E·phem·er·al (adj.) Lasting for a very short time ִֶָ 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆★⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ Aurora has spent thirteen years surviving, not living. Trapped in a broken home filled with cruelty and violence, every day has been a battle against the monsters she was forced to call family. Stained by her striking appearance--skin, hair, and eyes devoid of pigment--Aurora has always stood out. But one night, when flashing lights and sirens tear through the darkness of her world, everything changes. Her nightmares have been taken away in handcuffs, and for the first time, Aurora is free. Or so she believes. Whisked away to a sprawling manor in New York, she's thrown into a new life with six mysterious older brothers she's never met, secrets buried in every corner, and danger that feels strangely familiar. As Aurora tries to rebuild, she begins to worry if the past is truly behind her, or if something even darker has been waiting all along. Meek, quiet, and resilient, Aurora is done merely surviving. She's ready to live and claim her new life as more than Ephemeral. Even if it kills her. ִֶָ 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆★⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ ⏾ The first couple chapters are short but get longer as you go.

"She was never theirs to hate. But now, she's everything they need." > They gave her pain. She gave them love. Alesia - the second-born twin in the most feared mafia family - was born into blame. Blamed for Alessio's weakness. Treated as a curse. Abused. Beaten. Shunned. Until one night, at just 12 years old, she ran away in silence. But even through the pain, she loved them. Always. She never stopped thinking the best of them - even when they gave her their worst. Now, at 16, she's back - unknowingly stepping into the same school her mafia family controls from the shadows. What they don't know: the girl they once destroyed... is the same girl their hearts can't forget. She is beautiful inside and out. Soft-spoken. Kind. Gentle. Her innocence now haunts them. The very love they rejected... is now their obsession. Especially Alessio, her twin - who would tear apart the world just to have her close again. They don't deserve her. But they can't breathe without her. The Mafia's Forsaken Rose - A story of cruelty, innocence, obsession, and a girl who bloomed with love even when she was buried in hate.

Natalie is 15 living with her abusive step father. She is having a normal day, well not normal at all but normal for her, when she finds out that he has passed away. She doesn't know how to feel, on one hand she hated her step father but on the other hand he was all she had. She goes to the station expecting the classic "we'll put you into the system" but finds out that she has 6 older brothers who have been searching for her since she was taken from them. Natalie only has one rule: Don't trust men. But how will she react when these new men in her life treat her with nothing but love, well all except for one. Will they break down her wall and see that broken teenager inside or will her years of abuse keep her isolated from her refound family. If that wasn't enough drama for her 'new life', out of nowhere she finds out there is someone watching her. She found them but he found her TW: mentions of abuse, rape, strong language. This is my first story so please be mindful and I also suck at descriptions but I would appreciate anyone who reads xx.

Camille Allen is a 19 year old girl who comes from an abusive household. She tries everything to get away from her father, and maybe she found her saviors They are the feared capos of the Italian mafia. If they set eyes on something they want they get it whatever it takes

✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ Jules Grace, 19 ''Smiling does help...'' ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ Alexander Marino, 26 ''Shut up'' ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ Nico de Luca , 28 "Burn it all" ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ Cassian vitale , 27 "A knife? Are you flirting with me?" UPDATES EVERY TWO-FOUR DAYS #1 hostage 10-9-2025 #1 rebellion 03-01-2026