The Valentinos have always been a family full of energy and passion, but more often than not, these emotions get twisted into the wrong circumstances. What happens when a new face worms it's way inside the household, disturbing the familial foundation and most importantly, attempting to replace what, or who, was lost?

Sheltered and naive, Stella Castellano grows up protected by her brothers. When she finally steps into the world, she uncovers a devastating truth that her brothers are deeply entangled in the criminal underworld. After falling in love with the wrong boy, Stella unknowingly becomes the catalyst for her family's destruction. When a bullet finally claims her life, Stella believes her story has reached its tragic end. Instead, she awakens 3 years in the past, before everything went wrong. Granted a second chance by an inexplicable miracle, Stella's no longer the sheltered girl she once was. This time, she lives for revenge, determined to protect her brothers and make those who destroyed her family pay. ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ [Free Until End Of Story] ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains sensitive and emotionally distressing themes, including manipulation, morally corrupt characters, and mature content. Reader discretion is advised. © 2026 [CherylZielle]. All rights reserved. Do not copy or distribute the story without permission.

Luna Avante, a seventeen year old, who's lost more loved ones in her life than most people. Living with her three older brothers has never been easy, a house filled with testosterone and manipulation under the guise of love. Luna is about to discover the biggest deception orchestrated by her brothers. Five years have passed since her sister's death, and yet, it is only now that new secrets are arising from its dark corners. Just as hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying is the strongest acknowledgment of the force of the truth. Random updates RANKS: #8 - DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY - 19/05/2024 #3 - DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY - 17/03/2025

𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐑: Hope Louis and Aimée Cartier are two kids living in four walls of complete nightmare. Ever since their mom died Louis stepped in as the parental figure for Aimée. In Louis's world, his sister was a top priority, even if that meant putting every one of her needs before his. However, he is slowly crumbling under the pressure of trying to protect his sister from the hands of their abusive stepfather whom they've been under the care of for six years. The other half of their estranged family is living in the next town over are living in complete luxury. After his wife left him Adrien pulled himself together, building an empire of different companies to support his other sons. Every day he misses his two youngest children, that is until police arrest the kid's stepfather and the sibling pair is sent to live with their father and brothers. Will Louis let the family he doesn't remember in? Will Aimée come out of her shell the trauma forced her into? Read ESPOIR to find out!

Be careful what you ask for. When digging deep, you may uncover bodies. Maisie's life has been falling apart since her older sister went missing years ago without a trace. With a dead father and a mentally unstable mother, the teenage girl has been left in the care of her older brothers. When she bumps into hidden boxes in the attic, a web of lies and secrets unravel between her fingers. Pieces of what happened to her sister wait to be put together. And the complete puzzle might give Maisie more answers than she bargained for. Not just a mystery, a story about the ties that bind a family and have the power to break one. [extended summary inside] [contain mature themes] #1 littlesister #1dysfunctionalfamily

She grew up in fear. She learned to survive by staying quiet. Until the worst day of her life becomes the beginning of a new one. "We found your father." Suddenly, Elizabeth is thrown into a world of luxury, protective brothers, a father who never stopped searching-and a future she never thought she deserved. She was never truly alone... she just didn't know it yet. ⚠️ Content Warning: This story touches on heavy topics such as abuse, sexual violence, teen pregnancy, and psychological trauma. Your mental well-being comes first-please read with care. Update Schedule: Once a week (school comes first, so no promises). I'll always let you know when a new chapter is up! Started: November 27, 2025 This book is fully written and designed by me with the help from Canva. The story already takes place in 2025 Rankings: #1 in LongLostSiblings out of 378 stories #4 in Escaped out of 2.12K stories #1 in Aesthetic out of 32,5K stories #8 in Longlostsister out of 506 stories #23 in Mafiafamily out of 1.05K stories

𝐍𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 /ˈnɒk.tɜːrn/ noun A musical composition inspired by the night-soft, melancholic, and haunting. A reminder that even the darkest hours carry a melody of their own. Where she mistook the Nocturne for the end, never knowing it was leading her home. -> Brothers/Family/Crimes

Athena always thought she was alone. She always blamed the world for all the scars, the tears, the heartache, and most importantly, the loneliness. However, when she moves to another city with her 'parents' , she not only feels a certain warmth and attachment to the city, but also to the random brothers at the private school she is attending. Unknowingly, she has filled a spot in the brothers' cold hearts. She reminds the brothers of someone they lost and could possibly bring light into the dark corners they have been seeking refuge from.

𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒔 finds herself dragged out of the place that she's called home all her life, and forced to live with 𝒔𝒊𝒙 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 who she has never met before. She's 14 and the only contact she can have with her mother is through her oldest brother and new legal guardian - 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒔 - who she has so many questions for. Why was she the only one living with her mother and a pathetic excuse of a step dad? What was the blackmail that her mother had on her brothers, that kept them away? And why is that blackmail useless now? Eleanor's questions stay unanswered as she struggled to settle into the bustling city of 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏, with new siblings, new friends and a whole new life. Until one day, a man come up to her with a 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 that makes all her old ones come flooding back to her but she was just starting to feel at home for the first time in her life...

Liminal: existing in the space between what was and what will be. Charlotte grew up thinking her four older brothers were just overprotective- hovering, smothering, always one step behind her. They raised her, loved her, and built a life meant to keep her safe. But as she's gotten older, the cracks are getting harder to ignore. Hushed arguments behind closed doors. A mother who drifts in and out of her life with shaking hands. A father she can't remember- because no one will tell her why. The rules she once accepted without question start to feel like wall, and the silence she grew up with starts to grow louder. As she pieces together fragments of her childhood that she was never meant to uncover, she realizes her brothers aren't just protecting her from the world. They're protecting her from the truth- a truth that shattered their family once, and could shatter her when she finally discovers it.