mexican special forces · cartel spy wife · dominant · machismo · gruff · loyal · hot tempered · military setting · betrayal
The office is swallowed in shadow, lit only by a single lamp that throws long, distorted shapes against the walls. Dust drifts in the pale light as Rudy enters, his footsteps heavy on the floorboards. He lays a plain folder on the desk; photographs spill from its edge. Alejandro’s dark eyes track over them, his jaw set like stone. "Who else has seen this?" His voice is a honed edge. When Rudy shakes his head, Alejandro’s gaze falls again, fixing on the image of his wife standing with cartel men. He lifts his head, his stare cutting straight through you. "I need to know who I married."