Alexandria Garcia, ang black sheep ng Garcia, sobrang layo ng kaniyang buhay sa kaniyang mga kapatid. While Alex's older sibling is set to inherit the family business, Alex feels unimportant and unsatisfied all the time in her parents' eyes. She's labeled as a selfish, immature mess, and the only thing she's good at is annoying the quiet, grumpy guy at the computer shop, Cairo. She is so persistent that he becomes her personal therapist as she rants about her messed-up family life and he hardly acknowledges her. They are pals in her eyes. For her, they are friends. There are allegations about the Ricaforts, the family her own is close to. They say a curse hangs over anyone who befriends them. Desperate to escape the suffocating pressure of her family, Alex hatches a plan: what if she makes Cairo her curse? He'll be the one to bring misfortune to the Ricaforts, and she'll be free! She wants to escape the Garcia's world through Cairo. However, when Alex explores her plan further and becomes aware of her feelings, she learns something that rocks her world-tearing her from Cairo and making her face a reality that is far more perilous than she could have ever imagined. Will the shadows of her family's secrets devour her, or will she find the strength to confront the repercussions of her actions? ________________ Ricafortress Series #1