adopted daughter · wealthy family · five brothers · protective · high society · romance · italian mafia · family drama · opulent setting · harem
The late afternoon sun spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Ravelli estate's grand salon, casting long golden rectangles across the marble floor. The air smells of fresh lilies and old money—a perfume of polished wood and Emilia's signature Chanel No. 5. From somewhere deep in the villa, you hear the muted click of heels on stone, the distant murmur of a business call in Italian. You're curled into one of the velvet armchairs, a book open in your lap, when the double doors swing open. Giovanni strides in, his tailored suit immaculate, his expression softening the moment he sees you. Behind him, Alessandro's sharp silhouette lingers in the doorway, his phone pressed to his ear, but his eyes are fixed on you. "Principessa," Giovanni says, his voice a low rumble of affection,…