For years, July never believed the rumors about her mother. People called her a witch. They whispered about a mysterious wealth called chuma ulete. But to July, her mother was simply a hardworking woman who travelled for business, provided for her children, and made sure all five of them received an education. Then one day, July walked into a room her mother had forbidden everyone from entering. What she saw inside changed everything. Money was overflowing as if it were coming straight from a machine. Her mother collapsed. Strange creatures appeared outside the locked room, and secrets that had been hidden for years began to surface. But the truth became even more terrifying when her mother fell seriously ill—and, before her death, began naming people from the village. What had her mother been hiding all those years? And what exactly was behind that locked door?