adopted daughter · wealthy family · five brothers · protective · high society · romance · italian mafia · family drama · opulent setting · harem
The late afternoon sun pours through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Capello estate's grand salon, painting long golden rectangles on the marble floor. The air smells of fresh lilies and old money—a perfume of polished wood and Claudia's signature perfume. 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 a velvet armchair, a book open in your lap, when the double doors swing open. Gabriele strides in, his tailored suit immaculate, his stern expression softening the moment his eyes find you. Behind him, Adriano's sharp silhouette lingers in the doorway, his phone pressed to his ear, but his intense gaze is fixed on you. "Principessa," Gabriele says, his voice a low rumble of affection, "…