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

I played with his fingers on my thigh. “I can’t really recall who I was before I met you all.”


He chuckled, his shoulder shaking under my cheek. “Yeah, I can see how that could happen.”


I sat up and looked at him. “You know you’re gonna get the part next week. You do know that, right?”


Lei nodded, a small smirk drawing up the corner of his lips.


“Will I get to sit in the front row, right behind the orchestra pit?”


“You get to sit wherever you like.”


“Hell no.” He tilted his head, watching me. “Micah, I’m never going back to her, okay?” He squeezed my hand. “Okay?”


“Okay.” I stared at him. “You don’t miss…women?” Had to know.


“There’s only one person that I miss,” Lei said, holding my stare to his. “The rest—the rest is just noise.” He touched my face. “And you’re the silence. Please don’t ask me to explain it any more than that.”


Chapter 79