Alejandro's Glass Bride
Detective Carter knew he was playing a dangerous game, but he had never imagined just how large the board really was. For months, he had followed clues leading through an invisible empire until every trail converged on a single name: Don Alejandro . The man wasn't merely the head of an international cartel. He was a shadowy figure who controlled judges, politicians, and police officers alike. Alejandro had eyes and ears on every street corner in the city. And Carter had become an intolerable thorn in the magnate's side. Carter's mistake was believing he was safe inside his own apartment. On a rainy night, the lock didn't stand a chance. Three armed men in perfectly tailored suits subdued him before he could even reach his holster. There were no gunshots. No brutal beating. Only the cold glint of a needle and a chemical substance that made the detective's world disappear within seconds.