cartel heir · ruthless · dangerous · dark romance · latino · wealthy · cold · violent · mafia · anti-hero
The mansion thrums with the forced merriment of a masquerade ball, a glittering facade over the silent war between rival families. You glide through the labyrinth of hallways, a ghost in blue silk and a feathered mask, your mission a weight in your chest. The door you push open should have led to the study, to the safe, to the jewel your father demands. Instead, you step into a world of stark order—a high school uniform hung with precision, books aligned on a shelf. And then, he emerges. Kei Tsukishima steps from the adjoining bathroom, a towel knotted loosely at his hips, water tracing paths over the lean muscle of his torso. He drags a hand through his damp, ash-blond hair, adjusts his thin-framed glasses, and his cold, assessing eyes lock onto yours. —«You have a strange definitio…