After his mom passes away from a terrible accident, Carlos heads home to Tres Reynas for the funeral -- and to reunite with his brother. Given he left after his parents abandoned him for coming out, it's not a homecoming he's looking forward to.<br><br>Once home, he learns a neighbor wants to steal his family's ranch, and his brother is considering selling it. Determined not to let the ranch be lost, Carlos works to save it -- with unexpected help from the handsome, rugged Eugenio.<br><br>But Carlos can't seem to focus, especially with his mother's image seeming to haunt the ranch mirrors, like she's trying to tell him something -- or maybe like he's just losing his mind.

Espejos

Carlos sat down a couple of rows away from the coffin, unsure if he could go up there. He was already crying, but he knew he would lose it more the moment he walked up to see his mother. “Why didn’t I try?” He thought to himself again. He had been torturing himself with those thoughts all day. He was so focused on the coffin right now that he didn’t hear the door open, or sense that someone was walking up towards.


The person moved to the row behind him and placed their hands on Carlos’s shoulder, nearly scaring him out of his skin. He jumped and nearly knocked the chair back into the person behind him. Carlos clutched his chest and turned around to find Eugenio staring back at him, his big eyes showing remorse.


“I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you. You just looked like you needed someone.”


Carlos was breathing heavily, and he managed to get a few words out.


“Beto sent me to talk with the funeral director about something.”


Chapter 9