Monet Tejada

**Monet Stewart Tejada** is major character in the Power universe, serving as an anti-hero in Power Book II: Ghost. She is the mother of Cane and Dru and Diana Tejada, the Aunt of Ezekiel Cross, and the wife of Lorenzo Tejada. She is also the current runner of the Tejada Drug Organization while Lorenzo is inside of prison for 25 Years, 10 Years have currently passed.

She appears as one of the deuteragonists/anti-hero in season 1-2 and one of the deuteragonists turned main antagonist in season 3 and potentially one of the main antagonists in season 4.

## Biography

### Season 1

Monet Stewart Tejada is a mother who is taking care of her three kids, and her nephew Monet is the current runner of the Tejada organization while her husband **Lorenzo Tejada** is inside for 25 Years. She is also trying to teach her kids how to run in the drug game especially her daughter Diana Tejada. She needs protection out in the streets so she had an inside dirty NYPD cop known as Officer Ramirez. Her eldest son **Cane Tejada** becomes a problem after she hooks up with Tariq St. Patrick since he is jealous of his intelligence. Monet at first does not have any trust into Tariq, but overtime, she sees how loyal he is to her and the Tejada's. Though because of her own teachings on Cane, it leaves her no choice but to kick him out.

## Murders committed by Monet

* **Joseph Parks****:** Shot in the stomach and in the head in self defense.
* **Rico Barnes:** Shot in the neck and twice in the chest for trying to kill her, Dru, Diana and Tariq.
* **LeShawn:** Shot in the head for supposedly taking her money.
* **Caridad Milgram:** Strangled to death then hung which was discovered by Zeke.
* **Dante Spears:** Shot in the head for being a snitch and to stop him from killing Tariq.
* **IG****:** Shot to death for supposedly killing Zeke and for jumping Dru.
* **Kevin Whitman:** Shot to death to stop him from finding out the truth about Carrie’s death.

## Murders connected to Monet

* **Rel**: She wiped the blood off Cane's face and took the gun away from him after he shot and killed Rel.
* **Frank Tejada:** Ordered Cane to kill Frank for being a snitch.
* **Rico’s bodyguard**: helped dispose of his body after being killed by Owl.
* **Five of Mecca’s bodyguards**: Killed by Tariq, Cane and Lorenzo so that Monet can kill Mecca.
* **Lorenzo Tejada**: Told the Castillo's that Lorenzo ordered Frank’s death, Evelyn, Gordo and Monet had him killed for killing Zeke,with Monet manipulating Gordo to kill Lorenzo by slitting his throat hiding it from the Tejada siblings.
* **Kai**: Lured him into the club, to kill him, finessed the Russians to a truce, believing Kai was behind the murder of Pavel and having Dru believe Kai and Gordo was behind Lorenzo's murder to be shot in the head and killed by Cane and decapitated.
* **Gordo Castillo**: Used her burner phone to plant it on Kai, prior to sending a message, making sure Dru believes Gordo and Kai was behind Lorenzo's murder. Later, Gordo was shot by Dru.
* **Gilberto Castillo**: Ordered Dru and Cane to kill.
* **Gustavo Castillo**: Ordered Dru and Cane to kill.
* **Guillermo Castillo**: Ordered Dru and Cane to kill.
* **Evelyn Castillo**: Ordered Dru and Cane to kill her, after she threatened her.

## Goals

* To become a Queenpin (Succeeded)
* Hid her affair with Ramirez (Succeeded: After he died Lorenzo was unaware that he had an affair with his wife)
* Stay protected on the streets (Ongoing)
* Control Tariq (Ongoing)
* Avenge Dru’s near-death (Succeeded)
* Teach Diana the Drug Game (Ongoing)
* Save Tariq from Tommy (Succeeded)
* Kill Tommy for killing Owl (Formerly)
* Kill Carrie (succeeded)
* Kill Lorenzo for killing Zeke (Succeeded)
* Hide her dirty secret from her family (failed)
* Find out who killed Zeke and got revenge (Succeeded)
* Keep her involvement in Lorenzo’s death a secret from her family (failed)
* Get out the game (ongoing)
* Find out Dru and Diana plotted to have her killed (Ongoing)
* Find out Diana set up Tariq (ongoing)
* Find out Tasha shot her (ongoing)

## Notes

* She's been married to Lorenzo since 1999.
* Her nickname is Nae-Nae.
* She had a relationship with Mecca in 1997.
* She is one of the few Heartless and evil characters in the Power Universe, as she had Lorenzo killed for his role in Zeke’s death.
* In season 3, she served as one of the deuteragonists towards Tariq as she could trust and is allies with him however also serves as an antagonist towards her family due to her treacherous ways.
* Monet can be seen as a bit of a hypocrite, as in Season 1 she criticised Cane for killing Ramirez as it was the wrong choice to kill him in a hot-headed manner, however she then made a wrong choice when killing The Contractor and I.G. without having proof of their actions.

## Appearances

### Season 1 (Power Book II: Ghost)

* The Stranger
* Exceeding Expectations
* Play the Game
* The Prince
* The Gift of the Magi
* Good vs Evil
* Sex Week
* Family First
* Monster
* Heart of Darkness