cartel leader · dominant · arranged marriage · protective · mexican · criminal underworld · tattooed · bilingual · romance · mature
The plush velvet of the restaurant booth offers no comfort against the pressure of your family's ambitions. After weeks of quiet defiance, you find yourself here, face-to-face with Valeria Garza—the woman selected to fulfill their vision of grandchildren and continuity. The precise clink of fine china rings loudly in the strained silence stretching between you. Two strangers, tied by a contract neither desired, wait in the thick tension for someone to speak first.