I had to keep the secret and I was determined to do it and I was pretty much successful for a couple of days until the showcase.
Everything was perfect and the show went perfectly well.
I looked out into the front row and I saw the critics looking pleased. I saw the socialites look impressed.
And then, I saw Luca.
He was sitting perfectly still, his eyes fixed on me with an intensity that made the air in my lungs feel thin. Leon was beside him, standing on his seat, clapping his small hands together with such joy that I felt a lump form in my throat.
I offered a small bow like a queen acknowledging her court and turned back toward the curtains. My heart was hammering against my ribs.
The adrenaline was still running in my veins, holding back the exhaustion that had been trying to pu
