Cursed

I just wanted to run the Cartel with Corey, my best friend.

I was tired of being overlooked. Tired of being treated like nothing more than a Cartel princess who would eventually be handed off to another powerful family.

I thought I knew what I was fighting for. I thought I knew who I could trust.

I never expected there to be so much blood spilled.

I never thought she'd die.

Now I'm starting to wonder if we were never meant to escape this life.

Maybe we're all just cursed.

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Zoey Rodriguez was born into power, but power has always come with rules.

For generations, her family has built their empire from the ground up. The men lead. The women follow. That's the tradition.

But Zoey was never meant to be ordinary.

Determined to prove that a woman can carry the weight of the Cartel, Zoey fights for the position she was born to inherit, even if it means standing against her own father, Ricardo "Mexico" Rodriguez, the man who refuses to believe a woman can lead.

With her best friend and protector, Corey Martínez, by her side, Zoey enters a world where loyalty is fragile, enemies hide behind familiar faces, and every decision could be her last.

Corey has always been her shield, but he carries wounds no one can see. Haunted by a childhood filled with pain and betrayal, he knows the Cartel life better than anyone. He knows that love can be twisted, family can be dangerous, and power always demands a sacrifice.

When tragedy strikes and Zoey loses someone she thought was untouchable, she refuses to accept the answers she's given. She starts searching for the truth, not realizing that uncovering secrets could destroy everything her family built.

In a world where everyone has a price and trust can get you killed, Zoey has one question:

How far will she go to become the first woman to rule?