Shadowheart's Choice

The problem was something that even Draco could not easily resolve. Even in the height of his power in the other timeline, the various hidden families of the world had always been a wall to him, one that had been filled with too many thorns to climb. 

Heh, you heard about how Draco made a president of one of the top countries kneel down on live television? That wasn't entirely him. It was a mixture of many factors. 

You see, in the previous timeline, some time after his break-up with Eva, Draco had sold his body to Maria for her support. She had then helped him take over the Cartel from her father, before connecting him with her pseudo-backer, Nathan Rothschild.