Romans & histoires Simbolo Ng Matatag Na Pamilya

Elliot reached for his shirt, and pulled it up, all the way to his neck. My eyes went as wide as saucers, as I gazed at the tattoo on his chest. I could recognise the insignia anywhere. It was the insignia, the crest of the royal family. They had the crest embedded on every single thing they owned. They're flags, drapes, everything. The crest was a of a woman, on top of a horse. From the textbooks I had read about the royal family, it said that the crest symbolised strength, and victory, as the royal family had remained undefeated for years.

"Mikel and Bella, these rings were picked out with help from Emma Romano-Sterling, who understands that marriage isn't just about two people promising to love each other, but about families promising to pick love over fear, forgiveness over anger, and building instead of breaking." Mikel took my ring, his hands sure, even though he was crying. "Bella Romano-Sterling, with this ring, I promise you forever family, forever partnership, forever love that only gets better when things get hard." The ring fit perfectly, feeling like I was home and about to go on an adventure. "Forever Family" was written inside, reminding me that this wasn't just about Mikel and me, but also Emma and the baby and a

But if they kept coming for us, we would end them. Our family motto rolled through my head. Each line pounded through me like a heartbeat. We are fierce. We are loyal. We are savage. We are brave. We are Amatucci.

But that is no business of mine. "Go on." I urge. "The house is real spooky, so no one goes there anymore. Gun and axe symbols are painted almost everywhere." I freeze. My eyes snap to Damon and the look on his face tells me he's equally surprised. The gun and axe symbol is one I vowed never to go close to ever again. The symbol of La Famiglia. The Italian mafia.

It’s too big to fit on any of my other fingers. “It’s yours,” he says, rubbing a fingertip over the embossed crest. “Leonardo,” I exclaim. “This looks like a family ring.” “It’s our emblem.” He motions at the intertwined wolves. “Every firstborn son in our family gets one when he turns eighteen.” I gasp. “You can’t give this away. It obviously has special meaning.” He wraps his hand around mine, squeezing the ring between us. “It’ll keep you safe. Everyone in my family circle knows what it means.”

Even the corners had turned brown, as if coffee had drenched them. “Family Symbol.” Arapeta started. It was from Arapeta’s words that Elora realized a symbol was printed on the open page. A symbol that Elora had seen for the first time. The symbol has a mysterious feeling, like hiding many secrets and stories that cannot be shared with anyone. The symbol was a circle, with intricate overlapping grooves, thick and thin lines, some faded and leaving faint ink strokes. “The Family Symbol is a symbol possessed by packs of werewolves with certain abilities. Usually, these packs live in remote areas and rarely socialize with humans. That’s because their abilities can harm humans if not controlled.

I look closer a few generations before dad. "They were all mated with Alpha's, and is it also a recording of the mate symbol and family symbols?" I'm fascinated! "You are exactly right! Look, all mates of the Ashwood family always have a tree symbol. Celeste has a cherry blossom, Gideon has a eucalyptus tree. All our family symbols are of trees as well. I always thought it was odd that Tate did not get a tree, but more than that, you both just had stars. Amelie, I think you were meant to go through what you did with Tate. I think Gideon was always your true mate." The room is quiet.

"What signet ring? It's just an old ring. Worst case, I'll use my allowance to pay Matilde back.” "Here, is this enough?" I looked down at the crumpled bills in my hand and nearly laughed out loud. That signet ring was the Santoro family's symbol of power passed down through generations, the seal that commanded the entire family's underground forces. In Giulia's eyes, it was worth only this pocket change. "Shut up!" The veins in Dante's forehead bulged as he knocked the bills to the floor. "That's not Matilde's jewelry! That's the symbol of power representing the entire Santoro family! Papa handed it to me himself!"

cried Alexa. "Is it because you need Benneit's autograph? If you want to believe me, then I will find Benneit and take his autograph and stamp, "said Marco. "It's not that simple, Marco. The symbols of this family are the eagle and the ruby. The leader of this family is the one with the key, the key with the Garuda bird symbol and the red ruby," explained Alexa.

Emilio spoke with a worried look on his face and I shook my head. “No, just pregnant and emotional...it’s beautiful,” I told him and he nodded his head. “It is, this exact butterfly is the symbol of the Alfonzo family, and we want to show you that you’re now part of it. Christian is like my little brother, so you will be like my sister.” He told me and that was enough for me to recover myself before I would completely break down into tears. Family. This Alfonzo family, whoever they may be— went as far as this while I would be leaving soon and I felt guilty.