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Chapter 7 - The Meet and Greet

Penulis: Shay Calestia
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-10 02:59:52

Adriano

The melancholy strains of Bach swelled in the room.

My eyes were drawn back to the slender woman bent over the keys of the piano as if she were trying to meld with it. Something about her was familiar. Her petite frame, the delicate hands.

A memory that teased but remained unsolved like a missing puzzle piece.

She drew attention without trying, but was so immersed in the music, eyes closed, slender fingers flying over the keys that she was completely unaware of the effect she
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