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Last published Wed, Oct 29, 2025
"And that night. The little, malnourished girl made a promise, for her, for the stars, for her mom "I will live the life that you couldn't mom. I'm sorry."
Gabriella Rose Smith ( Del Costa) doesn't know what family means-or at least, she thought she did until the age of two. That was when her now-deceased mother fled from the home she loved, deeming it to unsafe for a little girl. Since then, she's been doing whatever it takes to survive, navigating life's twists and turns on her own.
But everything changes one night when the very-much-alive Del Costa family receives a phone call from the NYPD: a teenage girl is in holding and needs to be picked up. That girl is Gabriella.
What will she think of the family she hasn't seen in fifteen years?
How will she keep her secret life in the Underground hidden from them?
What happens when she starts falling for someone who's been by her side through it all?
And what will she do when she discovers her father and brothers may not be so different from her after all?
Read to find out.
Trigger Warning:
Sexual Assault (SA)
Rape
Self-Harm (SH)
Eating Disorders (ED)
Blood
Gore
Death (possibly)
Author's Note:
This is my first book, so please be kind when leaving feedback! I couldn't find a story in this genre that included everything I was looking for-so I decided to write it myself.
Some parts may draw light inspiration from other books, but this plot is my own.
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