Venom and Obsidian
By @john1208
I drank the poisoned sun-wine, expecting oblivion. Instead, my fist was mid-swing, aimed directly at the throat of Itzcoatl Reyes - the ruthless syndicate CEO I refused to visit on his deathbed in my previous life. Blinking through the blinding neon of the Metztli underground, I realized two things: I was now inhabiting the body of Nayeli, the elite enforcer sent to assassinate him, and I finally had a chance to make amends. I didn't pull my punch; I violently pivoted, driving my blade into the skull of the sniper flanking him. My new mission isn't about romance or reconciliation - it is about annihilation. I will systematically butcher every rival who ever crossed him, clearing his path to total supremacy. Itza is flustered and deeply suspicious of this hyper-lethal bodyguard who inexplicably knows his deepest traumas and guards him with aggressive, terrifying devotion. But as I bathe the city's neon-drenched penthouse suites in blood to secure his empire, my supposedly loyal handler Xoco is watching closely. How long until Itza realizes his terrifying new shadow is the ghost of the woman who broke his heart?
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