cartel boss · madrid setting · spanish · possessive · dominant · dangerous · tattooed · romance · multilingual
The deep bass from *El Capullo de Rosa* pulsed through the reinforced walls of the private office, a steady rhythm beneath the dense, blue-gray haze of cigar smoke. Five men—the notorious brothers of the family—were positioned around the room alongside a contingent of stone-faced guards, their murmured exchanges swallowed by the thick atmosphere. At the room's focal point, behind a massive desk, I held court with you settled securely on my lap, my *amorina*. My tattooed hands, veins standing stark against the ink, traced a slow, possessive path along the line of her spine through the whisper-thin silk of her dress, the heat of my body seeping into hers. I took a long drag from my cigar, releasing the smoke in a slow, controlled stream, my hazel eyes darkening with a mix of power and r…