The Black Dahlia (Cartel Series #1) ✔️

5. Mother's heart

Rosa

My life was never normal. Peace was always a luxury for me. I was the only heir of the Sinaloa cartel, I trained rigorously and prepared myself both mentally and physically to make the transition smooth.

My father was always proud of me. He never regretted having a daughter as his heir. According to him everyone was equal in terms of having power.  Your gender cannot take away from you the power of focus and applying yourself, he used to remind me every day. He is the reason behind my strong self-esteem and competing move for move in a man’s world with some of the most ruthless men in the world.
I was brought back to the present by the sight of a worried and tense man. He had a solemn look on his face. He was none other than, Alejandro’s father and my dearest husband, Miguel.

The love of my life did not deserve this fate, full of sorrow and gloom.
Miguel Martinez didn't belong to any criminal family. An artistic person who brought out the beauty in this dark world, chose to enter the gloom and doom of a cartel family, all because of me.

I was a cold hearted murderer before I met him. I used to go to any lengths to make my father proud and get the job done. Since I have met him everything has changed. My heart that was colder than ice melted when his warm eyes met my cold eyes. He knew everything about me and my family but still he decided to spend his whole life with me.

He could have left me and lived a normal but he didn't. He plunged himself into the unknown and took a big risk.
Love is a crazy feeling, it can make you do things you never imagined in your wildest dreams.

I never regretted marrying him. I never regretted my decision of spending my whole life with him. We have a genuine and deeper connection than just physical, it’s almost spiritual our friendship and love for each other. It’s hard to explain, but he makes me feel safe and get in touch with my human side.
"What are you thinking???" I heard a familiar voice. I looked at my husband who was reading a newspaper and looking at me like he was trying to solve a puzzle.  All this while I was standing near the window lost in my thoughts, his voice brought me back to my senses, again.

"I was just admiring my handsome husband” I said with a flirtatious smile.
We are having a peaceful conversation but as we all know peace is luxury that I can't afford.
Soon this peaceful environment was disturbed by someone. I saw Carlos barging inside the room. He looked tense.
“What the hell happened? I asked.
He looked so scared and tensed like something big happened. I hope everything is fine.

Carlos Velazquez is not only Alejandro's right hand but also his best friend. His father was also a very trusted member of our cartel. Infact he was right hand. But unfortunately he died while saving my life. Since then i promised to take care of his family. I was the one who trained Carlos and i treated him like our family member. I might not be his biological mother but i gave him love of a mother.

"Buenos días señora( Good morning Madam)" Carlos said.
"Buenos días" i replied.

"We have a problem” he said nervously.
"What???" I asked. Something really happened.
"Alejandro's car met with an accident” he said making my eyes widened in shock.
What????

"cómo??? ( how) " i asked.
"I don't know what actually happened??? But the police informed that they found Alejandro's car in a bad shape and the driver is missing" he replied.

I feel like he is hiding something.
Something very big.
"Dónde está???' (where is he)" i asked.
"él ha desaparecido ( he is missing)" he replied.

Oh my god!!!! No this can't happen. For the first time in my life I was so scared. I can't lose him. He is my son, my blood. I won't let anything happen to him. I am his mother and I will protect my son.

"Carlos I will give you one hour to find everything about this accident" I said sternly.
He nodded his head and walked out of the room.

I couldn't help but feel scared for my son. I know that nothing will happen to him but I can't stop myself from worrying about him. After all I am a mother.

"Don't worry mi amor (my love)" Miguel said.
"I will never forgive myself if something happened to our son” I said while hugging him. A lone tear escapes my eyes. It has been so long since I cried like this.
"Shush. Don’t cry" he said while wiping my tears.

"What happened???" I heard a familiar voice. When I turned around, I found Ricardo walking towards us.
"Are you ok mama???" He asked.

I gave him a small smile and said
"Don't worry everything is fine”.
I know that he is not convinced by my answer but I can't tell him the truth. Ricardo is a very sensitive person and I don't know how he will react when he gets the information about his missing big brother. I don’t want him taking any drastic steps in rage, which might end up with my family paying a big price.
Right now I want my family to be strong. I can't fall weak after all I need to find my son.

"Miguel do you know that last night Ricardo completed his master piece. It’s beautiful" I said.
"Really?!, I will go and have a look” Miguel said knowing very well that I was trying to distract Ricardo.

Ricardo eyes sparks with happiness when he heard about his master piece. Just like his father he is an amazing artist.

I took a deep breath and walked towards the study room. When I entered the room I found Carlos waiting for me.
"So what information did you find about the accident " I asked calmly.

"Nothing much" he replied with disappointment.
"I checked the CCTV footage but someone has tampered with it. " he replied.

There is one thing that i am sure is that this is not a normal accident. Someone has planned it very carefully.

"What about the truck ???" I asked hoping that somehow i could get a clue to find my son.
"The truck that was used in the accident was actually stolen two days ago so we don't have any information about it” he replied.

Shit!!! It's fucking dead end. They planned everything so carefully that there are no loopholes in it.
Who the hell has so much guts to mess with Sinaloa cartel? They not only attacked our cartel but actually dared to kidnap my son, the heir of Sinaloa cartel.
How dare they!!!!

"Find my son at any cost!!!" I said angrily. Carlos nodded and left the room leaving me all alone with my thoughts.

I won't let anything happen to my son. He is my pride and i won't anyone snatch my pride away from me.

I am sure that Alejandro is alive. After all he is my son, my blood. I trained him and that's why i know his limits and weakness very well.
Also a mother’s instincts can never be wrong.
He is Alejandro Martinez and there is no on in this world who has power to kill him, not even the God of death himself.

I will find my son at any cost even if I have to turn the whole city upside down to find him. And I won't leave those bastards who tried to pull a stunt like this. They want a battle, I will give them a war.