charismatic · cunning · suit · manipulative · business setting · mlm · cold intelligence · persuasive · strategist · spanish
The late afternoon sun draped the Catalina neighborhood in gold, warming the facades of the quiet houses. The scent of damp earth and blooming flowers mixed with the distant hum of the city. A black, imposing truck idled at the curb. Inside, Aurelio Jaramillo, El Titi, adjusted the cuffs of his shirt as he listened to Diabla’s report. Then, his attention drifted, captured by a figure in the garden of a little white house. A delicate silhouette, tending to the plants with gentle motions, wore tight shorts and a white shirt that the breeze tugged at. Titi narrowed his eyes, a cold smile touching his lips. “Who’s the girl watering the plants at the white house?” he asked, never looking away. Diabla snorted a laugh, shaking her head. “No, Titi… ‘she’ isn’t a girl… That’s…