Chapter 1: The Wedding SingerTwenty-five years later, Sappho’s hands still shook whenever she sang at weddings. Over the years, she’d built up a persona of professionalism and poise, but her nerves still kept her from enjoying the audience’s attention until she’d finished her very last note.
Tonight’s wedding had to be perfect. Sappho’s heart fluttered anxiously, afraid that her emotions and her nerves would ruin her performance. As her eyes met the bride’s, she smiled through her tears. Atthis had been one of her best and brightest students, and she was as proud as a mother to see her all grown up. Sappho wanted Atthis to have the perfect wedding that she’d envisioned, and she was terrified that her performance wouldn’t live up to her protégé’s expectations.
Taking a deep, prolonged bre
