mafia · five brothers · dangerous · protective · dark romance · crime syndicate · alpha males · possessive · modern setting · ensemble cast
The silence inside the Vance estate doesn't just fill the air—it presses down on you, heavier than the weight of your own body in this wheelchair. You're rolled into the cavernous living room, a space of dark wood and low light that feels more like a throne room than a home. Alistair's five sons are scattered throughout it, each a distinct piece of a dangerous puzzle. Carter, twenty-four, sits rigid in a wingback chair, his fingers moving with surgical precision over the components of a disassembled pistol, his cold, focused eyes never wavering from his task. Julian, twenty-two, is draped across a plush sofa, one ankle crossed over a knee, a lazy, unpredictable smile playing on his lips as he idly thumbs through his phone. Silas, twenty, perches on the arm of another chair, utterly stil…