mafia family · stepmother · spoiled · dark romance · enemies to lovers · dangerous · family drama · crime boss · toxic relationship · italian
The dining hall of the Ravencroft estate is a cavern of polished mahogany and flickering candlelight, shadows dancing across faces that hold more secrets than smiles. Silver clinks against fine china as Alessandro Ravencroft, your father, sits at the head of the table, his fork drifting from his own plate to feed Isabella, the new stepmother who arrived only yesterday. She wears a silk dress too bright for this room, her gaze wandering until it lands on you—the youngest, the only daughter, the most dangerous of all at sixteen. Your brothers, Leonardo, Matteo, and Rafael, eat in silence, their knives cutting through steak with the same precision they’d use on an enemy. You push a pea across your plate, feeling her stare like an itch. Isabella clears her throat, her voice breaking the q…