The Last Candle

Encanto is split into two parts- the upper levels and the outskirts. The people who live and depend on the Madrigals and the people who don't. The prosperous and the self-reliant. It has always been this way, and from the looks of it, it always will be. Valeria is happy living with a foot in both worlds, even when everyone else is against it. Besides, what's so wrong with the Madrigals? They like her, and she likes them.

Those on the outskirts stick to themselves, away from the pompous, spoiled people that had a magical family to slave away for them. Except when there is a gifting ceremony, but those are few and far between.

But there are people gathering, new threats that are coming after Encanto's guardians, after the Madrigals. Causing more chaos than anyone had ever seen since the events that had caused people to flee there over 50 years before. Beginning with Antonio Madrigal's gifting ceremony, the strange sightings around town and the prophecy that has been kept under the rug, Valeria is unsure of what to expect. She finds herself sucked into problem after problem, unable to separate herself from the responsibilities and expectations everyone has for her.

Her feelings for the tricky shapeshifter really aren't making things easier for her.

There are people lurking in the shadows, a threat that has come for the miracle. One that Valeria and only one other Madrigal are able to investigate. Few listen to them, and fewer are willing to do anything about the supposed 'danger' they discovered.

Marriage proposals, invisible men, and broken candles line everything around Valeria. It's hard to discern what is right and what she should fight for when she finds out secrets about the past, present, and future. Confusion haunts her steps, doubt is a constant companion.

But sometimes you have to give up personal pleasures and security to save others. Sometimes you have to be ready to give up your life and save the Last Candle.