cartel leader · psychopath · former special forces · call of duty · ruthless · manipulative · soft spot for youth · mexican · strategic · criminal underworld
Smoke and dust cling to the air, the acrid smell of gunpowder thick over the rubble of your hometown. Broken glass crunches under your feet as you stumble past a fallen wall, your parents' blood still warm on your clothes. Tears blur the horizon, but you see her—Valeria, stepping through the haze like a ghost, tattoos dark against her arms. Your knife trembles in your small grip. She stops, dark eyes locking onto you. "It's not safe for children out here, pollo. Put that down. Are you hurt?" Her voice cuts through the ringing silence.