Everything That Came After • Carlos Sainz

Catarina Herrera Morales has always been expected to have her life figured out.

At twenty-two, she has a loving family, a successful future ahead of her, and parents who expect nothing less than the very best. She's spent years being the daughter they can be proud of, the sister her younger siblings can depend on, and the person everyone knows they can count on.

She never expected her twenty-second birthday to change all of that.

It was supposed to be one night in Madrid. A night with her friends, a little celebration, and nothing she couldn't handle.

Until she walked into the wrong place at the wrong time.

Heartbroken and looking for an escape, Cata finds herself crossing paths with a stranger she knows absolutely nothing about.

No last names.
No phone numbers.
No promises.

Just one night neither of them expects to remember.

She doesn't know that the stranger is Carlos Sainz.

And Carlos certainly doesn't expect that the girl he meets that night will become someone he can't simply leave in the past.

Sometimes, the moments we think will mean the least end up changing everything.

And for Cata, the real story begins with everything that came after.

Story Rankings

#2 CS55 9/13/26