In the glittering world of Valmere, fame is a currency heavier than truth. Elias Vale, beloved singer and actor, dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind a widow the world has never seen: Maya. Unknown to the public, she is the scion of a powerful and secretive family, a lineage that moves unseen through the city's corridors of influence.
Grief transforms into precision. Maya embarks on a calculated journey of vengeance, uncovering the corruption and betrayal that led to her husband's death. Guided by hidden allies within her family, she dismantles the network that once ruled the entertainment world with impunity—quietly, methodically, and with unyielding control.
As she exacts her justice, Maya discovers that power and inheritance are never truly gone. By the story's end, she retreats from Valmere, carrying the weight of both loss and legacy, raising a child with Elias's mother in a far-off place. The cycle of influence and vigilance, however, quietly continues in the next generation.
Things That Belong to Me is a dark, lyrical exploration of grief, vengeance, and the haunting endurance of power.
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