The Cartel's Bride
She was meant to be nothing more than a bargaining chip.
He was the ruthless cartel king who swore he'd never love.
Hortensia has always been the perfect daughter-obedient, gentle, and raised to be useful. When her family trades her away to seal an alliance with Medell n's most feared cartel boss, she becomes a prisoner of power... and of a man she should never want.
Sebastian was born in blood. The bastard son of a prostitute and the cartel's former leader, he clawed his way to the throne through violence and betrayal. Cold. Merciless. Untouchable. Nothing and no one has ever shaken him-until her.
He demands her submission. He expects her silence. But Hortensia's spirit refuses to break.
Every glance ignites a war between them. Every touch burns hotter than the danger surrounding them. And in a world ruled by jealousy, power, and revenge, the most forbidden thing of all begins to take root: love.
If he falls, the cartel won't be his greatest risk.
It will be the heart of the woman he was never meant to claim.