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The Offer
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“You have got to be kidding me; Serena Sondera?â€
Life always delivers some surprises, but for twenty-four year old Maxwell Soriano this beat them all. His life was hardly going the way he had hoped. From a very early age he found his niche as a female impersonator. At six he joined his three sisters as a juvenile version of the Spice Girls, taking the part of Baby Spice. The applause hit a spot and, much to his parents’ and teachers’ disapproval, he decided that that was what he was going to do with his life.
The problem was not that he was a talented drag artiste, but he was too good at what he did. Few of those who watched him portray current and famous female singers actually believed him to be male. They all believed him to be a talented mimic, but without exception thought him another girl.
His personal life was another aspect that had yet to leave the starting block. Determined not to be seen as just another gay drag artiste, Max staunchly refused to adopt a life-style that was anything other than that of a macho male away from the stage. The problem was that all the girls in his life believed him to be gay, and those men who came close were of the same opinion, despite his insistence and persistence in denying it.
Despite believing he was truly gifted, he found himself destined for the slow-lane to stardom. Indeed, he found himself up a cul-de-sac as his current job ended when the seedy night-club went into receivership.
After the final performance, a man in a suit made him an offer that was to shake him to the core.
That man was Major Harry Pearce, of the Department of Special Operations. His director was Sir Humphrey Maynard, the man responsible for selecting a certain Josie Fortune (now Fullerton) to work for him.
Serena Sondera, an up-and-coming Argentinean female singer had been poisoned, and the Security Services suspected that it was a serious assassination attempt by a nefarious foreign power. They desperately needed her not to be lying at death’s door in a secret clinic in order to lure those responsible out of the darkness.
The answer – Maxwell Soriano would become Serena Sondera and perform in front of thousands at the next concert which was just days away.
It was time for Max to see just how good he really could be.
The problem was that in doing so, Max was to face the true reality of who he should always have been. What he would do about it was another matter entirely.