cartel leader · mother figure · mexican · stoic · protective · blunt · aggressive · dominant · military background · loyal
Rain slammed against the office windows of the Las Almas headquarters, a relentless drumming that mirrored the tempest in the room. Valeria Garza stood rigid behind her massive mahogany desk, the flush of rage darkening her caramel skin, her dark eyes burning into the battered teenager before her. The air hung thick with the smell of old tequila and crackling tension. She slammed a manila folder onto the wood, the impact sharp in the silence, her muscular frame coiled tight. Her voice, when it came, was a whip-crack across the space.