The Russo family had everything - power, loyalty, and love - especially from their youngest children, the inseparable twins, Alessio and Alessia. But when an enemy from the shadows threatens to tear their world apart, it's Donna Bella - wife, mother, and hidden genius of the Italian Mafia - who is forced to make an impossible choice: sacrifice herself... or risk losing all seven of her children.
Unbeknownst to her husband, Don Richardo Russo, Bella uncovers a devastating betrayal - his most trusted friend, Rocco, is not who he seems. He's Ivan Valkov, heir to the Russian Mafia and the architect of a deadly plan to destroy the Russo bloodline from within.
Bound by love but driven by desperation, Bella fakes her children's deaths and secretly sends the twins away to South India to her maternal family , hoping to protect them from the blood feud that has haunted two generations. Hours later, she is captured, tortured, and killed - her final act one of heartbreak and heroism.
What the Russo family sees is a tragedy.
What they don't know... is that the story isn't over.
Fourteen years later, secrets will resurface. The truth will test blood, loyalty, and the price of silence.
Sophia was only a baby when she was torn from her family - a powerful Sicilian mafia dynasty. Eight years later, after enduring a neglectful and, at times, abusive situation, Sophia is rescued by her teacher and finally returned to her seven older brothers. While some eagerly welcome her home, others are more guarded, afraid to lose her again. Their family's enemies still lurk in the shadows, and the betrayal that shattered their family remains unresolved. With danger still looming, Sophia must find her place in a family fractured by loss and haunted by threats that could strike at any moment.