How can people be so similar yet so different? How can situations be strange yet so familiar? Twins Amira and Aurora were put under the custody of their mother when they were five. So much has happened since then. But what was the worst was the loss they've experienced. The sadness one of them has felt and the pain she has endured. They live for each other. They have their contrasts and their similarities. But one thing for sure is common. Priorities. The first priority is their other half. Their twin. But what happens when the situation leads them back to their brothers who were left in their biological father's custody? What happens when they finally receive the sibling love they couldn't give each other yet they both craved? What happens when they are forced to escape their own bubbles and experience what true care and affection is? And along the way, they discover the contrasting similarities, that help them heal and discover a different kind of love yet so similar. TW: Mentions of Abuse, Death and Schizophrenia.

The bell rang again. The pizzas had apparently arrived. "I'll get it!" Terence squealed and jumped on his feet. Taking large steps towards the door, he accidentally let a loud growl come from his tummy, only to be mocked by his best friend. "Oh, the beast is hungry!" Giving him a middle finger, Terence rolled his eyes giggling, and cut a corner to reach the door. Esteban waited patiently for the food to come by spending time on his phone, playing candy crush, even if he knew that would only last a few seconds. He was expecting the food to be on his door and Terence to take a while until he decided the tip he was going to leave. However, when Terence came back, he wasn't holding only pizza boxes and French fries like he was expecting. Instead, he was holding something that seemed to have terrified him and Esteban a lot. "I thought you ordered pizzas, not a baby" Terence mumbled shocked as he placed on the couch a cute basket with a baby inside. • • • _______________________________________________________ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER ⚠️ I don't own any of the photos! • • ENGLISH IS NOT MY MOTHER LANGUAGE, I'M SORRY FOR ANY GRAMMATICAL OR VOCABULARY MISTAKES! • • Please read 'Before You Read' in the first character chap! It's very important! • • The first 10 chapters are about the past and how Melody entered the Avallones, if you are not interested in that, you can skip to chapter 11(XI)! • • Started: 14.7.23 Finished: 22.3.24

Cleo Winters has learned to survive by staying quiet. At school, she's invisible, bullied and ignored. At home, she tiptoes around her mother's sharp moods and cruel words, never knowing when kindness will turn into punishment. But when her mother announces a sudden move to London to marry a wealthy businessman named Eric Westwood, Cleo's silent life is shattered. Thrown into a family she's never met, surrounded by strangers who live in luxury while she carries scars no one can see, Cleo must navigate a new house, a new country, and a new set of rules.

Madeleine was only two when they took her. Now she's nine, and she doesn't remember her family. She doesn't even remember her real name. All she knows is pain. Bruises. Fear. Every night, she dreams of six boys calling her name, but when she wakes up, it's always just her and the dark. Her mom died because she couldn't handle losing her. Her dad followed not long after. And her six brothers? They changed. They became cold, cruel, dangerous. Everyone fears them. But deep down, they're still just six broken boys who lost their little sister. They swore they'd find her no matter how long it takes. No matter who they have to destroy. But when they finally do, Madeleine isn't the same little girl anymore. She's scared. Quiet. Different. And maybe she doesn't even want to go home. "She was the light in our darkness. Now she doesn't know who we are." - The Garcia brothers.

Cleopatra Livia Beckett. A 13 year old girl that life hated the most. The story about how her life goes upside down when she finds out about the death of her parent, then finds out they weren't actually her parents, and that she has SEVEN Freaking Brothers that she definitely wasn't aware of! How is Iife going to treat her now she's loving with her seven danger ridden Brothers. With lies and deceit at every corner, how long do you think it'll take before the facade drops!?

Piper's life has never been safe... until the people who made it unbearable are gone. Alone and confused, she's left with nothing-until someone arrives with the truth: she has six brothers she never knew existed. Brothers who've been waiting for her, protecting her from the shadows, and ready to bring her into the family she never had. Piper's world will change forever-but is she ready for the family she's always belonged to? Cover: @ivwonx

Being sick and fragile since birth, Lyra's whole life revolves around resting and recovering. She has been sent away from her family years ago for her security and protection. Lyra's an eleven years old sweetie who lived her days away from the civilization, the city and the danger, only having her maids and guards for constant company. And, of cource, her books. Her father, Viktor Yvovich Vasiliev, was, at the time, the most powerful man of the Eastern coast. Publicly an unreachable business man, secretly leading a monstrously developed Mafia underground known as the Volter. He was untouchable, his wife off limits and his children were elites. His only weakness, his ill only daughter. His sweet girl. No one could hear of her existence. Not long after his death and his wife's, his sons took over the familial business. At their head, Dmitri Viktorovich Vasiliev, the oldest. The protector. The guardian. Lyra craves the attention of her brothers as much as she seeks for their visits. And although they all love her unconditionally, they are extremely busy, overstressed, dangerous. Some of them, growing teenagers with infuriating tempers and egos. Will that fragile little heart of hers succeed in keeping their family together ? Will they ever see over their overprotectiveness to understand that she needs more than protection ? Will they let her come back to live with them in the city, with her family? And more importantly, will her identity stay as secret as they want? Well, you'll have to stick around to see :).

⚠️ CHAPTER 41 - 100 ARE PAID CONTENT VIA KO-FI ⚠️ ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ The De Luca brothers reign supreme in the underworld, holding dominion over the ruthless realm of the Italian Mafia. They are cold, merciless, driven by madness, their loyalty solely to blood. Yet, their lives take an unexpected turn when they discovered their thirteen years old little sister. *** "When she was choking me, is that... love?" She whispered, her voice barely audible, each word trembling as if afraid to leave her lips. Her eyes, wide and glassy, searched mine desperately, seeking a truth that she couldn't grasp amidst the fog of confusion and despair that clouded her mind. My heart seethed with rage, a torrent of emotions crashing against the walls of my restraint, threatening to betray the stoic facade I had carefully constructed. I wanted to scream, to shake her out of this misguided belief. Hestia, my little sister, stared back at me. Her innocence tainted by the cruel hands of someone who had twisted the meaning of love into something unrecognizable. She couldn't differentiate the painfully obvious truth, the clear distinction between love and control, kindness and cruelty. It was as if the very essence of her spirit was being suffocated, just as her breath had been. ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains sensitive and emotionally distressing themes, including emotional abuse, manipulation, disturbing family dynamics, morally corrupt characters, sexual assault, rape, psychological trauma, and mature content. Reader discretion is advised. © 2026 [CherylZielle]. All rights reserved. Do not copy or distribute the story without permission.

8 years old Aarya was raised in silence, in fear, and in chains. She never knew a life beyond bruises and rules - where food was a privilege, smiles were sins, and love was just a myth. For eight years, she lived under the iron hand of her mother and her cruel boyfriend, taught to be invisible and obedient or be punished. She didn't know family, joy, or even her own worth. Until one day, everything changed. When her abusers were arrested in a drug bust, Aarya thought she was finally free. But freedom was a lie. Because this time she is captured by a monster even more dangerous, a ghost from the underworld, long thought dead. Where she learns a truth more unbelievable than fiction: she is not alone. She is the daughter of Satyaveer Malhotra - one of the most feared mafia dons in the country - and sister to three ruthless crime lords. Thrown from hell into a den of lions, Aarya finds herself in a world she cannot understand - a world of power, guns, secrets, and brothers who speak in bullets and silence. Cold, broken, and dangerous - they don't know how to love. And neither does she. But blood remembers. And somewhere beneath the scars, loyalty, and violence... a family begins to rise..........

In a world swallowed by shadows, where ruthless hearts rule and evil walks freely, kindness is a rare bloom in a field of thorns. Among the chaos, where mercy is weakness and love is a forgotten whisper, a little light dares to shine. She is that light. But can a fragile beam of sunshine survive in a storm of cruelty? Can innocence find peace in a world built on blood and betrayal? Can love bloom in a place where it's never been truly known? Let's find out.