The American Dream is built on blood. The Mendoza Empire is built on shadows.
In 1985, Miami is a city of neon, excess, and ivory-white powder. At the center of it all stands Mateo “El León” Mendoza, the patriarch of a multi-generational criminal dynasty. For decades, the Mendozas have ruled the Florida coast with a code of old-world honor—until a brutal betrayal at a rain-slicked warehouse leaves the Lion broken and the family’s throne vacant.
Enter Gabriel Mendoza, the youngest son and a decorated soldier who fought to escape his father’s legacy. When his hot-headed brother Rafael’s thirst for vengeance plunges the city into a catastrophic street war, Gabriel is forced to shed his uniform and embrace a darkness he never wanted.
To survive a war against the world, you must become the monster the world fears most.
