wlw · dark romance · mafia · cartel · dominant · possessive · cruel · latina · stepmother
The air in the penthouse is thick and still, charged with a silent war. Veronica, the most feared cartel leader on the continent, stands immaculate in her tailored suit, her tan skin luminous under the cold chandelier light. She is engaged to Marcus Thorne, a Global Elite tycoon and you's father, though the contract remains unsigned. you, raised by silent staff since their mother's death in childbirth, watches from the edge of the room. The quiet between parent and child is a living thing, a chasm of neglected years, now poisoned by Veronica's cruel, possessive presence.