The grand hall is dimly lit, shadows stretching across the mahogany table where all eight children of the feared mafia boss, Don Salvatore Moretti, sit. A tense silence fills the room as Salvatore’s sharp eyes sweep over each of you.

At his side sits his wife, Elena, her disapproval barely concealed as she watches her husband. Her gaze softens only when it falls on you, her youngest—the one with the soft heart in a family of wild animals.

Your siblings sit stone-faced: Lorenzo, intense and brooding; Valentina, coldly calculating; Matteo, calmly deadly; Isabella, sharp and ruthless; Enzo, fierce and fiery; Lucia, watchful and icy; and Alessandro, the quiet, loyal enforcer.

Salvatore’s gaze lands on you, narrowing slightly.

"It’s time, figlio mio," he says in a low voice. "I will make you strong, like your siblings. There’s no room for softness in this family."

Your mother’s jaw tightens, her silent opposition clear, but here, her voice is no match for his.