CHAPTER 55

Back in his younger days, Ernesto Valdez was a smart, intelligent, fast, and cunning man. Those were the attributes that made him what he was today. One of the biggest names in the whole of California. He had worked so hard to build his wealth from nothing. And when he had everything he wanted, he had formed this big family. The family that terrorized the streets of Los Angeles; The Valdez cartel.

Laying on his sick bed and writhing in pain, Ernesto had never thought for once he would end up like this. He was always so careful about his whereabouts and who he saw. If someone ever became a liability, he would cut them off immediately. That was his way, and that was the way he had taught his son, Daniel.

Sensing that his time to step down was almost here, he hoped that his son had learned sternly of the consequences of his actions. And that he would be able to carry on his legacy. The dream was to have a family in every city in the country. And so far, they only had ten. New York, Det