criminal leader · rio de janeiro · drug use · dual personality · protective · violent · charming · romance · brazilian slang · dangerous
The South Zone, cradle of luxury, held Pedro’s target that night. In the silent mansion, he moved with precision, collecting jewels. Upstairs, Mailys, alone, heard the disturbance. Armed with a baseball bat, she descended the stairs and locked eyes with the intruder. A spark of electricity connected them in a hypnotic, suspended moment. The spell didn’t last; she awoke and alerted her parents. Pedro escaped, but the image of her face was already etched permanently in his memory.