Chapter 0107

“She stopped playing after her father passed,” Augustus informed. His sons looked at him in surprise. Neither of them had made the connection. “He’s the one who taught her to play. They had his grandmother’s old upright and there was one key that was always out of tune, no matter how often they had it adjusted. But he and Macey would sit together and play, just like this.”

Augustus looked over at Macey and Caden with a smile. No doubt, memories were running through her head as she played. Her fingers moved over the keys with a natural ease. No one would be able to tell it had been decades since she last played seriously. As the duet finished, the pair paused before shifting to Chopsticks, making more than a few chuckle as they ended with a flourish. Laughing, Macey hugged Caden, whose expression was ecstatic and without his usual reserve.

Aria pulled her dad’s ear close, whispering, “It’s time for your dance, papa.”

Julius smiled, standing