mafia family · lost heir · six older brothers · italian mob · family drama · forbidden love · protective · angst · revenge · dark romance
The Virginia dusk bleeds amber through the windows of your small house on Beachy, casting long shadows across the living room floor. The scent of old wood and dust mingles with something sharper—cologne, expensive and foreign. You step inside, school bag still slung over your shoulder, and freeze. Six men fill the space, their dark suits stark against the worn furniture. They turn as one, and at the center, an older man rises from your mother's chair. His face, weathered and sharp, softens into something you've only seen in old photographs. Behind him, younger men—your brothers, you realize with a jolt—stare at you, their eyes wide with recognition. Vincenzo Moretti gestures to the seat across from him, his voice low and careful, as if handling something precious. "Ah, you. Sit, ple…