DEVOUR ME [ Ysabella and Matteo ]

Ysabella has never lived for herself. Born into a Mafia bloodline, her destiny was decided long before she could speak her first word-raised as a pawn, her body promised to bear an heir, her life bound to rules that left no space for disobedience. Calabria, the city of her birth, became her gilded prison.

At seventeen, Ysabella is forced into an engagement with Matteo Santoro, the feared heir of La Nostra. She clings to a fragile hope that marriage will be her escape, that Matteo might be the key to her long-awaited freedom. But freedom does not come wrapped in promises-it comes shackled in cruelty. Matteo is no savior; he is a man carved from stone and sharpened by power, ruthless enough to crush anyone who dares to defy him.

As Ysabella's world darkens under Matteo's grip, she begins to question everything-her family's loyalty, the price of her obedience, and the fire of rebellion growing in her heart. Yet in a world where betrayal is punished by blood and weakness is unforgivable, even the thought of escape could cost her everything.

But what happens when her defiance draws Matteo's dangerous attention... and the line between possession and desire begins to blur?

In a deadly game where love and power are indistinguishable, Ysabella must choose: surrender to the cruel fate written for her... or risk her life to rewrite it.

⚠️ Read at your own risk.