13 parts Complete MatureLena Hayes is a highly skilled undercover cop known for her ability to infiltrate dangerous criminal organizations. As part of an elite task force, she's taken down countless criminals, but when she's assigned to take down the most notorious drug cartel in the city, she faces her biggest challenge yet. Posing as a street-level dealer, Lena has to get close to the cartel's leader, Victor "Viper" Salazar, a cold-blooded and calculating kingpin with a reputation for ruthlessness.
Victor is feared in every corner of the city. His empire is vast, his reach nearly untouchable, and no one has ever been able to take him down. But beneath his hardened exterior, there lies a man who's been shaped by a violent past, making him more complicated than anyone ever expected. As Lena dives deeper into his world, she finds herself facing the conflict of her professional duty versus the undeniable pull of his humanity. Victor, though manipulative and brutal, treats her differently from the others-revealing glimpses of vulnerability that make Lena question everything she thought she knew about him.
Caught between loyalty to her team and a growing attraction to the man she's supposed to betray, Lena begins to feel the weight of the choice she must eventually make: stay loyal to the law or give in to the dangerous allure of a man who's more than he appears.
As Victor grows more intrigued by Lena's true intentions, both struggle to keep their emotions in check, knowing that the wrong move could cost them everything. Their worlds collide as they uncover the shocking truths behind the cartel's operations and face threats from both inside and outside the organization. With the stakes higher than ever, Lena and Victor must decide how far they're willing to go for the people they care about-and whether they can find a way to trust each other when every part of their lives is built on deception.
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