Sydney west, 12 years old, forgotten, alone, invisible. That's how she'd describe herself in that house with her 7 older brothers. Now? Sydney west, 16 years old, best assassin in the underworld, the sage. Feared, remembered, no longer invisible. That's how she'd describe herself after being away from that house. The sage, age unknown, identity unknown, ruthless, warning, merciless, the underworlds greatest mystery. That's how the world views the sage, once you know the sage is after you, you might aswell bury yourself alive. The sage was forged from the depths of Sydney's emotion and flaws turned into something extraordinary. This book is full of complicated characters, flawed with years of trauma. Found family Enemies to lovers Strong fmc Brothers best friend Romance subplot

Will she ever forgive them for abandoning her? Will they ever be able to unveil her secrets? Where was she for all those years? This is story of a girl who was abandoned by her brothers when she was seven. Now, after 9 years, her brothers brought her back home. How will she deal with them, simultaneously dealing with the terrors that haunt her every night? Sneak Peak- Once we were out, I stopped and turned to face my blood relatives and said, "Okay, now that I am out you don't need to act anymore. Now, you guys can go back to your house and pretend that this never happened. I will go to my house and will make sure that we will not cross each other's path, even by accident." I was about to turn back when Ezekiel held my elbow, stopping me on my track. I immediately snatched my hand back glaring at him and said, "Do not ever touch me again." His eyes showed an emotion of hurt that I am sure I read incorrectly because one thing that Kensington brothers are incapable of was getting hurt by any outsider. And that was what I was. An outsider. Sensing the tension in the atmosphere Aldric took it upon himself to say whatever his brother was about to. "You are going with us." He spoke. One thing about Aldric Kensington was that once he has made his mind, there is nothing in this world that can change his decision. This is the very quality of his that made my life a living nightmare, and this is exactly why I hate him more than any of my brothers. "Let's go Athaliah," Ezekiel said this time. That name. No one has called me by that name in six years. "My name is Zahra," I corrected and continued, "And I am not going with you." #1 in pastabuse #1 in abusing #1 in nightterror on 27/02/25 #1 in running on 2/2/25, 26/4 #1 in babysister on 15/12/24 #1 in brothersconflict on 27/12/24 #2 in abandoned #2 in broken #2 in brokenfamily #4 in olderbrother #5 in mafiaprincess #9 in siblings #14 in siblingrivalry #18 in trauma #34 in littlesister #59 in mafia

Breanna was left at the orphanage when she was still a baby. They say it was to protect her. But nothing protected her from the pain that came later. Raised amid daily abuse, she learned to fend for herself, until, after the death of her adoptive parents, she is forced to live with her biologist parents and her seven brothers who abandoned her. They are rich, influential... and dangerous. Breanna soon realizes that the truth behind her past is intertwined with secrets much bigger and darker than she ever imagined. A family involved with the mafia. And a girl trying to figure out if it is still possible to trust, love... or survive. Breanna will have to decide if she can trust the one who left her behind or if she should run away before it is too late. ***** "What are you so afraid of, Sorella?" Elijah asks me worriedly. "Of destroying what little I have left," I whisper before being dragged into the darkness. Note: This story may contain sensitive themes such as abuse, drug use, and eating and psychological disorders.

One summer ago, Matilda Hale and Lena Gardner disappeared. Since the girls have been gone, missing posters have been sprawled everywhere in town. The last person to see Matilda alive was her twin brother, Connor, but even he can't explain what happened to his sister. No one knows what happened until a storm hits the small town and brings both girls come back to town. However, despite their return, it remains a mystery as to why the girls disappeared. Things aren't what they seem and Matilda fears what will happen if the truth comes out. But will it be too late?

At fifteen years old, Aurora Valencia is returned to a family she doesn't remember, and a life she never expected. For the last seven years, she's lived in the shadow of fear, tucked into the corners of her mother's home under the rule of a cruel, abusive stepfather. When he's murdered, her mother claims it as self-defense, and Aurora is left even more broken, terrified, and silent. Her words have never been safe, and her voice has never been welcome. She is placed into the custody of her biological father, Adrian, a stranger with six older sons - Ace, Alejandro, Roman, Xander, Xavier, and Enzo, brothers who remember her, even if she doesn't remember them. Aurora arrives in a house full of strangers with familiar blood, haunted by memories she doesn't have, and guarded hearts shaped by the pain of losing her once already. She tries to stay invisible, trapped in silence and, but slowly, carefully, the brothers she avoids begin to see the cracks in her walls, moments of warmth beneath the wariness. The only time she feels anything close to peace is when she's alone, moving silently through her old ballet routines, her body remembering the fluidity and grace it once had, even if the music in her head has long gone silent. Yet even as Aurora starts to thaw, she begins to suspect that this house holds secrets of its own. Dark and dangerous secrets. Because the Valencia family isn't just a family. They're part of something bigger. Something lethal. And in this world, silence might be the only thing keeping her safe.

After the devastating events of Shattered, the five friends who once felt unbreakable now enter high school... apart. Elliot drowns his guilt in alcohol, unable to forget the life he took. Michael wears a smile no one questions-until his abuser moves back in. Alexa has started cutting again, this time better at hiding it. Andrew is trapped in a relationship that's tearing him apart. Jackson's coming out cost him the love of his mother-and left him with scars her words can't erase. Each of them is spiraling in silence. But the truth has a way of surfacing. And when it does, it could either bring them back together-or break them for good. Trigger Warnings: Self-harm, abuse, alcoholism, trauma. [the conclusion story for Alexa and her friends]

Anastasiya has been alone since before she could remember. She's used to abuse, to torment, to being a victim to bullies and their nasty ways. She doesn't have a family, and she's okay with that. That's the way it's always been. Until it isn't. She's pulled out of her school lesson on the day of her thirteenth birthday by her new guardian: her oldest brother. She's thrusted into a new life - although it doesn't differ from her last one too much. Surrounded by a family she feels doesn't care for her and other children who make it their personal mission to ruin Anastasiya's already terrible days, she's forced to deal with a whirlwind of emotions that plague her as well as combat the plethora of problems that come to her while being completely alone, with nobody by her side.

𝓐𝓭𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓪 𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓼𝓮 is thirteen years old and, as far as she's concerned, doesn't have a family. She's been trapped in foster care for the majority of her life, being passed from foster parents to foster parents, and that's how she expects it to be until she's eighteen and free from the system. But things take an unexpected turn when her social worker tells her she does have parents, and they want her back. So she moves from England to New York, and is suddenly thrusted into a life of seeming perfection. She expects, or rather hopes, that she'll be happy with her true family, but between a harsh sister, strict parents, dealing with narcolepsy and an obvious secret within the family, Adelina slowly realises that isn't the case.

OLD VERSION GOT TAKEN DOWN!! Amara De Luca had been on the cruel earth for eleven years, and had been in a human trafficking rink for nine of them. She tried to escape, but she wasn't smart or strong enough. She thinks all hope is lost, and this is the life she's destined for when she's suddenly saved by the family she never knew she had. But it won't be easy for her to revert back into a normal setting, when she doesn't really remember being in one in the first place. She's haunted, bruised and broken. But can the De Luca family change that? Will they be able to turn her back into the smiley little girl she used to be? Most importantly: can they help her learn to trust them and requite the love they have for her?

Seven foster children-Hana, Parker, Rafael, Keilani, Lance, Matthew, and Sophie-share a single home, yet at first they barely connect. Each arrives with a different past, a different family, and a different trauma. But as the hidden darkness of their foster parents slowly comes to light, these seven kids discover that they have only one another to rely on. Over time, they forge something more than mere coexistence: they become a family bound by trust, protection, and love, proving that sometimes the people you choose are the only ones you truly have. Will also have a side of romance but not between the foster siblings!! They'll have different love interests. Trigger warnings: Abuse, Neglect, Sexual assault, Rape, Grooming, Pedophilia, Depression, Self harm, Anxiety attacks, Eating disorder, Bullying There will be a teacher x student but it's not a ship!! It will be shone in a bad light