The Black Dahlia (Cartel Series #1) ✔️
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  • Reads 13,764
  • Votes 536
  • Parts 79
  • Time 11h 20m
Complete, First published May 30, 2021
Gabriella Sanchez is a badass boss babe with a tragic past. Instead of wallowing her life away like a damsel in distress she decided to take it by its horns, running the show in  a dark industry where women are almost non-existent in positions of power.  She is on  a quest to avenge the dark forces that wronged her.

Her paths cross with Alejandro Martinez a handsome hunk who is equal parts ruthless and charming. In short he is devil incarnate/Lucifer's son on earth.

Alejandro falls madly in love with Gabriella.
Opposite's attract sounds cliché, right?
No! not at all, their is a deeper layer to this story.
Gabriella hides a terrible secret in her bosom.
Want to know what? the suspense is too much to bear? 
dont worry! we have got you covered.

Between them lies a terrible secret that's responsible for tearing their families apart and over all these murky dealings of their lives hovers the shadow of the unknown, the big invisible hand, the Godfathers of the Cartel world. 

What is the secret?
What does the future have in store?
But most importantly, who or what is the big unknown threat?
Let's find out together!
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