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.

"You know why I love the stars? They shine in the darkness.Well,some people aren't meant to shine through the dark they're meant to blend in. I've never been able to blend in very well yet I can't shine either." Maxton is living her best life with her family.Not her blood family. Her life is turned upside down by one phone call. Why would her bio family want her back?They were the ones that sent her away,well they may want her back but Max is not going easily. Especially not at this time of year.

After Mara's mother dies in a drunk-driving accident, Rowan Calloway learns he has a five-year-old daughter he never knew existed. Overnight, his life and his family's life changes. His siblings discover they have a young niece who was kept hidden from them, tucked away and largely forgotten. Mara grew up neglected, learning early how to stay quiet and out of the way. A previous car crash left her partially deaf and she was born blind in one eye. Her hearing was never treated and never known. By the time Rowan brings her home, Mara has already learned to navigate a world that isn't catered to her. She learns to not ask for help, and Rowan has no idea how much of the world she can't fully see or hear. As Rowan tries to step into the role of a father he never expected to be, he struggles to understand a child who doesn't react the way he thinks she should. Misunderstandings pile up, love feels clumsy, and everyone is learning in real time how to communicate, how to slow down, and how to listen better, sometimes without realizing that they don't need to just listen. They need to feel.

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?

Four years ago, Valentina Coppola was erased from the life she used to know. Accused of pushing her twin sister down the stairs of their home, she was sent to a boarding school for ill mannered ladies in Stockholm. An academy shaped like a prison. Years after the fall, she is brought back to Italy so that amends can be made. Older. Sharper. And still helplessly hurt by what happened years ago, Valentina must learn to navigate life with the brothers that didn't believe her, a father who shipped her away, and a twin sister who hides behind a fabricated lie. This time, Valentina has secrets of her own.

A SHORT STORY! Six-year-old Roseanne, abused mentally and physically by her mother and stepfather. Her life is nothing but living hell with no one to save her. Then, there is her real father, Alexandros Bianchi! Cruel, heartless, wicked monster. Long story short, he isn't the one who will go softy at the innocent acts of his daughter but he definitely can't see a single scratch on her body... WARNING- CONTAINS TRAUMATIC SCENES, MENTIONs OF ABUSE!

Meet Bellatrix knight. She is a bright and charming girl with overprotective brothers. They can do anything for their princess. But when she was kidnapped at the age of eight. She was tortured. She lost her memories. They make sure, to kill all her happy memories. Her family saved her at the age of ten, after three years. She didn't remain the same as before. She changed. Those monsters changed her. She is broken. She is hurt. She is angry. She was sent to live with her aunt Lexi Montana. Her life gets up and down again when her one and only aunt Lexi decided to send her back. She gets taken back by her family. That's not enough. She doesn't want her family back. She hates them for not taking her responsibility. " Just wait and watch. " she thought before opening the door. "You will regret it," she smirked. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[COMPLETED] What if Athena didn't approve of Percabeth and decided to frame Percy to get rid of him. What happens when Percy breaks an oath on the Styx. What happens when he conjures the scattered essence of chaos. Read to find out. Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters or fictional places such as camp half blood. Rick Riordan does. The plot is mine. Also the cover is edited by me.

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They say blood is thicker than water. But in my family, blood is just another weapon. When my mother died, I was just a three year old- and with her last breath, I lost everything. My father hated me. My brothers despised me. To them, I was a curse, a disgrace... an heiress unworthy of their empire. So they sent me away, locked me behind a boarding school gate and erased me from their world. But secrets don't stay buried forever. Now, I'm back. And the girl they tried to destroy is gone. I'm her place stands something far darker. Something that will make them ever underestimating her.