who still dares to believe in kindness despite the darkness they've endured. Yet, despite their differences, they share an unbreakable bond. He wishes for someone-anyone-to melt his sister's frozen heart before it's too late. She only knows how to destroy, convinced that love is a weakness she can't afford. But fate isn't done with them. When they are reunited with the family they never knew, the battle isn't just against old enemies-it's against the walls she has built, the ghosts that haunt them, and the question that lingers in the air... Can they bring her back before she's lost forever? Can they protect the boy who still holds onto hope? And in the end, will blood prove to be stronger than the scars of the past? Find out in "Dangerously Innocent Twins."

After enduring years of neglect and cruelty from her mother and stepfather, Ariana's life changes drastically when tragedy brings her under the guardianship of five brothers she's never met and they never even knew they had a sister. For her brothers, learning they have a sister is an unwelcome surprise. Suspicious and reluctant, her brothers see Aria as an outsider, a stranger disrupting the fragile balance of their lives. For Aria, their home is both a new beginning and a constant reminder of the family that left her behind. Haunted by the pain of her past, Aria struggles to adjust, her every action guarded and her trust hard to earn. As her brothers try to understand her, they begin to glimpse the scars she hides and the strength she carries. Little by little, resentment turns to empathy, and the walls between them start to crumble. But just as the siblings begin to find common ground, the secrets and trauma of Aria's old life threaten to tear them apart. Together, they must decide whether they can overcome the shadows of the past to forge a family and whether Aria can finally find a place to belong.

!WARNING! THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE/EXPLICIT CONTENT, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! ---- There is this saying, or quote or whatever you want to call it, about love. "He set fire to the world around him, but never let a flame touch her" I always thought that that was the only way to love. That that was what love was supposed to be like. Protected and warm. Let me just say, that quote is total bullshit. Love with him isn't like that at all. It's the complete opposite. He would set fire to everything, burn down all he has, including me. As long as I was in his arms at night. As long as I slept in his bed. The only thing that mattered to him, is that I was his, no matter how many times he hurt me. On purpose or by accident. It didn't matter. Because he would heal me. He was my healer. He was the only one who could heal the burns he made on my skin, because it was him. So yes, he set fire to the world around him, but he would let it consume me, only to save me just before I die and heal me the way only he could. ------- Cataleya Valentina Velez - A girl everyone seems to fall for, but all she's focused on is her study. What happens when she and her friend, Neveah Aurora North, end up in some trouble. Not just any trouble. Trouble with the Curzio's. ------- A lot of POVs between the girls! If you don't like stories with different POVs, then this story is not for you!