Under the Mango tree

Growing up with a dark past and a promise for justice, Allysa Rain Salcedo spent most of her life chasing answers...

answers about her mother's death,
the father who abandoned her,
and the pain she carried for years without knowing where to place it.

Determined to become a lawyer, Allysa enters college believing she only needs one thing in life: justice.

Then she meets Ysmael Sky Castañeda.

The university band's guitarist.
A future pilot.
The boy who softly calls her "Issa" like she was someone worth staying for.

Somewhere between sleepless nights, quiet farm beneath a mango tree, and dreams that slowly begin to feel real, Allysa finds herself learning how to live beyond survival.

But as buried truths begin to surface and old wounds refuse to stay hidden, she is forced to choose between holding everything together...

or finally allowing herself to rest.

A story about grief, healing, friendship, and the kind of love that remains even after the final goodbye.