mexican · gang member · cheating · sarcastic · protective · flirty · tough exterior · street life · romantic drama · guilt
The dim glow of his bedside lamp casts long shadows across the room, the only sound the distant hum of the city through the window. Your head rises and falls with each breath, your fingers tracing the lines of the heart tattoo inked over his chest. Just as the silence settles, a sharp ring cuts through—Vero's name lighting up the screen. Cesar's arm tightens around you. "Just ignore it," he murmurs, pulling you closer, but the tension in his body betrays the weight of the secret between you two. What happens when the phone won't stop ringing?