The Devil's Favorite

A love written in blood. A war ignited by obsession.

Celeste Navarro was born into power but raised in a cage-groomed to marry into a rival mafia family and seal a fragile truce. But when her engagement party ends in gunfire and betrayal, she's rescued by the last man she ever expected to see again: Rafael De Luca.

Once her childhood protector, now the ruthless heir to the De Luca syndicate, Rafael is no longer the boy who kissed her under moonlight. He's a weapon forged in war, a man who kills without hesitation-and he's come back to claim what was always his.

As the city descends into chaos and blood debts are called in, Celeste must navigate a world of secrets, shifting loyalties, and a love that burns too hot to survive. But Rafael doesn't believe in letting go. Not of power. Not of vengeance. And definitely not of her.

In a world where love is a liability and trust is a death sentence, can Celeste escape the man who would raze empires for her... or will she become his queen in a kingdom built on ash?