y. Her heels clicked rhythm

ers start

ng to play

ng to be a t

he reached the piano.

e table. She extended

ut. "Can I borrow yo

at her. He l

e," she

ket and walked to the stage. He clim

ou doing?"

hispered back. "Ra

s eyes

-they used to hide in the attic of the Nelson estate. Damian had taugh

. A difficult, fast-paced Hungaria

ember?"

note,"

a violin case that had been hidden there earlie

was a Guarneri copy. N

in to her chin. She

Her chin clamped down. In that second, the

He placed his hands on th

no

irst chord. A heavy

he bow acros

and mournful. The Largo

the silence of awkwardness

rato was wide and passionate. She wasn't just play

she played. The melody w

His hand gripped his cane. His

e tempo

eys harder, pick

ro vi

came a frenzy of speed and pre

burning with intensity. They moved as one organism. He

was intimate. It w

ck. She looked like

d to his chest. Tears streamed down his face. "My

to its climax.

, her hair flying. Damian

te together. A sharp

ifted h

n the air for

Vincent sta

Then Arthur joined in. Th

st heaving. She looked at Damian. He was looking at her l

at him. A

dge of the stage, h

d into the microphone. "Jade is co

lked over to them. He

said, his voice gruff.

it," Elise said, looking

ed her hand s

owd. She saw Jill, pale

smir

to the waiters standi

lanky build as Eddie, the same posture. For a terrifying second, her hear

n't a

catch her in a compromising position later. But from this distance, und