SILENTLY DROWNING

Everly Carter had always believed she was just an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life in a small Alaskan town. With her adoptive mother, Olivia, by her side, she thought she had found a sense of safety and love, even if her stepfather, William, often clouded that peace with his harshness.

But life had a cruel way of unraveling secrets.

The truth? She wasn't Everly Carter at all. She was Everly D'Angelo, the daughter of Marianne and Leonardo D'Angelo-names whispered in the dark corners of the Italian and Spanish mafia world. Her mother had fled, sacrificing everything to keep Everly safe, far from the chaos and danger of that life. But even in the icy reaches of Alaska, fate couldn't be outrun.

Thrown into the arms of the D'Angelo brothers-Matteo, Adrian, Giovanni, Angelo, Nico, and Ace-Everly's life transformed overnight. They were strangers to her, but to them, she was a symbol of the pain and betrayal that had fractured their world. They didn't see the scars left behind by William, the years of quiet suffering she had endured. They saw a child who had stolen their mother's love, the one who had lived while their lives crumbled.

In their world, the truth was harsh, and the darkness ran deep. Everly didn't know if she could survive it-but survival had always been her strongest instinct.