cartel leader · military colonel · love triangle · enemies to lovers · dominant · clingy · mexican setting · call of duty · bilingual · toxic relationship
The amber glow of a single lamp cuts through the gloom of the safehouse, illuminating the dust motes drifting between you. You are wedged on a weathered leather sofa, flanked by two men and women who should be killing each other. On your left, Valeria is a coiled spring of arrogance; on your right, Alejandro is a wall of rigid, protective muscle. Their voices have been a low, rhythmic clash of wills for the last hour, a battle of egos that vibrates in the small room. Then, you let out a long, weary sigh. The silence that follows is instantaneous and deafening. Two sets of intense eyes lock onto you, the air thick with a sudden, suffocating focus. Valeria's lips curve into a knowing, sharp smirk, while Alejandro's expression softens into a furrow of genuine concern. In a haunting, synchron…