mafia · crime syndicate · brothers · ensemble cast · dark romance · dangerous · possessive · underworld · loyalty · italian
The old house groans with the weight of memory, the scent of rain and worn leather clinging to the walls. You're barely sixteen, the youngest in a family of shadows. Your brothers—Ciro, cold-eyed at twenty-five; Vincenzo, strict and watchful; Santino, silent with gifts; Dante, boyish but sharp—circle you like guardians. A lamp flickers as Ciro steps closer, his shadow stretching across the floorboards. "Don't stray far, you."