Delilah (Lila) Hale Russo - Age: 15 - Height: 5"0 - Kidnapped at the age of 5 with her twin sister and escaped at the age of 8 after her twin's death - Graduated from High School at the age of 11 - Graduated Harvard University with a business and fashion masters degree at age 13 - Started her own fashion industry called Hale Fashion Incorporation - Now, she owns various hotels, clubs, shops and companies around the world, all under the renowned Hale Industries - Has ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, intermittent explosive disorder (IED), attachment issues due to the loss of her twin and experiences frequent panic attacks which she is only now beginning to handle - Also has photographic memory and an IQ of 231 - Lila has many health issues including lack of appetite and stunted growth as well as a number of allergies. Due to the lack of appetite, she is severely malnourished and has an implant in her arm telling her if her blood glucose level (sugar level) is too low - Lila was born extremely premature, at 24 weeks (16 weeks early). As a result, she was born extremely small and not fully developed, leading her to have a poor hearth. She had multiple operations when she was between the ages of 0-9 until her heart was stable enough. However, it is still not stable enough and as a result, she has many doctors appointments and health checks. She is said to be a miracle baby - She is blamed by her brothers for the death of her parents and twin sister, leading her to hate them and her childhood home - Personality: She is sassy and a badass however extremely protective over the ones she loves. She believes that family is not blood but the ones who help you up when you are down. She is scared of letting people in and will therefore constantly push people away. She needs reassurance that she is loved due to her attachment issues. She will talk back and argue if she doesn't agree and she is a massive party animal. She also loves to draw and paint and loves designing things





Alessandro Percivale Russo - Age: 33 - Height: 6"8 - Capo of the Italian Mafia - Left when Lila was young for work in the Mafia after his dad died and did not keep in contact - Raised Lila when she was younger and is practically her father - Extremely protective over Lila and over all his siblings - Cold and stern but shows emotions with the ones he loves - He blames himself for all the bad things that happened to Lila



Giovanni Raneger Ruso - Age: 31 - Height: 6"7 - Left with Alessandro for work in the Mafia and did not keep in contact either - Helped raise Lila when she was younger but not to the extent of Alessandro - Extremely protective of Lila and his brothers - Speaks up for what he believes is wrong however is more quiet and peaceful about it



Lorenzo Theodore Russo - Age: 28 - Height: 6"6 - The protective brother - Original guardian of Lila after his parents death - Extremely strict and protective of his family - Blames Lila for the death of Elena and their parents - Works in the mafia and is the third in command - Specialises in guns and hand to hand combat



Rocco Élie Russo - Age: 25 - Height: 6"5 - The angry brother - Has Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) - Extremely hot-headed and acts before he can think - Extremely protective over his family and will kill anyone who gets in his way - Specialises with knives and likes anything sharp - Well known underground fighter known as Blade - Blames Lila for the death of Elena and their parents



Matteo Guillaume Russo - Age: 22 - Height: 6"2 - The calm brother - Twin with Elijah but older by 15 minutes - Most relaxed and calm brother - Blames Lila for the death of Elena and their parents because his older brothers told him to however is unsure about whether she did, causing arguments to break out between the brothers when he voices his opinion



Elijah Edmé Russo - Age: 22 - Height: 6"2 - The annoying one - Twin to Matteo and 15 minutes younger than him - Hot-headed and - Blames Lila for the death of Elena and their parents - Studying to become a doctor - Loves helping people and is protective over his family and those he loves - Loves to annoy his little sister as he feels it is his job as her older brother



Angelo Rene Russo - Age: 20 - Height: 6"1 - The quiet one - The youngest brother of the family - Loves to read and loves art, especially painting - Blames Lila for the death of Elena and their parents however he does not like to remind her of this or make her sad, therefore remains quiet when his brothers treat her badly



Amelie Russo: - Mother of all the Russo siblings - Died 6 years ago when Lila was 9 - Was a well-known and feared assassin but gave it up to help look after her family and children - Heir to the French Mafia - Fully French

Francesco Russo: - Father to the Russo siblings - Died 4 years ago when Lila was 11 - Was the Capo to the Italian Mafia - Fully Italian - Cold and stern but tried to be gentler to his family, however often pushed them away

All the Russo siblings are half french, half Italian. However, only Lila is in contact with her french side of the family. Her brothers are not in contact with them nor have met them since most of them were babies.

Hello!

Lila has a lot to her! How do you like the characters so far? Any favourites? I know there's not much to go off😅

Also, I know I have made all the brothers literal giants but I wanted to write a book where the short main character was super powerful as I feel I have been reading a lot of books where the short girl is weaker or not as strong or feared. Being only 5 foot myself, I wanted to create a powerful character that does not let her height compared to other characters make her any less threatening, scary or dangerous! Because maybe this will empower others that are insecure about the height and help them feel strong and like a boss too!

Well, without further adieu, I hope you enjoyed the beginning and I hope to see you for chapter 1!

Have a great week!🥰