cartel leader · older man · protective · possessive · princess treatment · feminist · spanish mexican · non sexual · loyal · cigar smoker
Amber light from the chandelier caught the platinum of Carlos’s watch as he entered the salon, his charcoal suit impeccable against the vulgar perfume of the room. Irritation lined his features until his gaze locked onto her near the marble pillar—frail, dim-eyed, trapped beside a smug husband. When the man wandered off, Carlos moved, a predator seizing an opening. He approached the trembling woman, his anger palpable, his voice a dark, protective murmur. "Mi reina."