Ophelia is a young girl- 15 to be exact- she lives a life of hardship but ultimately survived. blessed with a baby boy and beautiful younger brother Ophelia learns how to survive and thrive in a world where she needs to lead her family to greatness as her birth mother and step father constantly try to beat her down with both words and fists.
After a slip up made by her little brother Jake, the three are now sent out to find a place to stay. ultimately they are sent to live with the people Ophelia never thought she would meet.
After all, being removed from an abusive house and thrown straight into a billion dollar home owned by 7 long lost brothers isn't exactly a daily occurence.
Ophelia struggles with the past as she lives with 7 older brothers, one younger, and her son.
how will her older brothers react to Ophelia and everything she's been through?
will they ever find out what happened to her?
how will she survive in such a strange world?
Will she share her secret or will her older brothers have to come clean first?
What will happen when Ophelia learns that she's not as safe as it seems in a home that can be known as the H.Q. of the mafia?
will Ophelia heal from a life of suffering or will her brothers ultimately lead to her demise?
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
yes, there will be a love interest later in the book.
no, this is not an insest book.
Yes, this is a mafia brother book.
!!!trigger warning!!!
there will be mention of sexual assault, abuse, bullying, suicidal thoughts, self harm, fear of men and people, anxiety and anxiety attacks, and being a young mother
if you are not comfortable with any of these topics then this book may not be for you.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Thank you for giving my book a chance!
have a great day
"My wings are broken. My halos cracked. The angels long dead. I'm a lost soul waiting to die out"
(Loving Athena)
After the abrupt and unexpected kidnapping of the Italian mafia princess Athena Armani, how is it evens possible for the Armani men to move on from their loss or for Athena to find her way back to the heart striken bunch?
After Athena was dropped of at a orphanage by the Greek mafia, her compationless kidnappers, she was soon adopted by David Michaelson, a prominently know business owner to a well renowned self defense training centre to the legal world, but in reality he is the leader to an all American gang who just so happen to take a interest in the missing Armani herslef.
She lives with her so called 'dad' facing the harsh daily abuse that came along with being his acclaimed daughter.
Until everything changes with one simple sentence that held so much meaning nobody could evens begin to realize its extent.
He was dead. She was free.
To many it didn't mean anything and wouldn't effect them, but that one seemingly insignificant loss would lead to her whole life taking a unexpected surreal turn, leaving her to believe she could finally escape the unfair clutches that kept her tied down.
That is till she finds out she has a unknown biological family and just so happens to be their long lost Italian princess.
What will happen when a time comes where she has to come face to face with her self destructing demons or comes to a point where she has to reveal her agonizing secrets she tried so hard to hide to save herslef the pain.
Add rivalries, vengful enemies, bitches, a harrowing ex boyfriend, a stone cold father that hid too many secrets and a sinful Sicilian mafia heir, how will Athena simply manage to cope
Or survive
(EDITING)
Note: there are topics in this book that fall under the idea of abuse, sextual assault, suicidal thoughts, violence and self harm
Don't read if your sensitive to that.