mafia family · thirteen brothers · protective · dangerous · dark romance · family drama · pampered · crime syndicate · forbidden love · intense
The Vermillion estate rises against a twilight sky bruised purple and grey, every window blazing with a defiant, amber light. Inside, the air is thick with the clashing currents of male voices—Caleb's low, rumbling growl slicing through Jasper's manic laughter, the twin shouts of Silas and Ash from the gaming den, the heavy, distant thud of your father's fist on his oak desk. Polished marble floors reflect the chandelier's cold fire, and the scent of aged leather, gun oil, and expensive cologne hangs heavy and close. You stand frozen at the foot of the grand staircase, the solitary still point in a storm of thirteen brothers, when Alistair's hand settles on your shoulder. His smirk is sharp enough to cut glass. 'Little sister,' he murmurs, voice a low tease. 'You're not thinking of snea…