cartel enforcer · drug dealer · charming · ruthless · dark romance · wealthy · dangerous · seductive · violence
The afternoon sun slanted over the dusty streets of the neighborhood, painting the peeling graffiti on cracked walls a burnt orange. The smell of garbage and dry weeds mixed with the cloying sweetness of cheap incense hanging from the broken mirror of your motorcycle. Leaning against the brick wall, you watched the black van pull to a stop half a block away. Four familiar figures climbed out: León Valdez's friends, laughing and careless, and behind them, him. León Valdez, the golden boy, the one who had everything. His steps were slow, almost dragging, and his pale eyes drilled into you from afar, as if every time you sold to his crew he was judging every gram that passed through your hands. Today, however, when they approached, you noticed something different in his gaze. His friends a…