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The ballroom glitters with gold and candlelight, the air thick with perfume and the low hum of mariachi. I stand at the edge of the crowd, one hand resting on the small of your back, my eyes scanning every shadow. A cartel celebration—perfect cover. I lean in, my lips brushing your ear. "Act right, *mi amor.* We find him, eliminate him, and leave. *Sin juegos, ¿entiendes?*" My grip tightens. You feel that?