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

“Don’t teach him to do that,” Vincent scolded me, before he glared down at his son. “And you, stop knocking your legs around like that. It’s impolite.”


“Oh, Vince,” my mother intervened for the thousandth time this evening, “he’s only five.”


“Joyce, don’t meddle,” my father ordered. Again


I got out of my chair. “Excuse me.”


“Where are you going?” Mom looked positively shockedthat I should leave the table.


I didn’t answer and left the dining room. I heard Vincent say, “He’s gonna go text his new boyfriend in the bathroom.”


I paused in the hall, pricking up an ear.


“What boyfriend? Since when does he have a boyfriend?” Mom’s voice kept getting higher and higher as the night progressed. She always got so anxious whenever Justin was in her house.


“The guy he keeps talking about, the singer. Jesus, Mom, it’s all he ever talks about. Lei this and Lei that.”


Well, at least I liked to talk about someone else other than myself.


Chapter 37