The Girl In The Alleyway

It was supposed to be just another patrol. Fourteen-year-old Luther Hargreeves, burdened with responsibility far beyond his years, never expected to find a lost and neglected toddler abandoned in a dark alleyway. Shivering, malnourished, and barely clothed, little Riley is terrified of the world around her-including Luther himself. But as a storm brews overhead, leaving her behind isn't an option.

Bringing Riley back to the Umbrella Academy changes everything. As his siblings-Diego, Allison, Klaus, Five, Ben, and Vanya-adjust to their newest and most unexpected houseguest, tensions rise under their father's strict rule. Reginald Hargreeves sees Riley as nothing more than a complication, a distraction from their training. But as the siblings bond with the little girl, they begin to question everything they've been taught about family, love, and the roles they were forced into.

What starts as an act of kindness soon turns into something much bigger, unraveling painful truths and forcing the Umbrella Academy to make choices they never imagined. Can they protect Riley from the world that abandoned her-and the man who raised them?

A gripping and emotional story about fate, responsibility, and the unexpected ways family is formed.