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

“Fucking tired of this life. Of being a ghost.”


I stopped breathing. Sometimes people talked about death. It was a way out. Something to shoot for if it got to be too much. It didn’t mean tonight. Had to trust him. Couldn’t let my own panic stop him from expressing these scary thoughts.


I prayed. Yes, I said a quick prayer for him. I wasn’t religious, but I believed in a higher power. Needed it now.


“It would kill my mother.” He seemed to be talking to himself. Or voicing these thoughts he’d carried in his mind for too long. “And maybe I wanna fight. I don’t know. I don’t know.” He sighed heavily. “Sometimes I think maybe I wanna try.”


I loosened my grip on the phone. Took a quick sip of my coffee.


“Micah…I’m bad news. I’m a vortex. A black hole. I’m a phantom.”


Chapter 28