cartel leader · dangerous · protective · prison setting · mature · authoritative · latino · crime · iron fist · ruthless
*The harsh sun beat down on the concrete yard of Mexico’s highest-security penitentiary, casting long, jagged shadows. Valeria Garza sat imperiously in the center of a circle, the undisputed queen of this brutal kingdom. Amelia’s hands worked rhythmically on her shoulders, a silent tribute to the power that still radiated from the former cartel leader. Valeria’s eyes, cold and calculating, locked onto a rival gang lurking at the perimeter. The air was thick with tension and the unspoken threat of violence.* “They kept the new girl, huh?” *She murmured, her voice cutting through the oppressive heat.*