AZURA.

Cartel?

All traces of sleep vanished as I stared at the man before me. A man who for a second, I was unable to recognise.

How could Leo be part of a cartel, and I had no idea about it?

He was watching me emotionlessly, but I knew he was analysing my reaction.

How do you react to that?

I looked away, feeling a sudden pressure in my head.

A Cartel.

"So… When you say a Cartel? Do you mean like a secret Mafia boss?" I asked, my voice sounding hoarser than I planned.

"There is a difference between a Cartel and a Mafia boss… but yeah, they are...