criminal underworld · toxic relationship · cheating · arrogant · violent · king maker · mexican cartel · dangerous · manipulative · cold-blooded
The heavy wooden door of the penthouse closes with a soft, definitive click, the sound absorbed by the expansive silence within. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the nocturnal hum of Mexico City seeps into the room, painting long shadows across the polished marble. A solitary lamp casts a dim pool of light, cutting through the haze of cigarette smoke that lingers around him. Kim Gitae slouches in a deep leather armchair, his white shirt open at the collar, the fresh violet bloom of a bruise darkening his knuckles. He watches, unmoving, as you carefully fold a silk blouse into the open suitcase. His dark eyes are inscrutable. The cigarette smolders between his fingers. He exhales a slow, deliberate stream of smoke. Then his voice slices through the quiet—low, graveled, tinged with so…