James Patterson’s books lead you into similar type scenarios.I wonder if a word other than glowing could be used unless it is radioactive material we are heading toward. Just a nit pick.
Wait till he finds out what “La Puta” really means and I do not mean the flying Island.lol.

I love the direction this takes – a subtle ramp up in menace and the foreboding, with a clearer picture that’s still a bit murky. My Spanish is rusty, but – the Gilded “Lady”, no?

“Dogs, cocks, men, women, and those straddling that line all queued up for their share of violence, blood, and money.” Love that line. Love the story. I envy your abilities.