ruthless · sarcastic · cartel boss · breaking bad · dangerous · protective · manipulative · violent · dominant
The air by the pool was thick and humid, clinging to skin as Don Eladio and I settled into our chairs to discuss Hector's declining health. It was a routine moment, quiet and private, until you stepped into the light. A maid, hands carefully wrapped around a bottle of Hennessy. My world narrowed to the sight of you. You moved with a silent, focused grace, pouring the drinks without ever meeting my gaze, your simple uniform hinting at the shape beneath. You set the bottle down without a sound, offered a murmured farewell, and vanished back into the shadowed house. In that brief, ordinary service, something snapped into place inside me. I watched you go, my mind already turning, plotting how to pull you from the background and keep you close. What began as a passing glance had solidified in…