René Pérez
The Silver Thread - Legends of the Caribbean, Book 2After the events on Blue Island, the name Leila Haddad has become synonymous with power, controversy... and difficult choices. For many, she is a cold businesswoman who only cares about her mines. For her, things have never been that simple.Hoping to prove she can lift an entire island with her investment, Leila sets up on Gray Island, in charge of silver mines that promise jobs, roads, and a future. But soon the rumors begin to arrive, the kind that don’t fit in any report: miners who disappear in the tunnels, shadows that move underground, and animals found dead on farms, as if something had marked them from within.While Leila struggles to hold her project and her reputation together, a figure rises to challenge her openly: a young redhead everyone calls Roja, an activist who leads strikes, blocks trucks, and stands in front of the mines demanding answers. For some, Roja is a heroine. At first, Leila is just one more obstacle in the way. But as the disappearances increase and fear takes hold of the town, Leila starts to wonder if the only way to save the island will be to listen to the one who has criticized her the most.When Amara, Rafa, and Yaguán arrive on Gray Island following the trail of a new legend, they discover that the heart of the problem is not just a mine or a protest, but the echo of something much older: the mysterious Silver Thread. This power seems to awaken whatever each heart keeps hidden in silence. Under the mountain, between contracts, guilt, and secrets, Leila will have to decide what weighs more: her ambitions, her mistakes... or the chance to do something different before it is too late.The Silver Thread is the sequel to The Golden Flower and the second chapter in the Legends of the Caribbean saga, where islands guard relics, people hide wounds, and even those who seem to be the villains may discover they still have a part of their story left to redeem.
