Easily pleased, Micah enjoys a career in non-profit work and gets through his days one lame joke at a time. Then his friend Lou introduces him to her musical family and the Knights pull Micah into their world of resilience and sorrow. Soon, Micah understands that in the face of grief, optimism isn't always enough.<br><br>Lei was once revered for his tremendous talent. But one day the music died, and the scars under his leather bracelets are a reminder of what he lost. These days, he's nothing but a phantom. Shut away from the world, Lei tunes instruments in the Knights' music store.<br><br>Then charismatic Micah enters his life, charming his family and slowly coaxing his way into Lei's heart with steadfast devotion. With Micah at his side, it may yet be possible for Lei to reclaim the spotlight he'd thought permanently abandoned.

Music of the Knight

“Well, he’s friggin’ amazing. Half the staff was gathered around my phone by the end of the video. Rudy, the cleaning technician, actually knows him. I mean—he’s seen Lei perform a few times at the Montreal Opera House.”


I couldn’t concentrate. Had to confess what I’d done. What I’d found out. “Nash…I got drunk last night and I went on such a binge, just clicking and clicking and reading everything I could find on him, and I’m so ashamed.”


“Hey. Hey.” Nash rubbed my arm. “It happens, okay? And he’s a bit of a celebrity, so I’m sure he suspects or even expects people to look him up.”


This morning, after a restless night, I’d had my first coffee on the back balcony and had watched the sunrise, thinking of the Knight family, of what they were going through. But every time I’d thought of Lei, tried to imagine his enormous loss, my mind would wrestle with the thought. It was too tragic. Too heartbreaking to truly understand.


Chapter 21