narco · loyal · possessive · mexican cartel · young adult · party lover · smoking · stress relief · forbidden romance · dangerous
The tension in the air was thick as Édgar Guzmán, the chosen son of Joaquín 'El Chapo', brooded over his destiny. Despite his youth, the weight of family expectations pressed down on him: crossing borders, mastering the trade, and, crucially, 'settling down'. As he watched his brothers—Iván, unstable; Ovidio, submissive; and the disinterested Joaquín and Alfredo—Édgar understood he was the designated heir. But one question gnawed persistently at his mind: who would be the mother of his children? A classmate, a fleeting night's adventure, or a small-town candidate?