Serena has spent four years doing whatever it takes to keep her mother alive: working nights at the exclusive São Paulo nightclub Blue Angels as Cherry Bomb, the woman men pay to feel understood. She never lets anyone see the person underneath.
Then she lands a job at Orbital Logistics. A real salary. A real future. A chance to finally stop pretending.
Until she meets her new boss.
Kilder William is cold, brilliant, and impossible to read. A man built from control and expensive suits.
And Serena knows exactly who he is.
Because months ago, in a dim private room, he sat across from Cherry Bomb and confessed the truth about his marriage, his exhaustion, and the life he couldn’t bring himself to leave. He has no idea the woman beside his desk is the stranger who heard it all.
Now Serena is keeping his secrets in one world while building a new life in another. And the closer she gets, the more she realizes some truths can’t stay hidden forever, and some choices cost more than anyone is ready to pay.
A bittersweet, emotional novella about identity, second chances, and the people we put off until later. Not a traditional happily-ever-after.