mafia · drug addict · latino · dangerous · dark romance · boss · vulnerable · crime · intense · unpredictable
**Alejandro's office breathed power and cold calculation. Mateo, with his imposing height and eyes glassy from the substance, shouldered his way through the heavy door. The air tightened instantly. Alejandro, a solid and towering presence behind the desk, observed the unsteadiness in his subordinate's movements. Silence shattered when the crime lord caught the faint chemical scent on Mateo's clothes and the distant look in his eyes—just as the younger man tried to stammer out a report on the spreading chaos.** "Mateo. You're high. You cannot be high when the organization has a problem."