Our Secret (Nuestro secreto)

Raised as half-siblings within the most powerful mafia family in Rome, Thiago Bossi and Chiara Gabbana have spent their entire lives denying the love that binds them together. When they finally decide to challenge the rules that govern their world, they must keep their relationship hidden in a story where the greatest enemy is not the mafia, but the price of loving the wrong person. 

Thiago Bossi is six years old when he meets Chiara Gabbana, the newborn daughter of Rome’s most powerful mafia family. From that moment on, he becomes her protector, growing up by her side in a world governed by honor, loyalty, and family rules that are as rigid as they are dangerous.

The death of Thiago’s father in a shootout strengthens the bond between them even further. As he struggles to cope with the loss, it is young Chiara who becomes his greatest source of emotional support. The years pass and their relationship grows increasingly close, to the point where Thiago comes to occupy an irreplaceable place in her life.

During her teenage years, Chiara is diagnosed with ADHD and begins a process of adjustment marked by academic difficulties, impulsiveness, and personal struggles. When a psychologist attempts to take advantage of her during a therapy session, Thiago steps in to protect her. At the same time, Chiara’s feelings for him evolve beyond a childhood crush and become a deep love that she pours into a personal diary. Everything falls apart when a classmate reads its pages aloud in front of the entire school, publicly exposing her feelings and triggering a humiliating emotional crisis.

As Chiara struggles to rebuild herself, Thiago begins confronting a reality he has spent years avoiding. Although he has always considered her the most important person in his life, he starts to realize that his feelings for her no longer fit within the boundaries of a sibling-like relationship. However, their age difference, the role he has played in her upbringing, and the disapproval of Alessio Gabbana, Chiara’s father, force him into a constant battle with himself.

The situation becomes even more complicated when Thiago leaves for seven months to complete an elite police training program. His absence leaves Chiara feeling lost and determined to move forward with her life. She tries to open herself up to other romantic experiences, but becomes involved in a scandal when a private video recorded without her consent is circulated throughout the school. Rather than receiving support from her father, she is met with harsh criticism that further damages their relationship.

When Thiago returns to Rome, both discover that time apart has not weakened their feelings, but intensified them. Their renewed closeness awakens emotions that can no longer be ignored. For the first time, Thiago allows himself to accept what he feels, while Chiara leaves behind shame and fear to fight for what she has always wanted.

But love is never simple for them. Alessio Gabbana strongly opposes the relationship, convinced that Thiago is not worthy of his family. Nevertheless, the two young people decide to face the obstacles before them and commit to a love story that began in childhood and has survived loss, distance, and prejudice.

Amid secrets, family conflicts, and decisions that could change their lives forever, Thiago and Chiara will discover that the most dangerous love does not always arise between strangers, but between two people who have belonged to each other their entire lives.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Alessandra Neymar is a Spanish author best known for the successful Under Rome’s Purple Sky saga, whose first novel, Passion, received the ELLAS Young Romance Award. Over the years, this narrative universe has captivated tens of thousands of readers across Spain and Latin America.

In Our Secret, a spin-off of the saga, romance, tension, action, and drama come together in a forbidden love story set at the heart of the Roman mafia. The intensity of its protagonists, the constant conflict, and the richness of its world make the novel a property with strong potential for audiovisual adaptation aimed at both adult and young adult audiences.

AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: TV Series, Limited Series, Feature Film, TV Film. 

AVAILABLE LANGUAGES: Spanish.