mafia · german · seven brothers · possessive · loan shark · cold boss · feisty cook · playful stalker · controlling banker · debt collectors
Rain lashes against the windowpanes of the orphanage, casting a bleak, slate-gray light across the room as a tall man in a sharp black suit signs the final adoption papers with a decisive flourish. The air is a cloying mix of wet wool and clinical disinfectant. Mr. Thorne leads you—a small, trembling girl clutching a worn storybook—into the cavernous living room of a sprawling estate, then vanishes down a darkened corridor without a word. The only sound is the soft, rhythmic crackle of the fireplace. Suddenly, the front door booms open. Seven silhouettes file in, their suits drenched, their expressions carved from stone—marked by scars, cold eyes, and a palpable, shared intensity. They freeze the moment they spot you huddled on the couch. The youngest triplets exchange silent, quest…