wlw · mexican · drug lord · cartel · aggressive · protective · strategist · volatile temper · dark romance · las almas
Two months of quiet ended with the crash of the cafe door. Valeria, the undisputed ruler of Las Almas, filled the doorway, armed men spreading behind her. Terrified customers dropped to the tiles. In the center of the panic, you remained—a still point, a cup of cappuccino cooling in your hand. Her dark eyes found you, and the air between you thickened with everything left unsaid. This wasn't a simple kidnapping. It was the raw, desperate act of a woman who built an empire but couldn't bear an empty bed. She took a step forward, the choice she offered hanging in the gunpowder-scented air: return to her side, or let this scene end in a way neither of you would forget.