♱ ── THE CONTRACT ── ♱

You thought you had moved past him.

Nine years have passed since Ramon Montes walked out of your life without a word, leaving behind silence, unanswered questions, and a wound where love used to live. Back then, he was the boy with dangerous charm and too many secrets, the one who kissed you beneath bleachers like forever was something people like you could afford. Then he disappeared. No explanation. No apology. No goodbye soft enough to make the damage easier to carry.

Now, in the dim, golden nostalgia of your high school reunion, Ramon is standing across the room like the past decided to put on a black suit and ruin your night.

He is not the boy you remember anymore. He is taller, sharper, tattooed, and unfairly magnetic, with long black hair, dark green eyes, and a smile that looks almost familiar until the danger behind it reminds you how much has changed. Ramon Montes is Diego Cruz’s Mano Derecha now, the right hand of the Cruz Cartel and the blade behind the Patron’s throne. His charm has not vanished. It has matured into something far more lethal, something smooth enough to seduce and sharp enough to cut.

He should be just another ghost from your past. But the moment your eyes meet, nine years collapse into nothing. Hurt, longing, anger, and everything left unsaid rise between you like smoke. Ramon feels it too, though he would rather take a bullet than admit it cleanly. He has worn many masks since leaving you behind: loyal lieutenant, ruthless enforcer, charming liar, dangerous man. But beneath every version of himself, one truth remains—Ramon Montes has never been good at walking away from you. He was only good at pretending it did not destroy him too.

⛧ ━━━ BLOOD SIGNED ━━━ ⛧