Sinner's Paradise|| 18+

prologue

 a notorious criminal organization based in Brazil's Bahia region once extended a rare gesture of compassion by adopting a destitute street boy named Rodrigo Santos. They relocated him to Cuba, where he was raised under the guidance of the cartel's leader, who became a father figure to him. As Rodrigo grew older, he fell deeply in love with the cartel leader's daughter. However, their love story was tragically interrupted when she was forced to marry an Irish businessman from London, breaking Rodrigo's heart.

Determined to move on, Rodrigo returned to Brazil, married his childhood friend, and they had a son together. He hoped for a peaceful life away from the shadows of his past. However, his dreams were shattered when he and his wife were brutally murdered by the cartel, a betrayal orchestrated by the very man he once considered his father. 

Their 10-year-old son witnessed the horrific event and was left with a burning desire for revenge. Now, driven by the memory of his parents' brutal deaths, he vows to eliminate every member of the Cruz family, aiming to dismantle the cartel that betrayed his father and destroyed his family.

 Luciano's cruelty was not born of mere malice, but of a deep, searing pain that had hardened into something far more dangerous. His childhood, once filled with innocence and the warmth of family, was shattered by the brutal murder of his parents. It was a nightmarish scene burned into his memory, one that left him with a void filled with rage and a thirst for vengeance.

His parents had been a beacon of love and strength in his early years, and their loss left a void that was cruelly exploited by those around him. Luciano had been just a boy when he witnessed the horrific act that stole them from him. The image of their lifeless bodies, the blood staining the floor, was something that haunted him every moment since. It was in that instant that his world had turned cold, the warmth of his childhood replaced by a chilling resolve to avenge their deaths.

His uncle, a man shrouded in shadows and manipulation, saw an opportunity in Luciano's grief and anger. He poisoned the young boy's mind with venomous lies and twisted truths, feeding him a narrative designed to harness his pain for his own gain. Cruz Gomes, the name he had been taught to hate, became the focal point of Luciano's hatred. His uncle told him that Cruz Gomes was responsible for the murder of his parents, painting him as a ruthless villain who had shattered their family.

Every lesson, every whispered word, was crafted to fuel Luciano's rage. His uncle's influence was a malignant force, embedding itself in Luciano's psyche and warping his perception of justice and morality. The boy who had once known love and security was now driven by a singular purpose: to destroy Cruz Gomes and, by extension, obliterate the very foundation of the Gomes family.

As Luciano grew older, the bitterness and resentment became his guiding principles. The idea of vengeance was not just a goal but an identity, shaping his every action. He learned to mask his pain behind a façade of charm and authority, but underneath lay a cold, calculating cruelty born from years of nurtured hatred. The pain of his past had turned him into a weapon, wielded by his uncle's manipulative design.

The image of his parents' death and the poisoned words of his uncle had forged him into a man driven by revenge, his heart hardened by the relentless pursuit of the justice he had been taught to crave. This cycle of violence and vengeance had consumed him, leaving little room for compassion or forgiveness. Luciano's cruelty was a reflection of the agony he had endured and the dark legacy of manipulation that had shaped his path.