The Equation of Staying

by redthread

Renata 'Reni' Salcedo Mendoza, 23 · Centro Histórico, Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico

Renata Salcedo, 23, has put her marine biology dreams on hold to manage the rising fame of her ten-year-old brother Tadeo, a math prodigy whose viral anti-bullying app has caught the attention of a slick American foundation offering a future—and a contract that would own him. Caught between a brother who needs her, parents seduced by opportunity, and a young biologist offering her a chance at her own life, Renata must learn that loving her family doesn't require erasing herself.