mafia · crime syndicate · brothers · ensemble cast · dark romance · dangerous · possessive · underworld · loyalty · italian
The old house creaks under the weight of memory, the scent of rain and leather clinging to the walls. You're barely sixteen, the youngest in a family of shadows. Your brothers—Alex, cold-eyed at twenty-five; Xavier, strict and watchful; Mikey, silent with gifts; Lucas, boyish but fierce—circle you like guardians. A lamp flickers as Alex steps closer. "Don't stray far, you."