He's to train her. She's to destroy him.
"You're forgetting something, Ms. White," Beltran's body still hovered above mine as he leaned over the seat, the interior now too small. "You're the kingpin here. If I'm going down, you're going down with me. I know where you go, what you're doing- who you're doing- and why. Understand?"
Diana's father, a heroin distributor, has been murdered by the Sinaloa cartel. His will has one last request: for Beltran Black, CEO of JP Morgan Chase and the owner of Montauk Federal, to take guardianship over his daughter, to teach her the ways of making money and manipulating men. Now residing in Beltran's Hamptons manor, Diana has to acclimate to the lush and dirty life of New York's richest, all while paying back her father's cartel debt. But the terrifying Beltran Black, now her mentor and guardian, has had a hand in her downfall, and plays Diana to rise in status. As authorities tighten their grip on Diana & Beltran, an unlikely force, someone plans on taking Diana out for good- someone who's not ready to see Beltran move on.
After she tragically loses her mother, Cassie turns to street fighting-but she soon learns that the biggest fights happen outside the ring.
*****
Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Haynes has never been one to follow the rules. Constantly on the brink of expulsion at school, she doesn't care what anyone thinks about her. But when tragedy strikes and she is left alone to care for her little sister, Cassie needs to find a way to survive and quick. Without telling a single soul, she moves to the next city over and turns to the only thing she knows--the illegal sport of street fighting. As her fights get grittier and more dangerous, Cassie finds out that there are even more people out for her blood. She'll do anything to protect her little sister and some people are about to learn the hard way.
Content and/or Trigger Warning: attempted suicide in Chapter 2.
[[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Link to the sequel - https://www.wattpad.com/story/29778845-the-mystery-fighter-ii
Cover designed by Ren T