After their parents are suspected to have been killed in incidents tied to organised crime, older brother Luca becomes everything to his younger sister Mara-guardian, protector, provider. Still barely an adult himself, Luca is pulled deeper into the criminal underworld to keep them fed, housed, and safe. Jobs turn dirtier. Enemies grow closer. But Mara is his anchor-his reason to survive. Then one night, everything collapses. A deal goes wrong. Luca disappears for days. When he comes back, Mara is gone-no witnesses, no body, no answers. Everyone assumes she's dead. Luca never does. For years, Luca claws his way through the city's criminal layers-cartels, bookmakers, fixers-following rumours and dead ends. Guilt eats him alive. Every job, every risk, every illegal fight bet he places is driven by one thing: finding her. Eventually, desperate and broke, Luca starts betting at an illegal underground fight club, a place where desperation is currency and blood is entertainment. That's where he sees her. Not as the girl he lost-but as a fighter. Mara is alive. Hardened. Dangerous. And she doesn't recognise the brother who raised her... or she pretends not to. She's been surviving in her own way-trafficked, trained, controlled, and eventually powerful inside the same underworld Luca helped build. Their reunion isn't emotional-it's volatile. Trust is broken. The past is full of blame. And the people who own the fight circuit will kill to keep Mara right where she is. Now Luca must choose: Tear the underworld apart to get her back Or accept that his sister is no longer someone who needs saving As old enemies resurface and truths about her disappearance come out, the siblings are forced to confront what love looks like when survival turns you into a weapon.

Eve White has spent fourteen years with adoptive parents who treat her like a servant, her only comfort a pendant with a photo of her real mother. At sixteen, she escapes through hacking, secretly known as "Crystal," a ghost in the digital world who uncovers secrets for money. But she doesn't know the truth: her godparents, the powerful Marino Mafia Family, have been searching for her, their lost princess-for fourteen years. One night, Eve makes a mistake and hacks into the Marinos' security system. For the first time, her trail is caught, and the Marinos discover that the mysterious hacker invading their empire is the very girl they've been trying to find all along.

Used to be 'never underestimate the broken' Isabella is a independent, intelligent, food loving fifteen year old with a rocky past. When she's finally free of her demons she's send off to her five brothers she didn't even know she had. Isabella can hide a lot, but there isn't enough room for her secret when her anxienty, trust issues, nightmares and flash backs takes all the space. Little did she know she wasn't the only one with secrets. _______________________________ "Your mother and stepfather have been arrested for drug trafficking and driving around while being toxicated. Usually we need to find you a foster home, but your older brother already took custody." "Woah, hold on- I have an older brother?! Since when?!" "Actually, you have five older brothers, miss" Deep breaths Bella, breath in and out. Just keep your front up and they won't suspect a thing. After a week you'll be back here and then everything will be normal again. Don't open up, just keep running. But no matter how fast you run, the past always runs faster.

He was born from revenge. Raised in chains. Found by the man he was born to hate. Fifteen-year-old Elias Moretti learned early that love was just another lie. Sold by his own mother to a brutal gang, he survived nine years of pain, blood, and silence - until a mafia war sets him free. His rescuer? Dante Moretti, Italy's most feared mafia don... and the father who never knew he existed. Dante wants redemption. Elias wants nothing. The Moretti brothers want him gone. And then there's Aria - Dante's daughter. The one he raised. The one who shares Elias's eyes... and nightmares. Twins, separated by vengeance. Reunited by tragedy. But the past never stays buried. The gang that owned Elias once wants him - and his sister - back. Blood runs deep. Family runs darker. And some scars were never meant to heal. When blood meets vengeance, who survives the truth? --"You think being rich and guilty makes you my father?" --"No. But I'll keep trying until I earn the right to be."

Mirabella Alexandra Smith, a broken 16-year-old girl, grew up with nothing but pain-abusive parents, bullies, and a heart that felt unworthy of love. But when she ran away from it all, she crossed paths with the Spanish Mafia. The Rodriguez family took her in, taught her everything she needed to know when you're in the mafia, and made her feel like she finally belonged. But when she fell for Alejandro Rodriguez, her world shifted. One conversation may just change everything. Could she be the Lost Italian Mafia Princess, the one she never knew she was? Or is it all a dangerous game? This is her story. ______________________________________________ The Romano Family is the most powerful family, not just in Italy but in the whole mafia world. A lot of people may think they are happy because they have everything anyone could wish for. But are they? No. They aren't even the tiny little bit happy. Some drowned themselves to work. Some never spoke to anyone. Some became closed off. Some cared too much, afraid to lose someone again. Some tried hiding their pain behind their smiles. But as the light that's been snatched away from their grasp comes back, would they finally have a glimpse of happiness? Secrets will be revealed. Feelings would come out. Enemies would hunt them down. But the question is, could they survive? (This book DOESN'T CONTAIN SMUT) (This book is more of a family and romance book than action)

Verity was a quiet 16 year old girl who had a tough life. She never meant for things to go so bad- so why did they? Abandoned at the ripe age of 3, she was adopted by a narcissistic asshole who abused her for 13 years straight. Her only escape was her best friends, who she saw as her older brothers and his dad- who she called her dad. He fed her and kept her safe, helping her when things got bad at home. She introduced herself as Verity Volkov, which wasn't her last name but the last name she wishes she had. Her father figure, Mikael Volkov, was the leader of the Russian mafia. Verity attended NLA, New Life Academy. One day, when she is at school, the unspeakable happens- her adoptive father commits. With nowhere to legally go, she sits in the sheriffs office, awaiting her DNA test. To her surprise, she has a family- in fact, she had a mom, a dad, and 6 older brothers. Six! What was she to do as she moves to Italy to live with her biological family, who appeared to be the Russians rivals- the Italian mafia. Her father was the don of the goddamn Italian mafia. She stays quiet and emotionless during her time in Italy, trying to cope before she meets Nicolas Ricci- the man her family despises yet the man who took interest in her. The man she falls in love with without realizing. As her story unfolds and secrets reveal, Verity goes through an emotional rollercoaster. And through this all Verity has one question only: Why did her biological family abandon her? What will she do to cope through all of this? ______________________________________

She is the definition of water. Powerful enough to drown you, but just as delicate enough to cleanse you. She is irreplaceable. The unassailable longing for love and affection that she never received, molded her into stone. She is unstoppable. A lone girl shredded to pieces and tossed into the wind. A heart covered with walls as tall as time. She is Dangerously shattered. Scarlett D'Angelo. A girl who has been abused, forgotten, hated. only to have it craft her into becoming powerful, underestimated, independent girl. An unstoppable force. - As the truth unravels before her, she finds out her life was an on going cycle of lies. Brothers who live across the country take her under their care with little to no consent from her. But what she doesn't know is that they are some of the most dangerous people in the world. The fear she used to know is nothing compared to them. The D'Angelo family known as leaders, killers, and powerful men and women. Their whole life and generations before run the Italian mafia. The strongest. The most merciful. The most dangerous Mafia in the world. Will their world hurt her in the end? Or will she thrive in the world of violence? Will she be able to expose her past to them? Or will she keep her haunting past to herself and let it destroy her? ---------- rankings #12 in family problems #16 in gore #3 in drunk #3 in character development #14 in guns #5 in gang violence #1 in drug abuse #5 in powerful #1 in secretive #114 in dangerous #78 in overprotective #536 in depression #101 in little sister Started: September 2nd, 2024 ongoing!

After her mother's and step fathers death, Evelyn must move in with her 7 older brothers who she had no idea existed. Will she be welcomed back with warm hugs? Or will she be pushed away and hurt? Will she ever open up? Or will she continue to be a hollow skeleton with a fake smile plastered on her face? "She doesn't belong here!" I heard yelling as I walked through the big wooden doors. "I don't give a rats ass! You will do well to stay in your place or I promise you I will end your shit. Right here."

Teenage years are supposed to be the best time of your life. Have fun, break the rules, fall in love, just living your life to the fullest. Your last chance of being carefree before adulthood, a time period where your greatest worry is school. That's how it is for everyone, right? Wrong. Athena does not live her life to the fullest and she is certainly not problem free. Being on the run after she escaped her orphanage, she has to survive while being responsible for the life of her little brother, Noah. If only her eighteenth birthday could come faster. That's when she'll be able to live a normal life. Until then she is left alone to take care of herself. Or maybe not. Athena has brothers. Five of them. She hasn't lived her whole life in an orphanage and she wasn't left there by her parents. She was taken, abducted. What happens when the siblings finally reunite? ----------- There are hundreds of mafia stories on wattpad, I'm gonna try and make this one as original as I can but I don't make any promises. Trigger warning: guns, death, torture, panic attacks, anxiety attacks

Evelyn Smith is a 15 year old girl who lives with her parents. She has been abused all her life by her parents, but still tries to find the good in bad. She is very kind-hearted and smart. She is also very hardworking and knows how to value what she has. The Romano family is one of the most prestigious and elite families in the world. They are known for their ruthlessness in the business as well as the illegal world. Being the American mafia, everyone knows not to mess with them. For someone on the outside, it may look like they are the most happiest family ever and they have everything a person could ever want from life, but only they know the amount of pain they are in. It's been 15 years since something was taken from them. Something that was very important and dear to them. Even after countless searches, luck was never on their side and they came up empty handed. What happens when Evelyn and her 'parents' move to a new state, and in the new school , she encounters two boys who look exactly like her?? Will the boys be willing to dive further into the web of secrets to know about the mysterious new girl who looks exactly like them?? Or will they brush it off as a coincidence?? Will the Romanos find what they lost 15 years ago?? What happens when she gets to know a heartbreaking truth?? Will she be able to trust them after everything she has been through?? Both sides have secrets. Secrets which will have heartbreaking consequences. Follow Evelyn on this journey as she tries to find her happy ending.