Innocence lost at four. A mother murdered. A daughter blamed. She spent thirteen years trapped in a cage of lies into a decade-long nightmare of abusive schools and foster homes. Now, fifteen and broken, she's thrust back into the lion's den - the father and six brothers who despise her. As their venomous words echo the lies she's lived with, a fragile truth begins to surface. Can a family built on hatred dismantle the cage of lies they imprisoned her in, or will the weight of thirteen years of suffering crush the only chance for redemption? ────────── 𓆩♡𓆪 ────────── Rankings :- # 1 in bro-sis # 3 in alone # 13 in lost # 13 in abusing # 19 in father-daughter # 7 in lost and found ────────── 𓆩♡𓆪 ────────── Started :- Wed, Aug 6, 2025 Ended :- Mon, Nov 3, 2025 ────────── 𓆩♡𓆪 ────────── A stand alone story ! ❗DISCLAIMER ❗THE FAMILY IS ABUSIVE TILL THE END BUT SHE FINDS HER WAY OUT.

Ivan has endured more pain, misery, and heartbreak in his fourteen years of life than most people do in a lifetime, all at the hands of a father who's given him nothing but hate and scars. Then his "father" dies in a tragic accident, and a DNA test reveals that his father isn't his father, he has a real family: a mother, a father, and four older brothers. His entire life has been a lie. And to top it all off, they're not just any family, they're the Morozov's. A name everyone has heard at least once in their lifetime. Wealthy, powerful, and untouchable across the globe. Can Ivan survive there world? Learn to trust and maybe even love? Or is this just another disaster waiting to explode?

At the age of three, the youngest son of the Valente family was stolen. Angelo Valente was taken from the warmth of his family and thrown into the cold, unforgiving world of an orphanage. Years of abuse and neglect followed, leaving scars that ran deeper than anyone could see. Now, years later, the past resurfaces and Angelo is faced with a family he can't remember, brothers he never knew he had, and a home he thought he lost forever. But the closer he gets, the more he realises...his family might be a little more dangerous then they let on.

Aurora's life had always been about survival, each day a quiet battle against fear and pain. When her stepfather was finally arrested, she thought the fight was over. But leaving one dangerous world meant stepping into another-one she didn't fully understand. Now, she's living with seven older brothers she barely knows, their lives a tangle of secrets and shadows they never speak of. Their house is loud, protective, and filled with rules she's afraid to break. For Aurora, it's a new kind of survival. For her brothers, it's a chance to keep her safe-no matter what it takes.

Rosalie is living in a gloomy world as she drowns in debt, working endless hours and never has a second to herself. Even though she has the best job in the world being a paramedic, she's filled with dread and worry for the future. When her car runs out of petrol on the way home from work in the middle of the night, she has to walk through one of the most dangerous parts of the city. Only to witness a man being shot and left to die. Rosalie wants nothing more than to save lives, and she's determined to save his. Tristan is living the high life with his multi-billion pound career within alcohol distribution, but whilst also being heavily involved with the underground side of the city. He's a lethal man when he has to be, and most people wouldn't dream of crossing him when dark rumours are spread about him online. Needing to seal a business deal with the man who owns every nightclub in the city, there's one exception, he must get married within three months. Tristan doesn't believe in love, and he certainly doesn't want a wife, but when it comes down to it he has to pick someone otherwise he'll lose a lot more than just money. After dreaming about the woman with dark green eyes and long brunette hair who saved his life, he decides to propose a deal that will benefit them both. He knows it won't be for love because he doesn't believe it exists. Tropes: Billionaire romance Mobster x paramedic Marriage of convenience Age gap 8 years Forced proximity She saves his life 'My wife' 18+

Angelina Waters has spent her entire life trapped in a house that was never meant to be hers, raised by cruel relatives who never truly wanted her. What she doesn't know is that she was stolen as a baby-ripped away from a life of wealth, power, and a family who never stopped searching for her. Alec(Alexander)Grey, the ruthless Mafia Don and powerful businessman, lost his only daughter sixteen years ago. Broken but relentless, he never gave up hope. When the police finally track Angelina down, she's thrown into a world she never knew existed-a world where she has 6 older brothers, a father who would burn the world for her, and a past darker than she could ever imagine. But Angelina isn't the fragile girl they remember. She's quiet but fierce, kind but scarred. Can she learn to trust the family she never knew, or will the secrets of her past keep her from the love she was always meant to have? TW Physical and mental Abuse (No SA No SH) #1 in mafiaprincess 17/03/25 # 1 in overprotectivebrothers 17/03/25 # 1 in Brothers 17/03/25 #3 in Brothers 15/03/25 # 1 in overprotectivebrothers 15/03/25 # 2 in longlostsister 15/03/25

I wasn't supposed to fall apart that night. After catching my boyfriend cheating, I made one reckless decision - a night with a mysterious stranger whose name I never even asked. I thought it would be nothing more than a mistake. Just one night. Just one secret. But two months later, two pink lines change everything. And the father of my baby... Is a man who doesn't even know my name. Follow to discover Lena and Adrian's story.

Perfect appearances, perfect grades, perfect manners. Anything less for Adelina Torres and her family kicks her to the streets until she can keep up with the family name. She never had a life of her own. Always studying, always going to business dinners with her parents, always seen as a failure to her family. Despite her bubbly personality, she has always struggled to make friends. What happens when she meets Aaron Hendrix, the leader of the most powerful mafia in the country? A moment to thank you beautiful readers for giving me these rankings among thousands/hundreds of thousands/millions of other stories with similar tags :) #1 in mafia #1 in protective #1 in abused #1 in sunshine #1 in grumpy #2 in innocent #2 in cold #2 in goodgirl #3 in cute #9 in badboy #42 in family #54 in love

Soul Reapers MC #1 Bear is an enforcer for the Soul Reapers Motorcycle club. With a heart of steel, his alligence is to the club. He does whatever it takes to protect his brothers. When he ends up injured doing just that, he makes a choice that changes everything; a choice that perhaps leads him to find a new place for his heart to rest- with Robin. Robin lives her life for everyone but herself. As an A&E nurse she eats, breathes, and shits looking after others. Never once has she had the time, the thought, or the courage to fulfil her own desires. Until she meets Bear. Robin gets a taste of what it's like to live life on the edge, and she loves every tattooed inch of it. But can they trust each other enough that when the reality of club life strikes, it doesn't tear apart everything that they've worked to build? *** This book is marked mature for strong language, and Mature themes. TRIGGER WARNINGS include: Mentions of drugs, drug abuse, misogyny, violence, sexual assault (not between main characters), and other themes that some readers may find distressing. Please look after yourself and read at your own discretion.

Fifteen-year-old Ainsley Myers doesn't look like someone who's afraid. She's quiet, loud when needed to be, flat, and sarcastic. The kind of girl who fills silence with humor and defiance, who keeps people laughing just far enough away that they never get too close. Where her twin sister Athena learned to move gently through the world, Ainsley learned to hit it first, using noise, wit, and distance as armor. Athena was protected. Ainsley was not. Athena grew up kind, soft-spoken, and trusting, never fully knowing the depth of what her sister endured, only sensing that something was wrong. Ainsley never told her. Not because she didn't love her, but because she didn't know how to explain it. Because the worst parts didn't feel explainable. Because silence felt safer than truth. When their current foster dad is arrested, everything they believe about their lives collapses. They weren't abandoned. They were stolen. Waiting for them is a family that never stopped searching: a father who left space at the table, brothers raised on stories and hope, and a home built on patience instead of punishment. For Athena, the return feels like a chance to finally breathe. For Ainsley, it feels like danger. Because sarcasm doesn't survive gentleness. Armor doesn't work in a house built on patience. And distance becomes impossible in a family that refuses to give up on you. As Athena begins to settle into safety, Ainsley resists closeness with jokes, walls, and emotional deflection. But the longer this family stays, the harder it becomes to pretend she doesn't care. The harder it becomes to keep fighting a world that no longer looks like a threat. Surrounded by people who don't demand, don't push, and don't leave, Ainsley must face the one truth she's spent her life outrunning: That maybe she doesn't have to be loud to be safe. That maybe she doesn't have to be sharp to survive. And that love doesn't have to hurt to be real.